FACTBOX: NGOs Respond to quake/tsunami

FACTBOX: NGOs respond to S Asian quake/tsunamis
31 Dec 2004Source: AlertNetThe following is a list of NGOs responding to the devastation caused by tsunamis unleashed by an underwater earthquake on December 26.
Every effort has been made to provide as comprehensive a list as possible but it may not be complete. AlertNet member NGOs involved in relief work in the region that are not included are urged to write to us at alertnet@reuters.com and publish information directly on the NGO latest area of the site.
Full contact details can be found by clicking on the NGO links to the right of the page. Readers are also encouraged to use our comprehensive NGO directory.
Action Against Hunger (ACH) – Spain (Acción contra el Hambre) Has teams in Sri Lanka, building latrines and analysing drinking water supplies. Recovering bodies and distributing mosquito nets, blankets, towels and mattresses to survivors. Click here to donate to this organisation
Action Against Hunger (AAH) – UK Providing immediate relief to survivors in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Jaffna in Sri Lanka, constructing latrines, trucking in water and ferrying bodies to hospital for identification. Supplies including water and sanitation equipment have been sent to Sri Lanka. Conducting further needs assessments in Indonesia. Click here to donate to this organisation
ActionAid - Spain (Ayuda en Acción) * Providing medical and pyschosocial assistance in Tamil Nadu, India. Click here to donate to ActionAid International
Action by Churches Together (ACT) InternationalThe ACT International alliance has launched a $8.2 million appeal to assist its members' relief operations in India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, as well as other countries that may require assistance. Click here to donate to this organisation
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International - USA Distributing health kits in Sri Lanka. Distributing food, hygiene kits and toilet paper in Indonesia. Distributing food and hygine packets in Thailand, and non-food items in the Andaman Islands and Tamil Nadu, India. Coordinating its regional operations from Bangkok. Click here to donate to this organisation
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) - USA Working with 22 local NGOs to assess needs in the region and provide food, water, shelter and medicine as well as long-term support. Click here to donate to this organisation
Americares - USA Mobilising a major airlift of medical supplies, personal hygiene items and enough water purification treatments for four million litres of drinking water to Sri Lanka. Planning additional relief shipments to Indonesia, India and Thailand. Click here to donate to this organisation
Baptist World Aid (BWA) - USAA medical and relief team has flown to Sri Lanka.Click here to donate to this organisation
CARE International Responding in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand. Click here to donate to this organisation
Caritas – GermanyCaritas Germany has made 300,000 euros available to support relief efforts in Southern India and Sri Lanka and is also coordinating with Diakonie Emergency Aid - GermanyClick here to donate to Caritas - Germany Click here to donate to Diakonie Emergency Aid - Germany
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - USA CRS has committed al least $25 million to provide shelter and immediate healthcare needs. CRS and local partners immediately mobilised to hardest-hit areas of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia. Click here to donate to this organisation
Christian Aid - UK Has an ongoing relationship with Indian partner Christian Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) and is working through them in Tamil Nadu, to provide blankets, medicine, clothing and plastic sheeting. An assessment team is working in Sri Lanka, where local partners are the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
Christian Children's Fund (CCF) - USAHas emergency teams on the ground in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia. Distributing blankets, utensils and food, while assessing the special needs of children. May also set up child centres to provide children with a safe place to play. Click here to donate to this organisation
Church World Services (CWS) - USASending over $900,000 in initial relief supplies to Sri Lanka and India and deployed rapid response teams across the region. In India, supporting efforts by CWS partner Church's Auxiliary for Social Action. Click here to donate to this organisation
Concern Worldwide - USAConcern has increased its emergency programme to $1.5 million and is sending an additional team to Sri Lanka. Emergency relief kits have been supplied to 10,000 families in the Tamil Nadu area of India. Click here to donate to this organisation
Direct Relief International (DRI) - USACoordinating with local programme partners and U.S. government officials to develop a list of required health and medical items, and sending emergency medical shipments to Sri Lanka and India. Click here to donate to this organisation
Doctors of the World (MdM) – Spain (Médicos del Mundo)Has sent an emergency team of four doctors and a logistician to northeastern Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
Doctors of the World (MdM) – UK If any British medics or logisticians are interested in volunteering to help with the crisis for a minimum of one month, call +44 207 516 9103 Click here to donate to this organisation
Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) - IndiaAn assessment team of this Indian organisation – a member of Sphere India -- has been working in the Indian states of Andra Pradesh, Tamily Nadu and Kerala. Click here to donate to this organisation
GOAL - IrelandHas begun a feeding operation in Tamil Nadu, India, and is working in Nagabattinum. Has sent a relief team to Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
Handicap International (HI) - UKWas already working in the Batticaloa and Ampara districts of Sri Lanka, and has been involved in transporting victims and providing first aid equipment in these areas. Now concentrating on post-trauma treatment. Click here to donate to this organisation
HELP (Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.) - GermanySending emergency specialists to the hardest hit areas of Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
humedica e.V. - Germany Has sent a medical team to Sri Lanka with supplies for 3,000 people. Click here to donate to this organisation
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) – Switzerland The IFRC has dispensed an initial one million Swiss franc grant for relief efforts and has launched an appeal for 7.5 million francs to help affected people. The American Red Cross is sending supplies from Dubai and has emergency staff on standby. Click here to donate to the IFRC
International Medical Corps (IMC) - USAResponding to health needs in Aceh, Indonesia, conducting an emergency assessment and preparing a possible airlift of supplies. Coordinating its Indonesia relief operations with national and international disaster authorities. Click here to donate to this organisation
International Rescue Committee (IRC) - USAResponding in Indonesian province of Aceh with emergency water and sanitation interventions to prevent the spread of water-borne diseases. Click here to donate to this organisation
Islamic Relief - UKIslamic Relief has launched an appeal for two million pounds sterling. The UK-based organisation is undertaking field assessments in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia. Click here to donate to this organisation
Lutheran World Relief (LRW) - USALWR has released $20,000 to local partners for immediate relief operations. Funds will be used to provide up to 50,000 people with clean water and food in southern India. Click here to donate to this organisation
Malteser Germany (Foreign Aid Department) - GermanyWorking with Indian partner organisation, Unnati, in south India, to distribute food, medicine, clothing and cooking utensils. Malteser has extended its relief work to the region north of Phuket and Khao Lak in Thailand. Click here to donate to this organisation
Medair - SwitzerlandMedair, a Christian NGO, has deployed a team to Sri Lanka including a doctor, water engineer, administrator/logistician and project manager. Click here to donate to this organisation
Medical Assistance Programs (MAP) International - USAMAP is preparing a shipment of medicines and medical supplies, with initial relief targeting affected areas in Sri Lanka and southern India. Click here to donate to this organisation
Médicos del Mundo – An emergency team of four doctors and a logistic have been sent to the North East part of Sri Lanka to assist the injured. Click here to donate to this organisation
Mercy Corps – USAMercy Corps is providing plastic sheeting for shelter and to wrap corpses. Volunteers are working in Aceh, and staff are active in Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
Merlin - UK Medical teams are active in Indonesia and Sri Lanka and conducting further assessment in Aceh. Planning to provide water purification tablets, health and hygiene information in Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
MSF International An MSF team of eight, including three nurses and two doctors, has arrived in Banda Aceh in northern Sumatra and set up a clinic in a camp for displaced people. It is also sending a team to Sri Lanka, where it is focusing on medical care for survivors and displaced people, and is conducting an exploratory mission in southern Burma. Click here to donate to this organisation
Norwegian Church Aid - NorwayMapping out disaster-struck areas of Sri Lanka before starting emergency relief work. Initial focus on providing dried food and medicines. The Norwegian government has pledged $490,000 to Norwegian Church Aid for its relief efforts in southern India and Sri Lanka. Click here to donate to this organisation
Operation USA Providing funds and emergency supplies to programme partners in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. Click here to donate to this organisation
Oxfam GB - UKOxfam staff have been ferrying the injured to hospital in the worst-hit areas of Sri Lanka, while conducting urgent needs assessments. Click here to donate to this organisation
Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) - Japan Deploying an assessment team to Aceh in Indonesia, where PWJ has been helping people displaced by conflict since 2003. Click here to donate to this organisation
Plan UKPlan UK has launched an international appeal and has received pledges of more than $975,000. Plan Sri Lanka has contributed $200,000 to the National Disaster Coordinating Committee. Click here to donate to this organisation
Project HOPE - USAInitially responding with medical aid in Thailand. Accepting medical products from manufacturers as gifts-in-kind. Click here to donate to this organisation
Save the Children - USAMobilising response teams from within South Asia and the rest of the world to help children and families affected by the disaster. Click here to donate to this organisation
Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) - IndiaSEEDS has moved its focus from Tamil Nadu and says it is the first NGO working in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Two relief camps have been established in Port Blair for 1,000 people, with 1,000 more expected. Click here to donate to this organisation
Terre des Hommes (TdH) - SwizerlandTerre des Hommes was already present in eastern Sri Lanka, and is providing food and psychosocial support and operating eight clinics. The organisation is coordinating aid to Batticaloa. Click here to donate to this organisation
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USAWorking with partner church-related and humanitarian agencies to provide food, clean water, shelter and sanitary services in Asia and eastern Africa. Click here to donate to this organisation
World Vision International World Vision Indonesia has purcased tarpaulins, cooking utensils, sarongs, soaps, masks and mosquito nets for Aceh, and is planning to set up children’s centres. Sending non-food supplies to the Sri Lanka districts of Ampara, Galle, Batticoloa, Matara, Killinochchi and Hambantota. Has ongoing programmes with migrant workers in Thailand, and is providing both Thai and Burmese migrant workers with food and building materials. Providing medical assistance and food in Nagapatinam and Cuddalore districts. Click here to donate to this organisation