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> help directly You could do much worse than donating to the Red Cross and selecting “Disaster Relief”, and if you want to take an action, call your representa

> help directly You could do much worse than donating to the Red Cross and selecting “Disaster Relief”, and if you want to take an action, call your representatives and let them know how important you’d find a robust USAID response. Neither are sexy options, but both will have an effect https://www.redcross.org/donate/D072002.html https://www.redcross.org/donate/D072002.html

TazeTSchnitzel 6y ago
That's the American Red Cross though, will the money go to Lebanon?
- lucretian 6y ago
  it will not. more direct resources: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/beirut-explosions-lebanon-how-to-help-victims-donate-blood-red-cross-a9654781.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/beirut-explosions-l...
nerdponx 6y ago
Does MSF have operations in Lebanon?
- est31 6y ago
  Yes, in fact most international aid organizations have major operations in Lebanon, because there is a large population of Syrian refugees, currently about a Million. Per capita, Lebanon takes in the most refugees from the war, at about 1 refugee per 4 ordinary inhabitants. It would be comparable to the US taking in 80 million refugees. Extremely impressive hospitality. They should absolutely be helped now that it's their turn to need it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War_in_Lebanon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_W...
taneq 6y ago
It's a different branch of the Red Cross, but I gave them some money back when the Philippines was hit by an earthquake and a cyclone in quick succession. I swear they spent more on sending me big glossy fundraising brochures every few months for the next decade than I'd donated in the first place. I later read that the Philippines only got a small percentage of their donations for that campaign. Never again.

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> help directly You could do much worse than donating to the Red Cross and selecting “Disaster Relief”, and if you want to take an action, call your representa

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TazeTSchnitzel 6y ago
That's the American Red Cross though, will the money go to Lebanon?
- lucretian 6y ago
  it will not. more direct resources: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/beirut-explosions-lebanon-how-to-help-victims-donate-blood-red-cross-a9654781.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/beirut-explosions-l...
nerdponx 6y ago
Does MSF have operations in Lebanon?
- est31 6y ago
  Yes, in fact most international aid organizations have major operations in Lebanon, because there is a large population of Syrian refugees, currently about a Million. Per capita, Lebanon takes in the most refugees from the war, at about 1 refugee per 4 ordinary inhabitants. It would be comparable to the US taking in 80 million refugees. Extremely impressive hospitality. They should absolutely be helped now that it's their turn to need it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War_in_Lebanon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_W...
taneq 6y ago
It's a different branch of the Red Cross, but I gave them some money back when the Philippines was hit by an earthquake and a cyclone in quick succession. I swear they spent more on sending me big glossy fundraising brochures every few months for the next decade than I'd donated in the first place. I later read that the Philippines only got a small percentage of their donations for that campaign. Never again.