Pakistan has been hit by massive floods that have been ongoing since the beginning of August. Current estimates are that over 20 million people have been directly affected. One -fifth of the country is underwater and the threat of further flooding continues. Humanitarian organizations are providing basics including clean water, medicine and shelter to those that can be reached.
If you wish to donate, please scroll down to see a list of InterAction members responding to this crisis.
InterAction has developed guidelines on the most appropriate ways to help those affected by overseas disasters [4].
For more information about appropriate disaster relief volunteering offers, visit the Center for International Disaster Information [5].
Read Sam Worthington’s editorial on U.S. government branding [6] in the Washington Post.
Read USAID’s [7] response.
Links:
[1] http://www.interaction.org/profile/linda-poteat
[2] http://www.interaction.org/profile/sue-pleming
[3] http://www.interaction.org/profile/tawana-jacobs
[4] http://www.interaction.org/how-help
[5] http://www.cidi.org/
[6] http://www.interaction.org/article/why-american-aid-workers-pakistan-need-keep-low-profile
[7] http://www.interaction.org/article/usaid-assistance-pakistan
[8] http://www.interaction.org/node/add/crisis-response?crisis=6056