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            Action Against Hunger
            ADRA International
            American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
            American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 
            American Jewish World Service
            American Red Cross
            Ananda Marga Universal Relief Teams (AMURT)
            Baptist World Aid
            B'nai B'rith International
            Brother's Brother Foundation
            CARE
            Catholic Medical Mission Board
            Catholic Relief Services
            Christian Children's Fund
            Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 
            Church World Service
            Concern Worldwide US
            Counterpart International
            Direct Relief International
            Episcopal Relief and Development
            Food for the Hungry
            Heart to Heart International
            International Aid
            International Relief Teams
            Latter-day Saint Charities 
            Lutheran World Relief
            MAP International

            Mercy Corps International
            Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
            Northwest Medical Teams International
            Operation USA
            Oxfam America
            Relief International 
            Salvation Army World Service Office
            Save the Children
            United Methodist Committee On Relief
            US Fund for UNICEF
            United Way International
            World Concern
            World Relief
            World Vision InterAction members listed here are accepting contributions for assistance they or their affiliates are providing to victims of the earthquake in India.  The list was produced by InterAction, a coalition of more than 165 US-based private relief, development and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure accountability to donors, professional competence and quality of service.  Visit the following links for further information:


              Details on current assistance being provided by InterAction members

              Reliefweb www.reliefweb.int for up-to-date information on the victims in India

              InterAction's Guide to Appropriate Giving and Donations. 
           
     

            Action Against Hunger
            875 Ave of the Americas, Suite 1905
            New York, NY 10001
            (212) 967-7800
            www.aah-usa.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            ADRA International
            Earthquake Relief-India
            12501 Old Columbia Pike
            Silver Spring, MD 20904
            (800) 424-ADRA
            www.adra.org
            Details of assistance being provided 
            American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
            India Earthquake Relief and Reconstruction Fund
            1501 Cherry Street|
            Philadelphia, PA  19102
            888- 588-2372 ext. 1
            www.afsc.org 
            Details of assistance being provided

            American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 
            India Earthquake Relief
            711 Third Avenue
            10th Floor
            New York, New York 10017
            (212) 885-0832
            www.jdc.org 
              Details of assistance being provided 

            American Jewish World Service
            India Earthquake Relief
            989 Avenue of the Americas
            10th Floor
            New York, NY 10018
            (800) 889-7146
            www.ajws.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            American Red Cross
            Disaster Relief Fund
            PO Box 37243
            Washington, DC 20013
            (800) HELP NOW
            www.redcross.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Ananda Marga Universal Relief Teams (AMURT)
            "AMURT India Quake"
            7627 16th Street, NW
            Washington, DC 20012
            (202) 829-8676
            www.amurt.net 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Baptist World Aid
            Indian Earthquake Appeal
            6733 Curran Street
            McLean, VA 22101
            (703) 790-8980
            www.bwanet.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            B'nai B'rith International
            Disaster Relief-India Earthquake
            2640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW 
            Washington, DC 20036
            (202) 857-6533
            www.bnaibrith.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Brother's Brother Foundation
            India Earthquake
            Suite 3005
            1501 Reedsdale Street
            Pittsburgh, PA 15233
            (412) 321-3160
            Details of assistance being provided 

            CARE
            151 Ellis St, NE
            Atlanta, GA 30303
            (800) 521-CARE

            www.care.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Catholic Medical Mission Board
            10 West 17th St.
            New York, NY 10011
            (800) 678-5659, ext. 18
            www.cmmb.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Catholic Relief Services
            India Earthquake Fund
            Catholic Relief Services
            PO Box 17090
            Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
            (800) 736-3467
            www.catholicrelief.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Christian Children's Fund
            India Earthquake
            PO Box 26484
            Richmond, VA 23261
            (800) SPONSOR
            www.christianchildrensfund.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
            India Earthquake
            2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE
            Grand Rapids, MI 49560
            (800) 848-5818
            www.crwrc.org
            Details of assistance being provided  

            Church World Service
            India Earthquake
            PO Box 968
            Elkhart, IN 46515
            (800) 297-1526
            www.churchworldservice.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Concern Worldwide US
            Suite 903
            104 east 40th Street
            New York, NY 10016
            (212) 557-8000
            www.concernusa.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Counterpart International
            Attn: Nina Anlauf
            1200 18th Street NW, Suite 1100
            Washington, DC. 20036
            (202) 296-9676
            www.counterpart.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Direct Relief International
            mark check "India"
            27 South La Patera Lane
            Santa Barbara, CA 93117
            (805) 964-4767
            www.directrelief.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Episcopal Relief and Development
            Earthquake Relief--India
            Box 12043
            Newark, NJ 07101
            (800) 334-7626 ext. 5129
            www.er-d.org
            Details of assistance being provided   
           Food for the Hungry
            7729 E. Greenway Road
            Scottsdale, AZ 85260
            (800) 2-HUNGER
            www.fh.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Heart to Heart International
            Disaster Relief Fund
            401 S. Clairborne, Ste. 302
            Olathe, KS 66062
            (913) 764-5200
            www.hearttoheart.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            International Aid 
            17011 W. Hickory
            Spring Lake, MI  49456
            (800) 251-2502
            www.internationalaid.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            International Relief Teams
            c/o India Earthquake Relief
            3547 Camino Del Rio South, #C
            San Diego, CA  92108
            (619) 284-7979
            www.irteams.org 
            Details of assistance being provided

            Latter-day Saint Charities
            50 E North Temple Street
            7th Floor
            Salt Lake City, UT 84150
            (801) 240-1201
            Details of assistance being provided

            Lutheran World Relief 
            India Earthquake
            PO Box 17061
            Baltimore, MD 21298
            (800) 597-5972
            www.lwr.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            MAP International
            Emergency Relief Fund
            PO Box 215000
            Brunswick, GA 31521
            (800) 225-8550
            www.map.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Mercy Corps International
            India/Pakistan Earthquake Relief, Dept. NR
            PO Box 2669
            Portland, OR 97208-2669
            (800) 852-2100
            www.mercycorps.org 
            Details of assistance being provided

            Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
            Attn: India Earthquake Relief
            44450 Pinetree Dr. Ste. 201
            Plymouth, MI 48170-3869
            (734) 454-0011
            www.mercyusa.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Northwest Medical Teams International
            PO Box 10
            Portland, Oregon 97207
            (503) 624-1000
            www.nwmti.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Operation USA
            mark check "India"
            8320 Melrose Avenue
            Los Angeles, CA 90069
            (800) 678-7255
            www.opusa.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Oxfam America 
            India Earthquake Response
            PO Box 1745
            Boston, MA 02105
            (800) 77-OXFAM
            www.oxfamamerica.org 
            Details of assistance being provided

            Relief International 
            11965 Venice Blvd. #405
            Los Angeles, CA  90066
            (310) 572-7770
            www.ri.org
            Details of assistance being provided   

            Salvation Army World Service Office 
            615 Slaters Lane
            Alexandria, VA 22313
            (703) 684-5528
            Details of assistance being provided 

            Save the Children
            PO Box 975 - India Earthquake
            Westport, CT 06881
            (800) 728-3843
            www.savethechildren.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            United Methodist Committee
            On Relief
            mark donation "India Earthquake, 
            Advance #274305-0"
            475 Riverside Dr., Room 330
            New York, NY 10115
            (800) 554-8583
            http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor
            Details of assistance being provided 

            US Fund for UNICEF
            333 East 38th Street
            New York, NY  10016
            (800) FOR-KIDS
            www.unicefusa.org
            Details of assistance being provided 

            United Way International 
            701 North Fairfax Street 
            Alexandria, VA 22314
            (703) 519-0092 
            www.uwint.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            World Concern
            19303 Fremont Avenue North
            Seattle, WA 98133
            (800) 755-5022
            www.worldconcern.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            World Relief
            Dept. 3
            PO Box WRC
            Wheaton, IL 60189
            (800) 535-5433
            www.worldrelief.org 
            Details of assistance being provided 

            World Vision
            India Quake Relief
            PO Box 70288
            Tacoma, WA 98481
            (888) 56-CHILD
            www.worldvision.org
            Details of assistance being provided 
           

      Details on InterAction Member Assistance in India

      Action Against Hunger (AAH) 
      (February 1, 2001)
      AAH is sending a team to Gujarat to assess the needs of the population. AAH will focus on access to safe drinking water, the condition of sanitation infrastructures, and food. The program will be implemented in partnership with local Indian NGOs, to whom AAH will bring additional support and technical skills.

      ADRA International
      (January 26, 01) 
      Initial efforts are on locating survivors and emergency relief.

      American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
      (January 29, 01)
      AFSC is assessing emergency needs in coordination with its partners and will support ongoing relief efforts of these and other local agencies.  Preliminary information points to unmet needs for food, water, sanitation and shelter.

      American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC)
      (February 6, 01)
      AJJDC is coordinating with the Vagad Medical Relief Trust in distributing tents, food, water, and other essential items in the Bachau region. AJJDC will work with CRY (Children, Relief and You) to provide needed supplies to orphanages and transit relief camps. Intermediate- and longer-term initiatives in areas such as school and clinic rebuilding and trauma relief training are being discussed with the Self-Employed Women's Association.

      American Jewish World Service (AJWS) 
      (January 26, 01) 
      AJWS will be providing food and medicine. They will be working with local grassroots organizations and the Jewish Community in Ahmedabad.

      American Red Cross (ARC)
      (February 5, 01)
      ARC has deployed a team of relief experts to support the work of the Indian Red Cross. ARC has committed $25,000 in cash and almost $580,000 for the procurement of relief supplies including 550 rolls of plastic sheeting, 15,000 blankets, 13,000 water containers, 4 WHO New Emergency Health Kits, 8,340 tarps, and 8,000 kitchen sets.

      Ananda Marga Universal Relief Teams (AMURT)
      (February 8, 01)
      AMURT has set up three relief camps in Gandhidham, Anjar and Bhuj and is providing cooked food, wheat flour, plastic sheeting and medical care to over 6,000 people daily in the urban areas and surrounding villages. AMURT has also disposed of 700 bodies and performed their last rites. AMURT is exploring constructing houses in the rehabilitation phase.

      Baptist World Aid (BWAid)
      (January 29, 01)
      BWAid has committed an initial $10,000 to earthquake relief in India. BWAid will fund the work of indigenous Indian Christian partner groups and Hungarian Baptist Aid, which has a Special Rescue Team in Gujarat. 

      Brother's Brother Foundation (BBF)
      (January 30, 01)
      BBF will assist the victims of India's earthquake.

      CARE
      (January 26, 01)
      CARE is providing emergency materials, such as food, blankets, water purification tablets, and shelter supplies.

      Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)
      (January 30, 01)
      CMMB sent an emergency grant of $25,000 to be used for the local purchase of needed medical supplies and medicines. CMMB's local partners are making assessments, and CMMB will send an emergency airlift upon the receipt of specific requests.

      Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
      (January 26, 01)
      CRS has approved an initial emergency allocation of $50,000. CRS's office in Bombay is working with local partners on the ground to identify critical needs and implement the emergency response. 

      Christian Children's Fund (CCF)
      (January 26, 01)
      CCF has designated $250,000 for initial emergency relief efforts. CCF is sending in emergency response assessment teams that will begin rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Included in these efforts will be establishment of family centers to provide immediate emergency food and medical assistance. CCF works in 6 affiliated projects within the area affected by the earthquake.

      Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
      (January 29, 01)
      CRWRC will be providing food and housing supplies to earthquake victims through the Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) and Mission India.

      Church World Service (CWS)
      (January 26, 01)
      CWS is responding through long-time partner Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), which is providing shelter, food, drinking water, and other relief items. CASA is working with local partners in the area, which include the Protestant and Catholic churches as well as the YMCA. 

      Concern Worldwide US
      (January 26, 01) 
      Concern Worldwide has dispatched an Emergency Response Team from its Indian base of operations in Orissa. An initial sum of $60,000 has been made available to the team.

      Counterpart International
      (February 8, 01)
      Counterpart is assessing the situation, and will respond accordingly. Counterpart plans to provide aid in the rural areas of Gujarat and will focus on providing assistance in the post-emergency period. Counterpart is currently implementing a child survival program in Gujarat.

      Direct Relief International
      (February 5, 01)
      Direct Relief has airlifted more than 32,000 pounds representing a $1.2 million contribution of medical commodities to its partner agency serving hospitals and clinics in the affected area. Direct Relief has another scheduled airlift for the second week of February. For more information, please see www.directrelief.org/ind.htm 

      Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)
      (February 1, 01)
      ERD has given a $25,000 emergency grant to Bishop Malaviya in the Diocese of Gujarat in North India. ERD is sending an additional $25,000 to the National Church to support the larger relief efforts. ERD will also assist in rehabilitation.

      Food for the Hungry
      (February 5, 01)
      Food for the Hungry is working with the Emmanuel Hospital Association and the Evangelical Fellowship of India's Commission on Relief to distribute tents, food and medicine to 125,000 people in Gujurat. Food for the Hungry has worked in India since 1998.

      Heart to Heart International
      (February 1, 01)
      Heart to Heart is procuring requested medicines, medical supplies and personal hygiene items, with a goal of delivering $1 million in aid. Heart to Heart has received a commitment of transportation and logistical support from Federal Express to fly disaster supplies directly to Gujarat.

      International AID
      (January 29, 01)
      International Aid likely will partner with Mission India to help the earthquake victims in India.  International Aid is also exploring sending relief items such as blankets and medicines.

      International Relief Teams
      (January 29, 01)
      International Relief Teams will send an emergency shipment of relief supplies to the affected areas.

      Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC)
      (January 30, 01)
      LDSC is donating more than 600,000 pounds of relief supplies, including food, blankets, clothing, and medical supplies. LDSC has donated $40,000 for the local purchase of blankets, medicine and kitchen supplies for refugee camps and given $25,000 to the Prime Minister's fund to assist search and rescue operations and establish temporary shelters.

      Lutheran World Relief
      (February 1, 01)
      Mobile teams from Churches Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), an LWR partner organization, have set up multiple centers where they are preparing and distributing food, water and emergency supplies. CASA is assisting approximately 35,000 people in and around Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Ratanpur, and Ghandidham. LWR has committed an initial $25,000 for relief efforts and has participated in additional emergency funding through Action by Churches Together (ACT). For more details, please see http://www.lwr.org/action/emergenc/india/indfact.html. 

      MAP International
      (January 26, 01)
      MAP International is providing assistance with medical and health requirements. Assessment of needs and logistics is currently underway.

      Mercy Corps International
      (February 8, 01)
      Mercy Corps'  Global Emergency Operations team is working with local partners to deliver emergency supplies and develop longer-term assistance strategies. Mercy Corps is airlifting blankets, plastic sheeting and other rovisional shelter materials in partnership with Direct Relief International. Mercy Corps also supported the air shipment of $1.15 million in medical supplies, including analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, sutures, wound care kits, needles, syringes and gloves delivered to Rajastan Hospital in Ahmedabad and other clinics and emergency health facilities.

      Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (MUSA)
      (February 7, 01)
      MUSA, through its local partners, is providing temporary shelter and blankets to 2,000 families in the Rajkot District of Gujarat State. For more details please see: http://www.mercyusa.org/html/indiarelief_news.html 

      Northwest Medical Teams International
      (January 29, 01)
      Northwest Medical Teams is sending a ten person medical team to Gujarat on January 31. The team will work in partnership with the Church of North India, the Emmanuel Hospital Association and other church-related groups. In addition, Northwest Medical Teams has sent medical supplies valued at $25,000 and a donation of $10,000 in cash to be used by its partners for the purchase of food, water and other items needed by those who are homeless.

      Operation USA
      (January 26, 01)
      Operation USA is providing funds and bulk corporate contributions of medical supplies and equipment and water purification and shelter materials.

      Oxfam America
      (February 5, 01)
      Oxfam has provided water and sanitation equipment and expertise to communities and hospitals. Through partner organizations, Oxfam is also providing temporary shelter, food, blankets, warm clothing, and cooking and eating implements. Oxfam was already working in the region when the earthquake struck and will continue to work with civil society organizations who are monitoring aid distribution and planning for rebuilding.

      Relief International 
      (February 1, 01) 
      Relief International is assessing the situation and sending an Emergency Relief Team of medical and public health specialists. The team will provide medical care and assistance, working in collaboration with national authorities, local NGOs and international organizations on the ground.

      Salvation Army World Service Office
      (January 26, 01)
      The Salvation Army is providing food, clothing, shelter, and counseling.

      Save the Children
      (February 5, 01)
      Save is providing health care services and emergency shelter and initiating the reconstruction of primary schools, health centers and water systems. Save received $1.5 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to carry out relief and rehabilitation efforts in India and El Salvador.

      United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR)
      (January 26, 01)
      UMCOR is responding through ACT (Action by Churches Together) and CASA (Church's Auxiliary for Social Action). In addition to immediate humanitarian relief, UMCOR will assist with long-term rebuilding and recovery.

      United Way International (UWI) 
      (January 26, 01)
      UWI's member organization in Gujarat, United Way of Baroda, is working in partnership with another local charity, the Baroda Citizen's Council. Both organizations are currently focusing on provision of medical supplies to communities near the epicenter, and will be following up with a long-term recovery plan once the initial crisis response period is over. For more details, please see: www.uwint.org/news/indiaquake.html 

      US Fund for UNICEF
      (January 29, 01)
      UNICEF is providing emergency medicine, shelter, blankets, clean water, and psycho-social trauma counseling. UNICEF will also assist in the rapid resumption of education by providing emergency education supplies. For more details please see: http://www.unicefusa.org/alert/emergency/indiaeq/index.html 

      World Concern
      (January 26, 01)
      World Concern partners will purchase food, clothing, and medical supplies. One World Concern partner is CASA (Churches Auxiliary for Social Action).

      World Relief
      (February 1, 01)
      World Relief is working with church partners to provide emergency shelter, food, water, and medicines to villages in the district of Kachchh in the state of Gujarat. World Relief is considering building earthquake resistant housing in the villages as the next phase

      World Vision
      (February 1, 01) 
      World Vision has a relief program which will reach 75,000 people in the next 30 days. Food, water, clothing, and temporary shelter will be the main focus of World Vision's work in meeting the immediate needs of the most affected populations. A longer-term and more comprehensive reconstruction plan will follow. For more details please see: http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/virtual.nsf/helpquakevictims 

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