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Want to help communities recovering from #TyphoonRai/#TyphoonOdette? Here's how to help ⤵️
About the Emergency On December 16, Super Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, barreled into the Philippines, bringing heavy rains, landslides, and widespread flooding. The devastating storm killed hundreds of people, affected nearly two million people, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people...
It can sometimes take a team to respond to calls after a major natural disaster. On #InternationalVolunteerDay we want to give a shout out to Atlas Corps - volunteers we train to potentially man the USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance call center to assist people who want to help after a big disaster!
It can sometimes take a team to respond to calls after a major natural disaster. On #InternationalVolunteerDay we want to give a shout out to Atlas Corps - volunteers we train to potentially man the USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance call center to assist people who want to help after a big disaster!
On @United Nations' International #VolunteerDay, we are thankful for the kindness and generosity of people who want to help locally & internationally during crises. But, before you decide to jump on a plane, learn more about the skills you may need to #volunteer, and how to #VolunteerResponsibly! https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/volunteering/
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in four Americans volunteered for an organization at least once during the course of a year. Despite their good intentions, volunteers could hinder relief efforts, even being a danger to themselves and others during a disaster response. When it comes....
When disasters strike, anywhere around the world, people want to help. When neighbors are in need, local #VolunteersActFirst. Today, on UN Volunteers’ International Volunteer Day, we want to recognize the volunteers who help close to home, like those who stepped up to assist Afghan people who were pushed out of their homes and country and are now living in the U.S. To find out how you can help (including virtually), check out VolunteerMatch https://www.volunteermatch.org/
When disasters strike, anywhere around the world, people want to help. When neighbors are in need, local #VolunteersActFirst. Today, on UN Volunteers’ International Volunteer Day, we want to recognize the volunteers who help close to home, like those who stepped up to assist Afghan people who were pushed out of their homes and country and are now living in the U.S. To find out how you can help (including virtually), check out VolunteerMatch https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Nom nom nom! On #NationalCookieDay , we like to remind folks that one kind of dough is the absolute best in helping people affected by disasters. More on how to help: https://www.cidi.org/
Today, on GivingTuesday, we want to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to help people affected by disasters, especially if you donated 💵 to support relief efforts. If you are feeling generous, #GivingTuesday is the perfect opportunity to give back. Our website has more information on how to help in places like Northern Ethiopia and Afghanistan: https://www.cidi.org/
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Hunting for online deals this #CyberMonday? Don’t forget that GivingTuesday is tomorrow! See how you can help others through giving the gift of your time, donations, or your voice! www.givingtuesday.org
GivingTuesday is a global movement that reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and radical generosity.
On #SmallBusinessSaturday, remember that cash donations can help entire communities affected by a disaster! Aid groups can use the💲💰💵 to buy relief supplies from local businesses, which puts money back into the local economy, creates jobs, and helps communities bounce back faster! More info here → https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/why-cash-is-best/
Thanksgiving may be over, but you can stay in the giving spirit while you shop until you drop on #BlackFriday! #GivingTuesday is the perfect opportunity to use online shopping to give back. Save the Date and get ready to give back! https://www.cnet.com/how-to/giving-tuesday-2021-what-it-is-and-what-you-can-do-can-help/
After all the gift-buying, there's a day for giving -- in more ways than one.
Thanksgiving 🦃 looks a lot different this year, but there are still ways to give thanks by helping others. PopSugar shares how you can give back and make an impact, including:
🟠 Donating to a charity
🟠 Serving dinner to people in need
🟠 Sending care packages
Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy (and healthy) Thanksgiving! https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/Where-Volunteer-Thanksgiving-44023073?stream_view=1#photo-45493951
This Thanksgiving, you can volunteer to deliver meals to people in need, run a turkey trot for charity or serve dinner at a local soup kitchen.
What is one thing the world can always use more of? Kindness! And on World #KindnessDay, we are glad that there is an endless supply. How will you Inspire Kindness today? Here are 12 suggestions to get you started - https://inspirekindness.com/blog/12-ways-to-participate-in-world-kindness-day-2021
Afghanistan is in crisis. USAID and humanitarian partners never stopped working to help save lives. Our website has important information about:
💲Sending donations
🤔What you need to know about volunteering
🤝Helping Afghan people in the U.S.
ℹ️ How relief orgs are using donations
https://www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/afghanistan-crisis/
The eyes of the world have been on Afghanistan since late August 2021, when the government of Afghanistan collapsed after an extensive and…
Millions of people in Northern Ethiopia are in urgent need of humanitarian aid - almost a year after fighting began. USAID - US Agency for International Development is responding. If you want to help people in need, consider donating to these orgs working on the ground https://www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/northern-ethiopia/
USAID Assistant to the Administrator Sarah Charles recently returned from Ethiopia, where a conflict broke out one year ago in the…
Today is National #PlayDoh Day, so we used everyone's favorite modeling clay to share this reminder about the best way to help people affected by disasters, like hurricanes or wildfires. It doesn't matter if it's Play-Doh or real “dough”, the answer is the same… #CashIsBest https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/why-cash-is-best/
HELP FOR AFGHANISTAN REFUGEES: Buy the "special sandwich" at D.C.'s Grazie Grazie's Belly Full pop up at the Wharf and 100% of the proceeds will go to KindWorks, a non-profit org helping resettle Afghan refugees. Now through Sunday, get a sandwich created by the chef or chefs at Albi, Bammy's DC, Grazie Grazie & CHIKO and help evacuees in urgent need. More info via Washington City Paper:
Buy a sandwich from the Belly Full pop-up fundraiser this Thursday through Sunday and all proceeds will go an organization helping Afghan refugees.
Haitian Diaspora: We know that diaspora communities - who have close connections to their home countries - are among the first to help after a natural disaster and value their important role in responding to this disaster. We also encourage them to help us spread the word that the most effective way to help is by providing monetary donations to established organizations. #CashIsBest CIDI has tips for people who want to help: https://www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/haiti-earthquake/
About the Emergency On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, approximately 80 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. The earthquake also damaged or destroyed hundreds of houses and buildings, including critical pu...
As the world watches Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake, many want to volunteer to help survivors. Did you know that the best way to help may be from home? So before you make travel plans , consider whether your good intentions will help - or hinder - international response efforts. Learn more about the skills needed, and how to volunteer responsibly. https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/volunteering
As the world watches Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake, many want to volunteer to help survivors. Did you know that the best way to help may be from home? So before you make travel plans , consider whether your good intentions will help - or hinder - international response efforts. Learn more about the skills needed, and how to volunteer responsibly. https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/volunteering
📢 PRIVATE SECTOR interested in helping in #Haiti after the earthquake? This new United Nations OCHA Business Guide outlines ways you can help!
1️⃣ Financial contributions
2️⃣ In-kind & service support
3️⃣ Contributions to longer-term recovery
4️⃣ Commercial offers
Download here: http://ow.ly/b18Y50FUjCi
📢 PRIVATE SECTOR interested in helping in #Haiti after the earthquake? This new United Nations OCHA Business Guide outlines ways you can help!
1️⃣ Financial contributions
2️⃣ In-kind & service support
3️⃣ Contributions to longer-term recovery
4️⃣ Commercial offers
Download here: http://ow.ly/b18Y50FUjCi
On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize and honor the humanitarians that risk their lives to help others. They sacrifice in the midst of conflict, increased natural disasters, and #COVID19. You may not be a humanitarian, but you can help people affected by crisis by following this good guidance. Check out this info on best practices to support disaster relief ➡️ https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/toolkit/
On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize and honor the humanitarians that risk their lives to help others. They sacrifice in the midst of conflict, increased natural disasters, and #COVID19. You may not be a humanitarian, but you can help people affected by crisis by following this good guidance. Check out this info on best practices to support disaster relief ➡️ https://www.cidi.org/how-to-help/toolkit/
HELP FOR #HAITI: Here's what you can do and how you can best help hard-hit communities after the earthquake: www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/haiti-earthquake/
On Saturday, a M7.2 earthquake struck Haiti, killing and injuring thousands of people. USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is coordinating the 🇺🇸 response, but many people around the world also want to help. The best way to help is to send donations to vetted organzations working on the ground. Here's why and where you can donate ➡️ www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/haiti-earthquake/
About the Emergency On August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, approximately 80 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds more—a number that is expected to rise. The earthquake also damaged or destroyed hundreds of house...
As survivors continue to recover from ongoing wildfires raging in California, needs are great. If you want to help, our friends at GlobalGiving launched a new fund where you can donate directly to relief efforts on the ground and help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, medicine, and shelter ➡️https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/california-wildfire-relief-fund/
As survivors continue to recover from ongoing wildfires raging in California, needs are great. If you want to help, our friends at GlobalGiving launched a new fund where you can donate directly to relief efforts on the ground and help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, medicine, and shelter ➡️https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/california-wildfire-relief-fund/
Join us in celebrating #MandelaDay, a day to honor Nelson Mandela's legacy by serving others & working to help make the world a better place. See what you do to change the world for better: www.mandeladay.com/
Join us in celebrating #MandelaDay, a day to honor Nelson Mandela's legacy by serving others & working to help make the world a better place. See what you do to change the world for better: www.mandeladay.com/
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency provides valuable tips on how to stay safe during #HurricaneSeason, but do you know how to help people affected AFTER a hurricane hits? Add these tips to your check-list so you can do the most good when giving after a disaster.
✅ Donate cash #CashIsBest
✅ Give to trusted, vetted organizations! #DonateResponsibly
✅ Visit www.cidi.org to see where we are responding to crises & how you can help.
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency provides valuable tips on how to stay safe during #HurricaneSeason, but do you know how to help people affected AFTER a hurricane hits? Add these tips to your check-list so you can do the most good when giving after a disaster.
✅ Donate cash #CashIsBest
✅ Give to trusted, vetted organizations! #DonateResponsibly
✅ Visit www.cidi.org to see where we are responding to crises & how you can help.
Oh hey, is that Arizona State University student Nathan Evans' #CashIsBest PSA in the Boston Herald? Sure is and we LOVE to see it!
Thanks for helping us spread the message that monetary donations (cash, credit cards, and online direct donations to nonprofit organizations) are the best way to support communities after international disasters. www.CIDI.org
Oh hey, is that Arizona State University student Nathan Evans' #CashIsBest PSA in the Boston Herald? Sure is and we LOVE to see it!
Thanks for helping us spread the message that monetary donations (cash, credit cards, and online direct donations to nonprofit organizations) are the best way to support communities after international disasters. www.CIDI.org
The humanitarian needs in Syria are greater than ever before. USAID - US Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration just announced more than $436M in additional humanitarian assistance for Syrians affected by 10 years of conflict. Wondering how you can help the organizations providing critical food, water, hygiene, shelter and mental health support in the country? Learn how: https://www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/syria/
About the Crisis The Syrian conflict is one of the largest and most complex humanitarian emergencies of our time. Nearly 12 million people are displaced within Syria or have fled to neighboring countries as refugees, and 11.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. The emergence of th...
On #CharityTuesday, remember that #CashIsBest way to make the most impact helping others in need around the world. From helping people suffering from ongoing conflict in #Tigray to refugees who fled violence in #Syria to communities recovering by recent hurricanes - you can do the most good by donating directly to relief efforts on the ground. See how you can help on our website. ⤵️
After disasters strike there is usually an outpouring of generosity and an inclination to send items like canned food, bottled water, and used clothing. However, it’s important to remember that every disaster is unique. So, too, are the response activities needed to help people affected by them. D...
90% of the population in Tigray Ethiopia need assistance because of the ongoing conflict. USAID believes a famine may already be happening, threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. There have already been reports of starvation, and the number of malnourished children is increasing each week. If the conflict doesn’t end & humanitarians can’t access more people in need, this devastating situation will get even worse. The best way to help is to donate to orgs working on the ground. Find a list here - https://www.cidi.org/disaster-responses/tigray/
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On National PlayDoh Day, check out how we used everyone's favorite modeling clay to share this important tip on how you can help people affected by disasters, including Hurricane Florence. HINT: it doesn't matter if it's Play-Doh or real “dough”, the answer is the same…
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: Check out Arizona State University student Veronica Gomez’s #PSAid ad, which was published in The Washington Times! 👇
We've got our #NosesOn. Do you? On #RedNoseDay a reminder that a little laughter can go a long way in the fight against child poverty. Here's how you can get involved: https://goo.gl/5tyccx
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