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International
Federation launches donations website to cope with massive public
desire to help tsunami victims 29 December 2004 The public’s huge desire to donate money to support the Red Cross Red Crescent’s relief operation to help the victims of the tsunami that has devastated coastal areas in many countries in Asia and Africa has prompted the International Federation to create a dedicated website to handle online donations. “The sheer volume of traffic on our website has persuaded us that we need an additional online donation website to respond appropriately to this immense display of solidarity shown by the public. donate.ifrc.org will allow people to donate quickly and easily,” said Siân Bowen, Head of media and public relations at the International Federation. The new site, donate.ifrc.org, is already operational in English. Spanish and French versions will be up and running on Thursday 30 December. Many Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies can also take online donations for the appeal through their national websites. The main Federation website, www.ifrc.org, provides detailed material on what the Federation is doing in response to this emergency. For further information, or to set up interviews, please contact: Marie-Françoise Borel, Press Officer Tel: + 41 22 730 43 46 Roy Probert, Press Officer Tel: + 41 22 730 42 96 Eva Calvo, Press Officer Tel: + 41 22 730 43 57 Sian Bowen, Head of Media Tel: + 41 79 217 33 88 Duty phone Tel: + 41 79 416 38 81 The Geneva-based International Federation promotes the humanitarian activities of 181 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies among vulnerable people. By coordinating international disaster relief and encouraging development support, it seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering. The Federation, National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross together, constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. © International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
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