Tsunami: Donations and Status
I’m no longer working on the Stingy List, but I did want to point out that tsunami charity continues worldwide.
| Gulf TimesBRITISH Airways together with Ramada Hotel and Doha Golf Club has raised QR180,000 for Southeast Asia’s tsunami-stricken children. The money was raised at an auction gala dinner organised during a celebrity amateur golf tournament, with international celebrities from the UK and individual contributors from Qatar participating.
At an awards ceremony held at the British Airways office recently, representatives of British Airways, Ramada Hotel and Doha Golf Club presented a cheque for the amount to Omar Shehadeh, Unicef Gulf area office representative, a spokesman for British Airways said in a release. Rory Black, British Airways commercial manager for Qatar and Bahrain, said the donation will help make a difference in the lives of children still faced with the dire consequences of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed over 240,000 people. Earlier this year, British Airways donated ‘1mn to the tsunami disaster relief fund. Half the donation was passed on to Unicef, and the other half was spent on supply-carrying cargo services and flights to the stricken region, the official said. |
| Indonesia ReliefKuntoro Mangkusubroto, Head of Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR), announced that Indonesia has received $4.1 billion out of $7 billion that has been pledged to rebuild tsunami devastated areas in Aceh and Nias. Including Rp 8.3 billion from Indonesian national budget.
”In the first three months of our (BRR) works, there are $4.1 billion of fund already available to be spent for Aceh and Nias reconstruction,” said Kuntoro, after a meeting with Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla in Jakarta. The fund will be used for various project in Aceh and Nias including construction of Meulaboh port by Singapore government and Singapore Red Cross. Also construction of Ulee Lheue port by Australia government. The Ulee Lheue port will be upgraded from only ferry port to become cargo port. The fund will also finance construction of road connecting Banda Aceh and Meulaboh. US government provides $245 million, and Japanese government provides additional support of $48 million. |
| Reuters Alert NetFormer U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and William Clinton named the American Refugee Committee’s (ARC) Fishing Boat Project as the first tsunami relief project to receive funding with private money raised through the Bush-Clinton Fund.
The Presidents’ $1 million contribution will replace fishing boats in Thailand and provide equipment and support to fishermen, many of whom lost nearly everything in the tsunami. The former Presidents wanted to fund the project because of its economic impact and ability to spur job creation. The two former Presidents visited ARC’s Fishing Boat Project in Nam Khem, Thailand, on February 19 of this year as part of their tour of tsunami-affected areas. The Fishing Boat Project is the only tsunami relief project they visited while in Thailand. |
| Indonesia ReliefThe CHF International announced donation of $50,000 from Alanis Morissette to empower economic revitalization projects in Aceh, including repairing fishing boats and provide small seed capital to street vendors.
”We’re delighted to be partnering with Alanis Morissette in our efforts to restore the economic situation of those affected by last year’s tragic tsunamis,” said John Chromy, CHF International’s Vice President on Wednesday. ”The support of high-profile individuals like Alanis Morissette is extremely helpful for sustaining public awareness about the long-term economic recovery efforts that will be needed for years to come.” Alanis Morissette’s $50,000 donation will be channeled to a local community-based organization in Indonesia’s Aceh province, Udeb Saree Lhok Seudu, to undertake several important economic revitalization projects that will provide local community members with the resources they need to get back on their feet. |
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