Funds in Disaster Relief

Vietnam is experiencing the worst COVID outbreak since the start of the pandemic. Thousands have died, but the worst is yet to come. Only 1% of the total population has been fully vaccinated. The country is in total lockdown, and millions of unfortunate people cannot work to earn a little income to support their daily living basis. The healthcare system in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) city, the largest city and also the epicenter of the outbreak, is on the brink of collapse. We’re raising money to provide emergency support to low-income families and frontline workers in Vietnam’s hardest hit communities. With a donation of $8, you can give an essential food package -- containing 5kg of rice, 1 bottle of cooking oil, 1 bottle of soy sauce or fish sauce, and a pack of sardine can -- that can help a person survive for 2 weeks! All donations will be matched by TODO (remove this sentence if your employer doesn’t have a matching policy). Please note "Help Vietnamese struggling due to COVID" in your contribution. All donations will be sent to VietBay Inc., a 501©(3) non-profit organization formed by a group of Vietnamese professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. All US donations are tax deductible. VietBay Inc. work with The Lotus Charity Foundation (Quỹ Từ thiện Bông Sen), the operator of Quan Com Nu Cuoi, VNHELP, JOY Foundation, and other grassroot groups, to prepare and distribute gift packages and PPE directly to the unfortunate people and medical workers in Vietnam. Learn more about our campaign: • https://www.vietbay.group/events/fundraiser-to-help-vietnamese-struggling-due-to-covid • https://www.facebook.com/donate/4166163110137071/ • https://vnexpress.net/sai-gon-bao-thuong-4326211.html • https://www.nguoi-viet.com/little-saigon/vietbay-gay-quy-hon-200-ngan-dum-boc-nguoi-sai-gon-giua-dai-dich/

Escalating violence in Afghanistan is putting the lives of thousands of civilians at risk. Please donate to help those in need!

On Saturday, August 14, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of Haiti. Bright Funds has established the 2021 Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response and Recovery Fund. This fund is comprised of pre-vetted nonprofits providing disaster response in the region. Through a single tax deductible donation to the Fund, you can support multiple organizations’ initiatives to provide short-term and long-term response and recovery. We have initially selected organizations that are on the ground assisting with immediate relief needs, including rescue efforts and medical assistance. The composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change as we learn more about the needs on the ground.

An oil tanker explosion killed 22 people in the impoverished northern Lebanese governorate of Akkar, the Lebanese Red Cross said. The organisation said 79 people were injured in the incident. More people are feared dead. The explosion happened at a time of widespread fuel shortages, when much of the country is without electricity and long queues form at petrol stations. Fund will support disaster relief to the families - specifically burn victims that are in need of medical supplies, protective gear and pain killers. Ahla Fawda are already donating to the main 2 hospitals - Geitawii & Salam that are treating the injured.

Donations desperately needed! On Saturday 14th August 2021, an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude stuck Haiti. This is while the country is still rebuilding from the 2010 earthquake of 7.0 magnitude that is believed to have taken the lives of 200,000 people. This fund is comprised of funds that will benefit those in Haiti who have been displaced and help the country rebuild.

Help TOG for their reforestation efforts in Southern Turkey. On July 27th 2021, forest fires started in the Southern region of Turkey, causing many casualties while creating a massively destructive damage on wildlife. Currently there are around 60 fires still uncontrolled in the region and the total damage is expected to be catastrophic. With this fundraising activity we are aiming to help Toplum Gonulluleri Vakfi (TOG) in their effort to help reforestation in the region. All proceeds will be used for reforestation efforts of TOG.

The incessant rains in Maharashtra in second half of July'21 have wrecked havoc. Widespread floods have been reported across many districts. The worst-hit districts are Kolhapur, Raigad, Sangli, Ratnagiri, Satara and Sindhudurg, hitting a total of 890 villages. Basic infrastructure such as roads, water supply, and electricity was disrupted in several areas. Over a lakh people have been displaced and are without proper shelter, food and medical help.

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A major storm system stalled over Western Europe on July 14-15, leading to record-setting rain over Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands. Some parts of Germany received two months of rain in 24-48 hours, leading to rivers overtopping their banks, flash flooding through communities, and hundreds of people injured, missing or dead. The Ahr, Volme and Dussel rivers all overtopped their banks with record-setting water levels, which led to evacuation orders and emergency declarations in multiple cities. As the water continued to flow downstream, it filled dams past their capacity, leading to more evacuations as infrastructure was stretched – sometimes beyond its breaking limit. There has been extensive damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the worst natural disaster the region has faced in more than half a century.

Massive floods in central China caused by record-breaking rainfall have left 12 people dead and more than 100,000 evacuated from their homes. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57861067 How bad are the floods? The rain began over the weekend, with storms intensifying on Tuesday. By Tuesday night, Zhengzhou and other places in Henan province saw widespread flooding. There were reports online of people swept away by fast-moving floodwaters, and cars and debris drifting down submerged streets. Several dams and reservoirs have breached warning levels, and soldiers have been mobilised to divert rivers which have burst their banks. Flights and train operations in many parts of Henan have also been suspended. This photo taken on July 20, 2021 shows people wading through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhouimage copyrightGetty Images Some 700 passengers in Zhengzhou are also said to have been trapped on a train for at least 40 hours, according to local media reports. They were reportedly provided food at first but this is now said to be in low supply. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou Hospital also briefly lost power on Tuesday night, though this has now been restored, said a statement on Weibo by the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee. It added that 600 critically ill patients had been transferred to another location. A 20-metre (65ft) breach has emerged in the dam in Luoyang city after it was damaged by storms, officials said. Soldiers have been deployed to the area and a statement from the army warned it could "collapse at any time". In Zhengzhou, unverified video footage showed passengers in flooded subway carriages with water reaching their shoulders.

Following the eruption of La Soufrière Volcano in St Vincent, the UK & Ireland chapter of Connected Black Professionals (CBP) is coming together to show our support. Please join us in donating if you can.

The second wave of COVID is devastating India. Ahmednagar District, where Snehalaya operates is one of the worst-hit with no beds, oxygen, or medicines available to our largely rural population. We are pressuring authorities to improve the situation while also operating our own medical facilities & offering vital support to as many of the 150,000 plus in our district who have tested positive with COVID. Since March 2021 a flood of positive cases has overburdened medical facilities throughout our district and in April we were in the top ten worst-affected districts in India with over 1,000 new cases a day. With high demand & limited medical facilities available for COVID patients it is the poorest in society who are hardest hit. Cases of trafficking, child marriage, and domestic violence are also increasing & access to support is limited by lockdowns. Our 100-bed hospital is currently treating around 3000 COVID patients a day & a 150-bed COVID Care Center has free medical & quarantine facilities for asymptomatic patients & those with mild to moderate symptoms. Outreach work, ambulance services, community radio, and 24/7 helplines are helping us reach 5 million people, including women and children who are victims of the shadow pandemic causing increased domestic violence, child marriage & trafficking cases. Potential Long Term Impact By supporting the most vulnerable groups with medical support during the current second wave we will improve their chances of surviving the pandemic crisis and reduce the number of people requiring our help once the crisis ends. We will also provide women and children with the help and services they need right now and will also help them to rebuild their lives once the pandemic has been contained. Snehalaya Project page: https://ashanet.org/project/?pid=1317 Learn more about Asha for Education's previous COVID-19 Relief Efforts here. https://ashanet.org/join-us/covid-19-relief-fundraiser/

Hello friends! This year I am taking on a new challange to complete the Mazowiecki Gravel bike ultramarathon 🚴🏼‍♂️🏕🚵🏼‍♂️which is the first bike ultramarathon around Mazowsze region in Poland. The 528 km route must be finished in 64 hours 😅 This is a great opportunity to support our colleagues, friends and families in India affected so badly by COVID 19 pandemic💔

Cisco Sambrama volunteers are actively participating in all the COVID-19 relief efforts led by Rashtrotthana Parishat. Rashtrotthana Parishat is an NGO working in the field of health and education since 1965. Rashtrotthana Parishat has set up four in-situ COVID Care Centers (CCCs) with permission from BBMP. The locations are 1. Jaigopal Garodia Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra Ramamurthy Nagara, Bengaluru. 2. Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra Banashankari, Bengaluru. 3. Mangala Vidya Mandira, Yelahanka Newtown, Bengaluru. 4. Vidyasagar Preschool, Sanjay Nagar, Bengaluru. These are facilities where COVID Patients with mild or no symptoms can be isolated and monitored to relieve the burden on the healthcare system as the city's daily COVID count has been riding to thousands. The facilities are being planned for 2 months at this instance. The organisation extended its support by providing home isolation kits for COVID-19 affected. Along with it, Rashtrotthana Parishat continuing its support for the Thalassemia patients by providing free medical assistance for them. You can help by contributing to the COVID-19 Relief Fund by Sambrama in association with Rashtrotthana Parishat. The Cisco Foundation will match eligible donations up to $25,000 per employee (against employees' annual limit).

Fund for WXY staff to contribute relief to the COVID crisis in India. All donations by employees will be matched 100%.

Helping fight the humanitarian crisis in India. India, which hosts 1/6th of the global population, has seen a record number of daily cases and lives lost to Covid-19. It has been reporting 400k new cases every day with more than 3,500 deaths per day in this second wave, figures that are likely being under reported. With 2.4M+ active cases and 180K+ deaths reported as of late April, the COVID resurgence in India has stretched existing medical infrastructure to the breaking point with a shortage of health workers and hospital running out of beds, oxygen supplies, ventilators and anti-viral drugs. The employees of Rabobank and community can donate to the disaster response campaign to benefit responding nonprofits: UNICEF, CARE, Direct Relief, American India Foundation and Path. Rabobank will match eligible donations up to $500 per employee. Please note: donations will be counted toward employees' annual $500 match limit.

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India is currently battling one of the worst outbreaks of COVID with over 300,000 reported cases per day. Hospitals are currently overwhelmed and do not have enough oxygen, beds, and ventilators to treat all patients. While the pandemic is subsiding here in the US, experts expect that India's cases will increase to 500,000/day and will not peak until mid-May. Help support India during this critical, terrible time.

India is grappling with a second coronavirus surge where hundreds of thousands of people are infected each day. Sadly, many are unable to get the medical help they need. Donations to this fund will help organizations treating patients and helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in India.

Update: we have met the 5K in donations to this fund, and have matched. Additional donations will not count towards the Duo match, but are still eligible for Cisco's match. Duo will match up to $5K of donations TOTAL (from BU members and matrixed teams only) to the fund made through the end of this month, which may also be eligible for Cisco’s Bright Funds match to triple your gifts for a total of $15K.

Summary India is grappling with a deadly COVID-19 outbreak. More than 200,000 people have died due to a second coronavirus surge in India and hundreds of thousands of people are infected each day. Many are unable to get the medical help they need. Donations to this fund will help treat patients and slow the spread of COVID-19 in India. Challenge More resources are needed now to respond to the outbreak in India, which has stretched the country's healthcare system to its limit. There is not enough space in hospitals to help everyone in need, and life-saving supplies, such as oxygen and ventilators, are in short supply. Thousands of people are at risk of being left to die without help. Solution Your donation to this fund will help stop the virus's spread in India and give communities on the front lines of this crisis the resources they need to act quickly and protect the most vulnerable communities. How Your Donation Will Be Used When you donate to GlobalGiving’s India COVID-19 Relief Fund, your donation will be used to: 1. Send doctors, nurses, and other front line responders to communities in need 2. Get masks, oxygen, ventilators, and other lifesaving medical supplies to hospitals and clinics 3. Deliver essential items to struggling families and older individuals in lockdown 4. Provide mental and emotional support to frontline responders others affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in India 5. Support hygiene awareness efforts 6. Make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible and affordable And much, much more... Trusted and Reliable GlobalGiving is one of the most reliable and trustworthy charities in the world. We have a four-star rating and nearly perfect score from Charity Navigator due to our commitment to transparency and low-overhead. Our disaster relief funds have been recommended by the New York Times, the Associated Press, NPR, Washington Post, Oprah, ABC News, and the US State Department. GlobalGiving’s Track Record GlobalGiving has been responding to disasters and supporting emergency aid and long-term relief programs since 2004. We have facilitated more than $100M in disaster donations to funds just like this one! See how we’ve responded to similar disasters like this, including: Ebola Epidemic Australia Wildfire South Asia Floods Impact Reports and Transparency When you donate to the India COVID-19 Relief Fund, we’ll send you an email to let you know the impact that your donation has had. We commit to transparent reporting and will update you on how we’ve used donations to this fund. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/india-covid-19-relief-fund/

This week has seen a devastating increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in India and our hearts go out to our colleagues there. We know that thoughts are good, but action is much better, so we’re launching a fundraiser to support relief efforts in India. Zip will match all employee donations to the fundraiser. We encourage you all to get behind it.

PEAK6 HELPS INDIA India’s second wave of COVID-19 has hit—claiming 1 death every 5 minutes. Hospitals are dreadfully full while oxygen and supplies are running extremely low. People are even dying in lines as they wait to see doctors. So far, less than 10% of its population have had the first dose of the vaccine and less than 2% are fully vaccinated. (Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56907007). Moreover, due to Covid restrictions and lockdowns, having access to food and water has also been a challenge for some. Your support is greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Sewa International has started ‘Help India Defeat COVID-19’ Campaign and is seeking your support.