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How to Help China
My beloved mother offered this link from the New York Times:
Also, Ryan of the excellent blogs Lost Lowai, The Humanaught (a personal favorite), and The Hao Hao Report, has created a badge that you can put on your website to link to the Red Cross Society of China (along with information and links to other relief work in China):
Xu Yan has recently informed me that the Red Cross in China has received some flak about their strange policy on not accepting used clothing as a donation for earthquake relief. I’m unable to track down any articles about this issue, so please let me know if you find anything.
However, over at Danwei, there is some minor discussion as to the lack of financial transparency within the Chinese Red Cross:
In any case, and despite numerous examples of corruption from similar non-profits, at this point the evidence against the Red Cross in China is hardly damning. I will be placing Ryan’s badge on my site until/if I learn of anything wicked. If you have concerns, though, I suggest contacting the Red Cross in your home country for more information and advice.
