1.
Where does the money I donate go to and how does it get distributed?
ICRC
Lebanon Relief Fund:
"The ICRC team in Beirut and its staff in the south put
priority on strengthening the capacity of the Lebanese Red
Cross. In particular to ensure that the Society's ambulance
services remain operational to the widest extent possible."
"The ICRC has since begun concentrating on the movements
of the displaced population and is working in close cooperation
with the LRC to ensure that the necessary food and non-food
stocks are adequately provided.The ICRC is coordinating the
action of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Lebanon.
The ICRC assumes its role of lead agency to coordinate and
consolidate Red Cross/Red Crescent movement response"
"As a matter of conclusion, building up a capacity to
respond in such a context of war is demanding and dangerous.
ICRC is focused on having the best possible impact for the
populations affected."
"Our clear objective in the field is to act in close
partnership with the National Societies on behalf of the population.
ICRC employees, expatriates and local staff, are an efficient
network and we are going to use it."
Quotes from :
- http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/briefing-israel-190706
- http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList111/
A403FD7CD163E1FEC12571AA0060F076
UNICEF
Lebanon Relief Fund:
UNICEF, the World Health Organization and a broad range of
partners are working to save lives, protect civilians and
provide conflict-affected children and families with basic
relief supplies, including:
- Safe water and sanitation facilities
- Emergency health kits with essential medicines
- Monitoring and support for children suffering psychological trauma
- Recreation kits for distribution in schools.
Quotes
from :
http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_34988.html
Mercy
Corps Lebanon Relief Fund :
"Mercy
Corps will begin delivering relief supplies this week to families
displaced by continuing Israeli military operations in Lebanon.
The agency is distributing food packages to some 3,000 of
the most vulnerable people in Kaifoun, a town southeast of
Beirut where at least 14,000 people are taking shelter in
"transit centers" - public schools and other municipal
buildings. Normally a town of 5,000 people, Kaifoun has swelled
to 35,000 to 40,000 people in the last week, town officials
tell Mercy Corps.
We
need your help to assist the elderly, the disabled, children,
and the poorest of the poor affected by the ongoing violence.
In
coming days we plan to distribute additional emergency supplies
to underserved villages and communities in the Shouf region
southeast of Beirut, and work to ensure access to clean water"
Quotes
from:
http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/lebanon/1364
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Who is ICRC? http://www.icrc.org
ICRC is the International Committee of the Red Cross
:
Here is their mission statement:
"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose
exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and
dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide
them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international
relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations
of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting
and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian
principles."
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Who is UNICEF? http://www.unicefusa.org
United Nations Children's Fund
Here is their mission statement:
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly
to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help
meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to
reach their full potential.UNICEF is guided by the Convention
on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's
rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards
of behaviour towards children.UNICEF insists that the survival,
protection and development of children are universal development
imperatives that are integral to human progress.UNICEF mobilizes
political will and material resources to help countries, particularly
developing countries, ensure a "first call for children"
and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and
deliver services for children and their families.UNICEF is
committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged
children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all
forms of violence and exploitation and those with disabilities.UNICEF
responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children.
In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian
agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response
available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children
and those who provide their care.UNICEF is non-partisan and
its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it
does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in
greatest need have priority.UNICEF aims, through its country
programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls
and to support their full participation in the political,
social, and economic development of their communities.UNICEF
works with all its partners towards the attainment of the
sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community
and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
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Who is Mercy Corps ? http://www.mercycorps.org
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic
poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people
who can win against nearly impossible odds. 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
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Is my donation tax deductible ?
Contributions
to the American Red Cross, the Mercy Corps, and UNICEF USA,
tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, are deductible for computing income and estate
taxes.
- Direct Donations to ICRC
Lebanon Relief Fund
donations are tax deductible for Swiss citizens only.
-
Donations to the American Red
Cross Lebanon Relief Fund are tax
deductible for US Residents and will support the activities
of the
International Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement in favor of the victims
in Lebanon..
- Donations to UNICEF
Lebanon Relief Fund are tax deductible for
US Residents
-
Donations to Mercy Corps Lebanon
Crisis Fund are tax Deductible for US Residents.
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What are the options I have for sending money?
You may use online donations by using
your credit or debit card.
You can also send checks or perform direct money transfers.
ICRC:
Bank wire:
UBS SA, P.O. Box 2600, 1211 Geneva 2,
SwitzerlandSwift code: UBSWCHZH12A
Account numbers:240-C0129986.4, USD, CH52 0024 0240 C012 (for
donations in US Dollars)
240-C0129986.5, EUR, CH25 0024 0240 C012 (for donations in
Euros)
Mail
checks directly to ICRC - Please make sure to write "Programme
: Lebanon" on the Check :
ICRC regional delegation
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington DC 20036
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement via the American Red Cross: *
Mail
checks to ICRC via the American Red Cross - Please make sure
to write "Lebanon Relief Fund" on the Check :
American
Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
UNICEF:
*
Mail checks to "U.S. Fund for UNICEF"-
Please make sure to write "E L E X Z Lebanon-- Emergency
Relief" on the Check - :
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
333 E. 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
Mercy
Corps: *
Donate
by Mail - Please make sure to write : "Lebanon
Crisis Fund"
Mercy
Corps
Dept W
PO Box 2669
Portland OR 97208
*
: Tax deductible for US residents.
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