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That's great, you've donated to the Tsunami. Now what about the rest of the World???
Kudos to everyone who donated to the Tsunami relief effort.
The turnout was stunning. Red cross got nearly 140 million in personal donationa alone - this will be matched by the CIDA. Estimates (unaudited) for personal/citizen donations to the major NGOs run as high as $200 million, according to CIDA, and eager volunteers and philathropists are showing no sign of ceasing their efforts.
But consider this. Sudan, for instance, is right now ablaze in a bloody civil war. Death tolls run anywhere from a conservative 70,000 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4209471.stm) to over a million (www.news24.com/News24/Africa/ News/0,,2-11-1447_1537301,00.html), depending on where you look. Millions are displaced and suffering. This is only one country. Millions die around the world due to chronic structural flaws, fierce civil fighting, or (ahem) extranational "liberation" efforts (I needn't specify). (I work in television media - I see a lot of shit come through that none of you folks will ever see on mainstream television.)
Or, for the social protectionists among us, what about the local charities - the safe-houses, medical research, centres for abused children, pick any. They are marking decreased donations as well.
My point is simple. Congratulations to all who donated to the Tsunami effort. I did the same. So did countless individuals from all walks of life, corporations, and governments from all over the world. But the NGOs and Charities collecting these donations don't know what to do with the surplus already. Now that S.E. Asia has got it's exposure through stunning media coverage and outstanding public response, it may be time to turn our equal attention to the other areas of the world that need our help, and have needed it for a very long time.
Peace out all.
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Nathan Fake - Outhouse (Valentino Kanzyani Remix) 
