New York, NY - NetAid is channeling
donations to two humanitarian agencies with extensive experience of working
with Afghan refugees in Northwest Pakistan. Both agencies have stepped
up their operations to respond to the latest humanitarian crisis to strike
the people of Afghanistan and have partnered with NetAid to provide the
public with an opportunity to get involved.
"NetAid offers a direct channel
for the global public to help," says NetAid's President David Morrison.
"It links concerned people directly to trusted, effective nongovernmental
humanitarian aid organizations on the frontlines." 100% of funds
donated by the public go to the projects on the ground and regular updates
are provided on www.netaid.org
so that people can see how their money is being used.
The International Medical Corps (IMC) was founded in 1984 by volunteer American doctors who went to Afghanistan to provide emergency care and training to civilians. Since then, the IMC has helped to train a new generation of Afghan doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. Led by a dedicated Harvard-trained Afghan doctor, the team has been one of the few groups that has provided medical services to people living in refugee camps in northwest Pakistan, as well in Afghanistan itself.
The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) opened its office in Pakistan three years ago to work with refugees with special needs, including unaccompanied children, the elderly, the disabled and female-headed households. On October 6, 2001, ICMC sent an emergency response team to Pakistan to begin to assess the urgent needs of the most vulnerable Afghan refugees and to provide specialized medicines and equipment, shelter and supplemental food.
To learn more about these organizations or to contribute via NetAid please click on http://app.netaid.org/programs/crisis/index.html.
Since April, 2000, NetAid - a New York based nonprofit - has mobilized more than $1 million in contributions for projects to help end extreme poverty in 22 countries. Almost 7,000 individuals have applied for NetAid online volunteering assignments in 60 countries.
NetAid is based on a range of public-private partnerships that include the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Volunteers (UNV), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and Cisco Systems.
Those wishing to donate by check should send their contribution to NetAid, 267 Fifth Avenue 11th Floor, NY, NY 10016 and indicate that it is to support the Afghan Refugee Crisis Response.
News agencies are requested to add a link to NetAid to their web sites. <http://app.netaid.org/programs/crisis/index.html>
In addition to NetAid's founding partners, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Cisco Systems, NetAid maintains active working relationships with leading international organizations including UNICEF, UN Volunteers, CARE and Save the Children.
To arrange to interview NetAid program staff, some of whom have coordinated crisis field operations for UNICEF, UNDP and other respected multinational relief organizations, please contact Ian Steele Tel: 212 537 0512 email: isteele@netaid.org
Contact: Ian Steele
Tel: 212 537 0512
email: isteele@netaid.org