Sunday, July 28, 2013

Syria needs our help

#Syria

You want to help but you don't know how... 

Here are some options, from UN orgs to religious-based charities to sources of information on how to rate charities and understand the situation in Syria from a humanitarian perspective. 

If you have a favorite that's not on here or a good experience to share about giving through a particular organization, please post it in the comments field. 

If the links don't work, copy and paste them into your browser. If they still don't work, please let me know that too!

Thanks! 

Love, Light, & Peace,
Kamal



UN Organizations

UNICEF - US Fund (United Nations Children's Fund — US Fund)
https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=12460&12460.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=0hc5qtt4a2.app240a&gclid=CIP99vCw0rgCFY2Z4Aodp2YACg

WFP (World Food Programme)
http://www.wfp.org/countries/syria

IOM (International Organization for Migration)
http://www.iom.int/cms/syria

UNHCR - UN Refugee Agency
http://donate.unhcr.org/syria

Religious-based organizations

Catholic Relief Services
https://secure.crs.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5080&5080.donation=form1&s_src=kicanasupdate&JServSessionIdr004=k7cjj4r2f1.app245b

Christian Aid
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies/current/gaza-middle-east-crisis-appeal/crisis-in-syria.aspx

International Orthodox Christian Charities
http://iocc.org/countries/countries_syria.aspx
https://www.iocc.org/giving/giving_donate1.aspx

Islamic Relief - USA
http://www.irusa.org/emergencies/syrian-humanitarian-relief/
https://donate.irusa.org/page.aspx?pid=558

Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief
http://www.jdc.org/jcdr/where-we-work/syrian-refugees-in-jordan.html


Palestinian Refugees (who had been in Syria and are displaced again)

Anera
http://www.anera.org/leb-ref-syr-2-wb/

UNRWA
http://www.unrwa.org/syria

Determining where to give
Charity Navigator can help you verify an organization's reliability or track record, e.g., on ANERA http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3278#.UfUvhVMd7yc

http://www.charitynavigator.org


To learn more about conditions in Syria:

Syria Deeply http://beta.syriadeeply.org/get-involved/.

UNHCR Data http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/regional.php