Donations for Aleppo/Syria

nervous_twitch

I'll keep this brief, as nothing spoils the Christmas buzz quite like a humanitarian crisis, but a family member has requested a sizeable donation to a charity supporting ongoing aid in Syria/Aleppo in lieu of a terrible, thoughtless gift. I need your assistance in selecting a (relatively) noble charity for the cause. For all the things we've learnt in the last few years, I'm hesitant to give to a random charity that will use my buck to keep its CEO in champagne and caviar this holiday season.

Can anyone recommend an organisation? Does anyone know much about HumanAppeal?

Thanks in advance. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Fr_Dougal

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057677311

hannible the cannible

Give it to a local charity like cancer care or a local child's charity , the Muslims on the other side of the world can learn to look after themselves

nervous_twitch

I appreciate all the good work of the Santa Strike Force, its an incredible gesture from the boards community, but I'm specifically looking for charities dealing with the Syrian crisis. Charity need not be singular and I've donated to various local causes already.

biko

SVP or Simon could use the money.

Maybe something like Red Cross or UNCHR?

nervous_twitch

biko wrote: »

Maybe something like Red Cross or UNCHR?

Red Cross is a good call, thanks

biko

Media is more inclined to show pictures of starving kids in Middle East or Africa than starving kids in the next estate over...

rgace

nervous_twitch wrote: »

I'll keep this brief, as nothing spoils the Christmas buzz quite like a humanitarian crisis, but a family member has requested a sizeable donation to a charity supporting ongoing aid in Syria/Aleppo in lieu of a terrible, thoughtless gift. I need your assistance in selecting a (relatively) noble charity for the cause. For all the things we've learnt in the last few years, I'm hesitant to give to a random charity that will use my buck to keep its CEO in champagne and caviar this holiday season.

Can anyone recommend an organisation? Does anyone know much about HumanAppeal?

Thanks in advance. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Judging by the replies so far, people are finding it difficult to understand your question. Fair play to your family member, thats a great idea. Perhaps Medicin Sans Frontiers, they do amazing work.

Grayson

nervous_twitch wrote: »

I'll keep this brief, as nothing spoils the Christmas buzz quite like a humanitarian crisis, but a family member has requested a sizeable donation to a charity supporting ongoing aid in Syria/Aleppo in lieu of a terrible, thoughtless gift. I need your assistance in selecting a (relatively) noble charity for the cause. For all the things we've learnt in the last few years, I'm hesitant to give to a random charity that will use my buck to keep its CEO in champagne and caviar this holiday season.

Can anyone recommend an organisation? Does anyone know much about HumanAppeal?

Thanks in advance. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

MSF do good work.

and there's always unicef

Yourself isit

nervous_twitch wrote: »

Red Cross is a good call, thanks

The red cross didn't operate in Aleppo until the government took over. I think it's there now.

SkinnyBuddha

hannible the cannible wrote: »

the Muslims on the other side of the world can learn to look after themselves

Classy:rolleyes::rolleyes:

wakka12

biko wrote: »

Media is more inclined to show pictures of starving kids in Middle East or Africa than starving kids in the next estate over...

Not that theres no hardship here but trying to equate the suffering of Syrians currently with relatively poor people in Ireland is just insulting

SEPT 23 1989

Christian Aid wink wink nod nod

Arcade_Tryer

The Assad Foundation.

darkdubh

Make sure it's not one of these "charities" connected to radical Islamist organistaions. As another poster said Medicine Sans Frontiers would be my choice.

dd972

As long as you let us know what sort of weapons they're being spent on?

Oodoov

SkinnyBuddha wrote: »

Classy:rolleyes::rolleyes:

How many fugees has Dubai taken in? That's right zero and why, because they aren't stupid. I wouldn't be giving a single sent to any charity that sends money to "help" in Syria. A lot of it will end up in the hands of jihadist animals beheading men, women and children in the name of you know who.

Gatling

Suppose you could send it to the Russian airforce

SkinnyBuddha

Oodoov wrote: »

How many fugees has Dubai taken in?

What the fuk does how many refugees Dubai has/hasnt taken in to do with the OP?

I wouldn't be giving a single sent to any charity that sends money to "help" in Syria

That's you're perogotive but not surprising.

A lot of it will end up in the hands of jihadist animals beheading men, women and children in the name of you know who.

Really??Would love to see you producing sources for MSF/Unicef and other charities recommended on this thread being involved in this.

You're islamophobic agenda is blatant hence the fact you're all over threads to do with the ME like a rash even one where the OP was asking about what charitie to give to.