UPDATE! I'm now donating (personally) 10p (20c) for every new member at my arcade to help Burma (when they finally give in to International Aid). This is good for one month only, so please help Burma and spread the word to all of your friends (and maybe find a fun game in the process ) Thanks everyone, Thomas
Well finally the burma ajunta is letting aid into the country, i have to say though i like the move france has made.... "we got a ship full of rice.. but we want to deliver it directly to the people and not give it to the army" - GOOD MOVE! At least the french are thinking on there feet... cos they know the fat cats are sitting around stuffing their faces and trying out all the new free equipment there getting from aid and the burma people (men, woman and children) are all starving... One day maybe one day we will all wake up and make a positive move... you know what "out of site out of mind" im not saying that people are not doing anything cos they are but its true while we tap about on a computers earning a dollar here and a dollar there how many of us actually think about the worlds disasters... i wonder how many times you would think about it if you were on your computer right now sailing down a road with dead bodies floating everywhere.......... I feel sooo helpless i just wish there something more we could all do except for donating... maybe hacking the governments computer and removing all their powers... if only...........
I thought they were letting aid into the country (pretty much from the get go) but not the (logistics) teams necessary to distribute it all. they impounded like 4 ships worth of stuff too
Nope, they refused all that was not coming from china... hence all the little 4WD stacked up 25ft high with boxes. Flights that did arrive as you correctly said (4) were impounded by the ajunta. I think today is the first day that aid is now being let into the country from all over the word. About f**king time!!! Spot on... These people are specialised in delivering aid... but the key is they know where to deliver it! They also know how to racian supplies help with the health and all that... but as you say, they are still not being let in....
China just suffered a massive earthquake, you can compare and contrast the differences, China is really all out to help the victims.
I know actually i just heard on the news that some 20,000 people have been sent to help and some are even walking on foot to get to the disaster zone. It really does show how bad it is in burma....
I am not going to give Google a paise out of my pocket. I can donate Rs. 200 to any Tom Dick and Harry.
You are not giving Google, you are giving to the victims of the cyclone through Google. Google won't need Rs 200 x 1 000 000
I can put that money into a drop box. or better. My dad pays taxes. Part of that Taxes goes to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
while I commend any efforts and donations...I think they have more than enough aid, it's getting it to them is the problem.I don't know if donating your time and money here will yield any results
No help unless they can somehow twist the arms of the military junta to force them into opening up their air and sea channels so that the aid can reach those that really need them. But each day passed means more deaths and the more difficult the job will be.....
Its a sad sad world for which we live in. as rightfully pointed out donating wont really help at this stage, there are no media reports stating that they need aid. In fact, if you want to donate and actually know your money will actually be helping people then donate to the China earthquake. Burma has aid sat on the tarmac, although to be fair it is now getting through, but its the relief workers that matter. Just keep one eye on the news and when they ask for donations and you know that people are actually in there helping then donate. Thats what i will be doing.
I'll see how much I've raised by mid-June and decide then. Thanks for the heads up. There are so many good causes out there, I just thought I'd go for one that was in the news and everyone (I hope) would feel strongly about.
Coverage on Myanmar are getting lesser and yet they are the ones that really need aid and help. Coverage on China is huge but China has 50 000 soldiers doing the rescue if not more now and they have a powerful military, what they need would be specialized equipment and personnel. Hopefully the media, in its frenzy to cover the massive efforts in China do not forget about the victims of the Nargis cyclone.
Aliot of people feel strongly about it there is no doubt about that... lets all keep our fingers crossed that things get better by the time your ready to donate. I truly hope so.