GlobalGiving Relief Fund for Earthquake in Chile

Summary

The Fund is supporting our partners' efforts to provide emergency relief after the devastating earthquake. Proceeds will be allocated amongst partners providing food/water, shelter, and medical care.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early on Feb 27, abut 200 miles from the capital of Santiago and 70 miles from the country's second largest city, Concepcion. Damage is extensive, hundreds have died, and millions have been displaced.

Activities

Through GlobalGiving's partners on the ground, this fund will provide victims of the earthquake with critical necessities including water, food, shelter, and medical care. More details will be provided as they are available.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £39,723
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £9,512
Total Funding Goal: £49,235

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.globalgiving.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Through short-term relief, and then long term rebuilding, this fund will help victims recover from this devastating natural disaster.

Project Message

We have had a huge earthquake.We’re doing everything we can with all the resources we have.
- Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Britt Lake,

1023 15th St NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
United States
202.232.5784
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

GlobalGiving
1023 15th Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
United States
202.232.5784
http://www.globalgiving.com

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Chile and can also be found under Disaster Recovery.

For more information about Chile, read the Human Development Report on Chile or the Wikipedia entry for Chile.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 27, 2010.

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