Aid to the Children of Gaza

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This group's purpose is to organize and mobilize aid (food, clothing, medicine) and raise money for the children of Gaza

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This group's purpose is to organize and mobilize aid (food, clothing, medicine) and raise money for the children of Gaza.

This is an action group. Your donation and contribution is welcome.

First step - INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO THIS GROUP

Please join our Facebook Cause Aid to Gaza children

In facebook, where we are raising money, the beneficiary is currently MERCY CORPS a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

In 25 years of experience on the ground, Mercy Corps has learned that communities recovering from war or social upheaval must be the agents of their own transformation for change to endure. It's only when communities set their own agendas, raise their own resources, and implement programs themselves, that their first successes result in the renewed hope, confidence and skills to continue development independently.

Description: Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1 billion in assistance to people in 82 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, the agency's unified global programs employ 2,700 staff worldwide and reach nearly 10 million people in more than 40 countries.

Mercy Corps pursues its mission through emergency relief services that assist people afflicted by conflict or disaster; through sustainable community development that integrates agriculture, health, housing and infrastructure, economic development, education and environment, and local management; and through civil society initiatives that promote citizen participation, accountability, conflict management, and the rule of law.

Wish to help the Children of Gaza?

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Please. No pictures. No propaganda. We know how grave the situation is and don't need to be reminded. (Please adhere to our guidelines) This is a focused action group. There's plenty space for posting your feelings, opinions and views about the war in iPeace, but not here. Please limit your comments here to the challenge at hand. Any other comment will be deleted

Make money donations HERE

A letter from Mercy Corp:

Thank you so much for thinking of Mercy Corps for your donations.

First of all, if your cause does choose to give the donations to Mercy Corps, I can assure you that all of that money will go to our programs in Gaza. We keep track of the individual causes that donate to Mercy Corps via Facebook to ensure that all funds go to the appropriate programs.

That being said, the majority of Mercy Corps' Gaza recovery programs target children. Our staff on the ground has found that the psychological toll on civilians, particularly children, has been enormous. Mercy Corps is in the process of transforming our psychosocial programs to address the specific needs of Gazan youth.

Currently, we are also working to help families with damaged homes to gain access to clean water and better shelter. We continue our work to distribute emergency relief items to 100,000 Gazans in need, but have shifted our focus to helping civilians rebuild their lives in the long term. In total, Mercy Corps has raised more than $2 million and secured $500K worth of material goods to support our efforts.

All of our Gazan recovery programs help children directly through the rebuilding of schools, food, shelter, and psychosocial programs -- or indirectly by helping parents rebuild homes and livelihoods.

Many thanks for thinking of us for your donations. Please let me know if I can answer any additional questions for you. Also, you can check out the latest Mercy Corps Gaza updates here: http://www.mercycorps.org/gazacrisis/

Leah Hazard

Internet Marketing Associate
Mercy Corps

www.mercycorps.org

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Comment by sophia dalle on January 16, 2009 at 5:38pm: please is it possible for us to agree to whom to send childrens items and such ? densie, you have said your packages have gotten through. we are ready to send in a few days. now Mohammed has made other suggestions. i need to be certain as we all do where to send items that are assured to be received by the people

Comment by Mohamad sh. on January 16, 2009 at 11:59am: Dear everyone, and thanks david for inviting me, honestly i was really busy collecting aid to gaza these few days thats why couldnt find time to join the group or even answer some of the questing, i even sent some answers in wrong way or not the person who sent, well David and everyone thanks for trying to help and for your support to Gaza, my question here what kind of help you want to send, are we talking here about small boxes , or big one's, are we talking about money, and where you want to send the aid, to gaza direct its imposible, but lets try to send them to jordan or to Ramallah-west bank, i offer two ways, one is my organization that can help is that: www.tawasul.ps, or i have my friends at the communist part who could give me a good hand to help and do the rest.
thanks

Comment by Paul RETI on January 15, 2009 at 9:26am: I hope that those here will agree with and also help to actively promote this Australian Jews and Palestinians united for peace (2009 January 11)

Comment by {*Hop3~&~F@ith*} on January 15, 2009 at 5:19am: I shall pray for those in need, is all i can donate, prayers.
GBU

Comment by Kuesta on January 15, 2009 at 2:31am: I agree the coment of Sophia. "Jewish and palestinians together for peace."

Comment by Terry on January 14, 2009 at 10:03pm: David,
Thank you for creating this opportunity for each of us to help in his or her own small way. The results will be profound.
Sending daimoku to you.
Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo
Terry

Comment by sophia dalle on January 14, 2009 at 5:38pm: http://nswas.org/
jewish and palestinians together for peace

Comment by sophia dalle on January 14, 2009 at 5:33pm: i cannot vouch for this group but here is islamic aid to palestinians
http://www.irw.org/campaigns/palestinecrisis08

Comment by Gordon J Millar ~ The Global We on January 14, 2009 at 5:20pm: This is a focused action group. There's plenty space for posting your feelings, opinions and views about the war. Please limit your comments here to the challenge at hand.

Any other comment will be deleted

Comment by sophia dalle on January 14, 2009 at 4:09pm: Yes Antonio the pain and suffering of children, the elderly the disabled . animals and alll of humanity is horrific and has been for centuries.It is really the first time in history we have the almost immediate ability to help , to see, to assuage somewhat this continual suffering as in no other time before.seemingly endless suffering in a transitiry world.no matter what peoples country or religion.
hopefully each one of us can make a difference no matter how small we think that contribution is