Tuesday, March 22, 2011

AidConnect Newsletter 3/2011 - Japan Disaster

AidConnect Newsletter 3/2011 - Japan Disaster

Focus

On focus is the catastrophe in Japan. Many international and local relief organizations are mobilizing to provide help. If you want to know how to help, please clickhere.

Topic

In our topic section you can find links to documents and web pages which offer further information on how to help the people in Japan. We also like to encourage you to contribute to this list and upload further material.

Project

The featured project on AidConnect is "Hope Letters", a volunteer initiative that was created in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan. The concept is to allow a platform for people from around the world to communicate, in Japanese, their words of hope and encouragement to the people affected by this terrible disaster.

Expert

The featured expert on AidConnect is David Chan, the site's creator. According to him, the site "Hope Letters" is receiving of 1,200 visitors and 100 letters per day.

Best regards,

Carmen Paul
AidConnect Team

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