Typhoon Haiyan

SEPT 23 1989 · 12-11-2013 11:05AM

another question wrote: »

€1,000,000. That's it I believe.

pathetic

Pawwed Rig · 12-11-2013 11:20AM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

pathetic

It is actually high by international standards. China only gave $200,000.

Other donations are
Sweden: 20 Million Kronor = Php 131 Million = €2.2m
Denmark: 10 Million Kroner = Php 77 Million = €1.3m
Norway: 20 Million Kroner = Php 140 Million = €2.4m
UAE: 36 Million Dirham = Php 423 Million = €7.2m
UK: 6 Million Pounds = Php 415 Million = €7m
Canada: = Php 206 Million = €3.5m
Netherlands: 2 Million Euros = Php 115 Million
So we didn't do too badly. Per capita we are well up there on that list

the groutch · 12-11-2013 11:27AM

another question wrote: »

Goal, Concern, Red Cross etc are all taking donations for those in the Philippines. Which charity would be the best to donate too. I have very little respect for Concern. I am between Goal and The Red Cross. Anyone able to advise?

Edit: Forgot to include Trocaire as well.

think that's an inherent problem in Ireland (and the UK too). so many different "charities" all doing the exact same thing, with zero economies of scale.

another question · 12-11-2013 11:28AM

the groutch wrote: »

think that's an inherent problem in Ireland (and the UK too). so many different "charities" all doing the exact same thing, with zero economies of scale.

Take all the above governments of countries who have donated - who are they donating it to?

12-11-2013 05:49PM

This really is some man -

A grieving Filipino chef has revealed his grief and heartache after the loss of ten members of his family in the devastating typhoon.

Jaime Casilan (50), speaking at his Dublin home, said he was anxiously waiting for more news from his sister and he fears more of his relatives may have been killed by Typhoon Haiyan.

"Ten of them are dead and more are missing. We are very, very upset. We keep praying," he told the Herald.

Mr Casilan, who lives with his wife Gilda and daughter Jimal Ann (22) in Clondalkin, said his niece's three children were brought onto the roof of their home in The Philipines as waters continued to rise during the typhoon.

He received the devastating news of the loss of several relatives, including cousins and his uncle Victorio and his aunt Milagros when he received a telephone call from his sister in Manila.

Despite his grief, he intended to report for work as normal at The Half Way House restaurant on Walkinstown Road today.

Source: Herald.ie.

He loses ten members of his family, but instead of grieving, he returns to work so that he can send money back as aid.

dodderangler · 12-11-2013 05:52PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

This really is some man -

Source: Herald.ie.

He loses ten members of his family, but instead of grieving, he returns to work so that he can send money back as aid.

Jesus Christ. That's heartbreaking. Poor bloke.
My gf is Filipino and I know she's upset by what is happening over there. Those poor people

old hippy · 12-11-2013 06:23PM

I think it brings home to us, the scale and tragedy when it involves friends, family, acquaintances etc. Out of all that grief and harrowing news we can do something - no matter how small - to try and make a difference.

Grayson · 12-11-2013 06:39PM

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

It is actually high by international standards. China only gave $200,000.

Other donations are
Sweden: 20 Million Kronor = Php 131 Million = €2.2m
Denmark: 10 Million Kroner = Php 77 Million = €1.3m
Norway: 20 Million Kroner = Php 140 Million = €2.4m
UAE: 36 Million Dirham = Php 423 Million = €7.2m
UK: 6 Million Pounds = Php 415 Million = €7m
Canada: = Php 206 Million = €3.5m
Netherlands: 2 Million Euros = Php 115 Million
So we didn't do too badly. Per capita we are well up there on that list

I saw a comment about australias original contribution. It was about the same as the PM's salary.

Muise... · 12-11-2013 07:32PM

It's not just money they need- smarts can help too!

Open Street Map are helping the Red Cross by mapping the infrastructure of the affected areas so rescue and relief can be better coordinated - which is literally a lifesaver when local communications are down and roads may be impassable.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/how-online-mapmakers-are-helping-the-red-cross-save-lives-in-the-philippines/281366/

NIMAN · 12-11-2013 11:32PM

So the death toll that the media told us, of 100,000, has been revised down to 2500.

Thats some change.

Stinicker · 12-11-2013 11:51PM

Having been to the Philippines myself this year I find it heartbreaking to see the scale of this disaster. I really think it is a country that you really have to be there to understand. Philippine people are some of the nicest you could meet and despite being really poor and getting ravaged by these disasters they are exceptionally stoic and there no.1 priority is always family.

Filipino OFW (Overseas Foreign Workers) contribute over 10% of GDP to the country in remittances alone and there are over 12million filipinos living abroad and around 100million in the country itself.

They are hardworking and the sort of immigrants which contribute positively to Ireland; and I am glad the Government gave €1m in aid to help them and much better than the hundreds of millions they have sent into the hands of tinpot dictators in africa funding weapons purchases. I am sure anyone who had the misfortune to ever be in hospital will be able to tell you of the positive experiences they would have had with some of the thousands of Filipina nurses and carers who work in our healthcare profession.

old hippy · 13-11-2013 01:13PM

NIMAN wrote: »

So the death toll that the media told us, of 100,000, has been revised down to 2500.

Thats some change.

Estimates were at 10 thousand. 2,500 is still a significant number. In the case of disasters on this scale, it's impossible to be sure in the intial days, weeks, even months after.

vicwatson · 13-11-2013 01:20PM

SeanW wrote: »

Seriously though, which charity would be the best to donate to? The Philipine Red Cross? Any charity based in Ireland?

Got this email this morning, I think they do great work, if anyone has a few spare quid (no affiliation) -

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Dear Supporter,

Médecins Sans Frontières teams have been on the ground since last Saturday and have started responding to the dire medical needs. Based on the unprecedented level of devastation that they are witnessing, we have launched a [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Philippines Typhoon Emergency Appeal[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif].

[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Our Emergency Response:

[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]> First emergency teams arrived in Cebu within 24 hours of the typhoon

> 80-90 additional personnel have begun arriving today including surgeons, doctors, nurses, psychologists and logisticians

> Nine cargo planes of Médecins Sans Frontières medical and relief supplie are en route

[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]On RTE's Nine O'Clock News (11th November 2013), our Director, Jane-Ann McKenna described the situation:

"Our priority is to address the urgent medical needs. The typhoon has been devastating and people have been forced into pure survival mode during these first few days.

Our teams report that hospitals have been destroyed and medical equipment washed away. The risks of infection and disease are high." Watch here

How you can help:

> €35 can provide portable dressing kits for more than 50 people
> €65 can send a doctor to the field for a day
> €175 can provide infection-fighting antibiotics for 100 injured people
> €450 can supply a full emergency health kit for over 200 people

Click here to donate

Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated to this appeal. We will continue to scale up our emergency response in the Philippines, but we need your help.

JoAnne O'Donovan
Fundraising Manager
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders

P.S. The relief cargo contains tetanus vaccines, medical kits and shelter materials. An inflatable hospital will be dispatched later this week. Please donate now.

[/FONT]

dublinman1990 · 13-11-2013 02:33PM

It is heartbreaking to know that when thinking about this disaster; the UN said for some time now that the Fillipinos are still waiting for food; water and medicine to come and help their own people.

I do know people including a few neighbours from the Philippines myself as they are great people to be around. I am hoping that their families are not affected too much by this disaster in terms of losing more lives.

There should be a real need now to stop the potential risks of disease and hunger coming down the line but the international community should be more helpful in stopping this crisis from deteriorating even further even though the appeals are a good start.

http://news.sky.com/story/1167801/typhoon-haiyan-survivors-fear-and-desperation

But crime rates are rising steadily which is very worrying. Their is much talk right now of looters robbing heavy bags of rice which is meant to be used for aiding some of the 11.3 million people who have been affected in which 673k people have been displaced by the storm.

Eight more people have been killed doing that exercise under the circumstances of the country's infrastructure being absolutely crippled. That is not on as their should be ways to stop that from happening.

Pawwed Rig · 22-11-2013 06:09AM

I am hearing stories of aid being intercepted by local mayors and distributed to friends and family.
Also there are reports of politicians rebranding international aid with their own image to claim credit for it. Not really surprising to me knowing the corrupt nature of the Philippine society but might be an eye opener to someone making a donation.
Would recommend donating to international organisations on the ground there rather than to any org that allows the Philippine govt to distribute the aid. I would include the Philippine Red Cross in this.
Sensible orgs would be Médecins Sans Frontières as a previous poster mentioned or a UN based org

Pawwed Rig · 12-12-2013 10:04AM

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I am hearing stories of aid being intercepted by local mayors and distributed to friends and family

As predicted http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/dswd-hoards-foreign-aid-inside-aquino-stadium

It is depressing to be right sometimes:(

Typhoon Haiyan

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