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South Asian Action Network
http://www.saanet.org/
(An action network for Sustainable Development and Social
Justice)
The network has a common goal of sharing resources, ideas
and information. We work on different areas including impact
of globalization, right to livelihood, peace initiatives,
corporate accountability and more.
The Kashipur Movement
http://www.saanet.org/kashipur/
We are a concerned group of individuals,who
feel the need to extend our support to a struggle that is
primarily for the fundamental right to decide one's way of
life. We are not against development but we are against this
exploitation that is perpetrated in the name of development.
Asian Canadian Labour Alliance
http://www.buzzardpress.com/acla
The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance
hopes to establish a wide network of labour and community
activists in Canada.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
http://www.crr.ca/
"The Canadian Race Relations Foundation
aims to help bring about a more harmonious Canada that acknowledges
its racist past, recognizes the pervasiveness of racism today,
and is committed to creating a future in which all Canadians
are treated equitably and fairly."
MyBindi.com
http://www.mybindi.com
"MyBindi.com was launched in response
to a growing need for South Asian presence on the web. Since
then, MyBindi.com has become the leading virtual South Asian
community in Canada. We are a youth-oriented website that
focuses on Community Achievement, Lifestyle, Arts and Entertainment."
South Asia Partnership
http://www.sapcanada.org
Forges partnerships with grassroots
NGOs working at the village level and, through long-term programs,
strengthens their capacity to manage participatory community
development programs.
South Asian news on BBC
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/
south_asia/default.stm
Links on bottom left of the page also
allow visitors to read in South Asian languages including
Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Sinhala and Nepali.
Indo-Asian News Service
http://www.eians.net/
"As India continues to be an exciting
destination for investors, big powers, multinationals and
soul-searchers, it now has the globe's most interesting stories
to tell. The world's largest democracy is a bubbling cauldron
of political alterations, opening domains, nuclear armament,
changing social scenarios and a burgeoning economy. News about
the subcontinent is of rapidly growing interest to the rest
of the world."
Asian Pacific Post
http://www.asianpacificpost.com
The Asian Pacific Post is BC's premier
English language Asian newspaper. Printed on a fortnightly
basis, it is distributed on a complementary basis and reaches
an audience of 129,000 readers.
South Asian Studies at York University
http://www.arts.yorku.ca/sosc/sasia/
Himal Association
http://www.himalassociation.org/
Himal Association is a Kathmandu Valley-based
not-for-profit organisation established with the objective
of informing the Nepali people of various issues, local, national
and international, to help them become aware and responsible
national and global citizens. Since its establishment in 1987,
the Association has been working consistently in the fields
of journalism, communications, publishing, education and training.
South Asian Visual Arts Collective
http://www.savac.net/
SAVAC is a Toronto-based, artist-run,
nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and presentation
of new works of contemporary visual art by artists of South
Asian* origin, within Canada and internationally.
The Council of Agencies Serving South
Asians (CASSA)
http://www.cassa.on.ca
An umbrella organization of agencies,
groups, and individuals that provide services to the South
Asian Community. CASSA is an umbrella organization that supports
and advocates on behalf of existing as well as emerging South
Asian agencies, groups, and communities in order to address
their diverse and dynamic needs. CASSA’s goal is to empower
the South Asian Community. CASSA is committed to the elimination
of all forms of discrimination from Canadian society.
Ethnoracial Coalition
http://www.ethnoracial.org
The Ethnoracial Coalition was formed
in 1997 to address the growing needs and concerns of ethnoracial
communities in regards to addiction services in Ontario.
Urban Poverty in Canada: A statistical
Profile
http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2000/up/
index.htm
This study uses the most recent statistics
available to compare poverty rates among Canadian cities and
provide a profile of Canada's urban poor. Special attention
is given to poverty rates among visible minorities, immigrants,
and Aboriginal peoples living in urban areas.
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In response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake
and tsunami in South and South East Asia, we have compiled
below a list of progressive organizations working towards
relief efforts in this region.
INDONESIA
A group of NGOs have created the Civil Society
Coalition for Tsunami Victims. They are accepting money, food,
medicine, and clothing. The members include Kontras, SHMI,
Imparsial, Aceh Kita, JMP-KWI, Walhi, LBH Apik, Amos, Yappika,
Kalyanamitra, TRuK,AWG, Ciliwung, SEGERA, and LPPI.
For logistical ease, funds can be sent to Kontras. If anyone
wants contact info for any of the other groups, let me know.
KONTRAS
Kontras Secretariat
JL. Borobudur No. 14
Menteng, Central Jakarta
Indonesia
62-21-3926983/ 62-21-3928564
Contact : Mus: 0815-9649542;
Arie: 0815-6867741
Money can be wired to their bank account in Jakarta:
Bank Name: Bank BII Proklamasi Branch
Bank Address: Jalan Proklamasi, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bank Account: Rupiah Account 2-072-267-196 Swift No: IBB KIDJAA
A second grassroots group organizing relief efforts is Solidaritas
Perempuan. They Focus on poor women.
Solidaritas Perempuan
Account Number: 000.02.14.42.096 (USD)
Perserikatan Solidaritas Perempuan
Swift Code: ABN - AIDJA
Bank Name: ABN AMRO BANK N.V. Jakarta Main Branch Jl. Ir.
H. Juanda 23 - 24, Jakarta 10029, Indonesia, PO.BOX 2950
Phone : 62 - 21 - 2312777
Fax: 62 - 21 - 2313222
SRI LANKA
Sarvodaya is a Sri Lankan organization with
the largest community network in the country. To donate to
Sarvodaya online by credit card you may donate through the
Nonviolent Peaceforce:
http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/ english/help/donatetosarvodaya.asp
{http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/ english/help/donation.asp}
Go directly to the Sarvodaya donation page. 100% of the money
collected at this site will go to Sarvodaya.
To donate via post within the USA, please send a tax-deductible cheque made out to:
Sarvodaya USA
5716 Manchester Avenue #3,
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Please note that the cheque is for the Tsunami disaster.
Diverse Communications in Chicago will be the single receiving
point in the U.S. on behalf of the EQUAL GROUND Relief and
Assistance Program. The Trustees of Equal Ground are looking
to increase the effectiveness of any funds donated by personally
supervising that it is spent on the needy and not on "administration".
Cheques must be made out to "Diverse Communications"
(a 501 (c) (3) approved organisation), marked "Sri Lanka"
or "Sri Lanka Fund" and mailed to:
Diverse Communications
1146 S Taylor Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
Tel: 312-804-1647
Contact Person: Alan Amberg
SEED - Social Economical &
Environmental Developers who are coordinating through NGO
consortium in Vavuniya district and have access to the North
East. Seed is also collecting medical supplies.Please find
the bank account details for any remittance.
Name of the Bank : Hatton National Bank
Ltd
Bank Branch : Vavuniya Branch Account Title: Social Economical
& Environmental Developers (SEED)
Account No : C/A :-01-6787901-4
SWIFT CODE : HBLILKLX
Sewalanka (www.sewalanka.org)
who have set up refugee camps and clinincs in Ampara, Batti,
Galle, Hambantota, Jaffna, Vavuniya and Trinco and have been
distributing goods since Monday. They have infrastructure
in place as they are an org that was doing relief during the
war.
Account Holder: Sewalanka Foundation
Bank: Hatton National Bank, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
Swift Code: HBLILKLX
Account Number: 1120097748
To send cheques, make them out to Enoka Herat and send them to: 1722 19th st. NW, Apt. 211, Washington DC, 20009
FCE - www.fcoex.com,
Sewa Lanka - www.sewalanka.org,
NAWF - www.nawf.lk
Total accountability and transparency and
non discriminatory services are ensured in this relief and
reconstruction effort. All contributions will be acknowledged
with a receipt.
Please feel free to e-mail us for further
information or clarification:
FCE - tsunamiaid@fcoex.com or foundation@fcoex.com, NAWF -
nawf@eureka.lk, Sewa Lanka - sewahq@sri.lanka.net.
The bank account details are as follows:
Bank: HSBC
Address: Colpetty Branch, 51A Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo
3, Sri Lanka
SWIFT CODE: HSBCLKLX
Account Name: Foundation for Co-Existence - Disaster Fund,
Account Number: 003- 078219-003
INDIA
Association for India's Development is a volunteer group based in the U.S that regularly funds grassroots development and human rights groups in India. They have already starting sending emergency funds through their networks, and they send 100% of donated funds. At the moment they are matching donated funds dollar for dollar. Tax-deductible contributions to AID can be made through secure on-line credit-card deductions from AID's website: Http://survivors.aidindia.org where further details and updates will also be made available. Please indicate that your contribution is for the "Relief and Rehabilitation Fund". Contributions can also be sent by cheque made payable to "AID" mailed to:
AID,
P.O. Box F
College Park, MD-20741, USA.
(Please indicate "Relief and Rehabilitation Fund" in the cheque memo)
For additional information call:
1-888-TALK-2-AID or (301) 422-4441 or
email: info@aidindia.org
Web: http://survivors.aidindia.org,
Email: info@aidindia.org,
Phone: 1-888-TALK-2-AID
Greengrants to Match Donations to Tsunami
Relief Effort
In response to the devastation from the
recent earthquake and tsunami in Asia, Global Greengrants
Fund is offering a way for U.S. donors to get direct aid to
NGOs on the ground in Sumatra, Sri Lanka and India. Impoverished
coastal communities in these regions have been completely
destroyed, and the resulting humanitarian crisis requires
a generous international response. Greengrants, as a U.S.
based 501(c) (3) organization, can provide U.S. donors with
a tax-deduction and will send 100% of your donation directly
to the two groups described below. Greengrants will also match
the first $5,000 donated. We have a pre-existing relationship
with the two organizations listed below, which allows for
quick and easy transfer of funds. And we are currently working
to identify groups in India that can accept immediate funds
for relief efforts as well.
- Sri Lankan Relief Effort
The Saviya Development Foundation in Galle, Sri Lanka will
respond to the devastation caused by the Tsunami by providing
relief resources to the 25 refugee centers along the southern
coast of Sri Lanka. Saviya will use donations to supply food
and water to families in the area who have lost their homes
and property, support medical efforts at the refugee centers,
and to resolve local residential problems. In the past, Saviya
has received Greengrants funds to restore and preserve the
Madu Ganga wetlands, and to engage local school children in
this process.
- Sumatra Relief Effort
WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia), has established the
Indonesian Civil Society Coalition for the Victims of Earthquake
and Tsunami to provide aid to the victims. The coalition has
set up crisis centers in Jakarta and Medan, North Sumatra.
All funds received will be allocated for emergency response
as well as the post-emergency phase of rebuilding and restoration
of shattered livelihoods. WALHI has received funding from
Greengrants to protect forests in Indonesia. Daily updates
on the relief effort in Sumatra are available at: http://www.eng.walhi.or.id
- HOW TO DONATE -
Global Greengrants' Fund is a U.S. 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization,
and will match the first $5,000 donated to this special relief
effort. 100% of Tsunami Fund donations will be sent to these
relief efforts. Greengrants' U.S. tax ID number is: 84-1612422
- Credit Card Donations.
To contribute using a credit card, visit:
www.greengrants.org/donate and click on the "donate now"
button. Please note that the donation is on behalf of the
Tsunami Fund.
- Cheque.
Cheques mailer and post-marked by December 31, 2004 are eligible for a tax deduction in 2004. Contributions after December 31, will be deductible for 2005. Mail cheques to: Global Greengrants Fund - Tsunami Fund, 2840 Wilderness Place, Suite E, Boulder, CO 80301
- Wire Transfers.
To send funds via wire transfer: Account Name: Global Greengrants
Fund; account number: 558-611-8597; SWIFT code: WFBIUS6S;
and routing number: 121 000 248.
- Stock Donations.
If you are interested in contributing stocks, call Kelly Purdy
or Erika Carlson at 303.939.9866 to get our full banking information,
or email kelly@greengrants.org / erika@greengrants.org
For additional information on international donors providing
relief assistance please visit the Grantmakers Without Border
website at: www.internationaldonors.org /issues/tsunami_dec2004.htm,
or the Tides Foundation at: www.tidesfoundation.org
Thank you for your help with this important effort.
Global Greengrants Fund (www.greengrants.org)
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