Give to Pakistan to Help Flood Victims

According to humanitarian organization, CARE, Pakistan is currently suffering from the worst flooding the country has experienced in over eighty years. Twenty percent of Pakistan is under water, and the lack of contributions by individuals, organizations, and international governments has slowed recovery efforts and prevented many from recieving basic resources. Seventeen million people in Pakistan are affected by the recent flooding, and 5 million remain homeless. The good news is, you can still help.

The BBC has reported that international aid has been slow in reaching flood

victims in Pakistan, and the UN By texting the word SWAT to telephone number 50555, cellular phone users will be able to donate $10 to help flood victims in Pakistan through the U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

If you would like to contribute to a specific organization, here is a list of a few who are conducting their own operations on the ground in Pakistan:

CARE: Over 17 million people need our help urgently. CARE is on the ground providing shelter, health care and emergency supplies to survivors. Reports of outbreaks of waterborne diseases are continuing to increase. The planting season is expected to start in September, and if we can’t help people recover soon, they will miss the planting season and lose a harvest — which means people will be dependent on food aid for much longer.

UNICEF is supplying clean drinking water for 1 million flood victims daily and has begun vaccinating against polio and measles in the affected areas. Many familes remain vulnerable to water-borne diseases and malaria, both of which can prove fatal for children without necessary treatment and preventive supplies.

Save the Children has staff in the region and is mobilizing to rush aid to displaced children and families who need essential supplies. They are ready to provide more relief as conditions allow and to help protect children from further harm.

So please, choose an organization you think will best utilize your funds to help Pakistani families survive this terrible disaster. We need to surpass fear-mongering tactics invoking terrorism as a means to leave people unassisted through the flooding. Lets show our friends in need that we will be there for them during tough times. Generosity in troubled times goes to show others that we can be positive allies in the interim.