title: Pakistan needs our help!

Asalamualekom & Peace Everyone.

I know I’m a bit late getting this post up, no excuse, AstaghferAllah (May Allah forgive me).

As we all should know by now, Pakistan has been hit with devastating floods, reports are saying the devastation is worse than that of the 2006 Indonesian Tsunami (although not in human lives, Alhamdolillah!). The flood is estimated to affect around 20 million people with the death toll currently around 3,000. The international response has been relatively relaxed compared with other disasters on this scale.

Below I’ve quoted 2 lists of Aid agencies (with links to the original sources for the lists), if you can help, please help! Think beyond Money and find out how to send supplies, blankets, clothing etc. or even volunteering your time with a relief agency.

Hillary Clinton announced Wednesday that Americans could text the word “SWAT” to the number 50555 to donate $10 per SMS message to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to provide tents, clothing, food, clean water and medicine to Pakistan.

BRAC has temporarily halted its normal operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to provide relief work. Due to the acute food shortage, BRAC Pakisan has begun to deliver food packets containing such items at rice, lentils, flour and water purification tables. In the immediate future, the team will also be distributing Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and sending out a medical team to begin assessing health needs. To donate, click here.

• American Red Cross seeks to raise $100,000 to aid its Pakistan equivalent — Pakistan Red Crescent — with teams on the ground providing food, other relief items and medical care. To donate, go to their website.

• UNICEF is providing help with water, sanitation, health and nutrition for displaced children and families. To donate, please click here.

• Stamford, Conn.-based AmeriCares is sending medical and other aid to the hardest-hit areas of the flood. Readers can donate through the AmeriCares website.

• CARE needs donations for its health teams, mobile clinics and distribution of food, which will help 100,000 flood victims. To donate, go to their website.

• Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres is providing water, sanitation help, hygiene kits, cooking utensils and other items to Pakistanis. Doctors Without Borders has also prepared itself to care for patients in case of cholera outbreaks. To donate to Doctors Without Borders, give to its emergency fund.

• The International Rescue Committee, founded by Albert Einstein in 1933, is on the ground assessing the disaster, planning to make clean water accessible and to provide shelter to people who have lost their homes. To donate to the IRC’s efforts in Pakistan, click here.

• The International Medical Corps (IMC) has sent mobile medical teams of doctors and paramedics to assist victims in the hardest hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in the northwest. To make a donation to the Santa Monica, Calif. based organization, founded by a UCLA doctor, go to the IMC website. The organization is also seeking doctors, nurses and trained professionals from a wide variety of fields. For more information and to volunteer, visit the Corps’ website.

• Westport, Conn.-based Save the Children, dedicated to helping children worldwide, is already providing medical care, food and shelter kits. To donate to its Pakistan efforts, click here.

• Mercy Corps‘ Pakistan Emergency Fund supports Mercy Corps workers with their efforts in helping displaced families in the hard-hit Swat Valley. Visit the Mercy Corps website to donate to the Pakistan Emergency Fund.

• Oxfam hopes to reach 400,000 people affected by the devastating floods, supplying clean water and preventing the spread of waterborne disease. To support Oxfam’s efforts, go to the Oxfam America website. Those outside the US can donate to its UK emergency relief fund for Pakistan.

• The World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger, is supplying food to the tens of thousands affected by the floods. To donate, visit the WFP website.

• Islamic Relief Worldwide, a relief organization based in Birmingham, England, has launched a £2 million (or $3.2 million USD) appeal to deliver clean water, food and health care. You can donate here.

Originally posted at Tonic.com.

Charity Organizations in Pakistan:

Al-Khidmat Foundation: Donate here.

Edhi Foundation: Donate here.

TCF Relief Fund for Flood Victims: [contact link]

SUNGI: [Flood Donation Appeal - PDF]

Pakistan Red Crescent Society: PRCS has offices in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad. [Contact Information]

Renowned journalist and anchor person, Syed Talat Hussain has established a relief fund with his colleague Kashif Abbasi. You can donate to them, through the following means:

Title of Account: Syed Talat Hussain/ Kashif Abbasi
Account No: 0516616341000689
Bank: Muslim Commercial Bank
Branch: Stock Exchange Branch, Blue Area, Islamabad
Branch Code: 1390
Swift Code: MUCBPKKAA

For further details:

Tel: +92-51-111010010
SMS: +92-347-5023842, +92-301–5473521

International Charity Organizations:

Islamic Relief USA: Donate here.

UNHCR: Donate here. You can also mail your donations to UNHCR:

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UNHCR Canada: Donation Link

UNICEF: Donate here

United Nation’s World Food Programme: Donations are tax deductible for number of countries. [donation link]

Plan International: donate here.

International Medical Corps: donate here.

IRC (The International Rescue Committee): donate here.

Church World Service: donate here.

Islamic Help (England): You can make a cheque/postal order made payable to ‘Islamic Help’ and send it to:

Islamic Help 19 Ombersley Road Balsall Heath Birmingham B12 8UR

Please do not send cash in the post and please do not forget to write your name and address on a piece of paper.

Bank: You can put money directly in their bank account

Name: Islamic Help
Bank: HSBC

Account No: 41687425
Sort Code: 40-42-12

If you are in a country other than the UK, you can go into any bank in the world and quote the following International Bank Account:

Number (IBAN) and Branch Identifier Code (BIC)
IBAN: GB 72 MIDL 404212 41687425
BIC: MIDL GB 2155 G

Muslim Aid (England): Send a cheque or postal order made payable to ‘Muslim Aid’, together with a note of your name and address to:

Muslim Aid, P O Box 3, London, E1 1WP

Donate directly to their bank account:

Name of the Muslim Aid Bank: LLOYDS TSB
Address of the Muslim Aid Bank:
LLOYDSTSB BANK PLC
HIGHBURY CORNER
31 HOLLOWAY CORNER
LONDON N7 8JU
SWIFT/BIC/CODE (OUTSIDE UK): LOYDGB 21180

To donate in pound sterling £
Name of the account: MUSLIM AID-DONATION AC
Sort code: 30-94-21
Account number: 01436818
Iban (outside UK): GB25 LOYD 3094 2101 436818

To donate in euros
Name of the account: MUSLIM AID- EURO AC
Sort code: 30-94-21
Account number: 86151365
Iban (outside UK): GB42 LOYD 3094 2186 151365

To donate in dollars $
Name of the account: MUSLIM AID-DOLLAR AC
Sort code: 30-94-21
Account number: 12044226
Iban (outside UK): GB75 LOYD 3094 2112 044226

Muslims Hands: NGO in England. [donation link]

Save the Children (New Zealand): [donation link]

World Vision UK responds to Pakistan floods: [donation link]

Oxfam accepting donations online for flood victims of Pakistan. [donation link]

Canadian Red Cross [donation link]

U.S. Fund for UNICEF: [online donation link]
To donate $10 via mobile phone: text FLOODS to 864233

DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal: [donation link]

Doctors without Borders: [donation link]

mGive Mobile Donation Campaigns: [link here]

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is appealing to the New Zealand public for funds to support flood relief work in Pakistan. Donations to Caritas’ Pakistan emergency relief can be made by:

Phoning 0800 22 10 22 to make credit card donations
Phoning 0900 4 11 11 to donate $20 from your phone account
Donating online using a credit card at >www.caritas.org.nz
Posting to Caritas, PO Box 12193, Thorndon, Wellington 6144, New Zealand.

Give2Asia Pakistan Flood Relief Fund: [donation link]

Originally posted at Chowrangi.com. Also read this post.

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