I am writing this post for both myself and others as a reference dictating how I went about choosing which charities to support in order to combat the outbreak of Ebola.
An initial quick Google revealed a website by the Centre for International Disaster Information - whose focus is on effective public donations to international crisis situations.
They present this list of organisations that are working in West Africa against Ebola:
http://www.cidi.org/ebola-ngos/#.VF1NIPmUeUA
Another quick Google found a site that was focussed on assessing charities use of donations - with a rating scheme comparing similar charities against one another - a fantastic tool to ensure that your donation is being spent wisely!
www.charitynavigator.org
I then chose the following charities from the list and ensured that they each put at least 90% of the funds they recieved back into their programs.
Direct Relief - http://www.directrelief.org/
These guys are focussed on getting urgent supplies into the heart of the crisis.
It is worth mentioning that in the past financial year, Direct Relief put a massive 99% of their funds back into their programs!
Africare - http://www.africare.org/how-you-can-help/africare-ebola-outbreak-relief/
Well established organisation that has been on the ground in Africa helping with many things for a long time...
and
International Medical Corps - https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/ebola#.VF1bbfmUeUA
Focussed on various things including treatment of patients as well as training staff and doctors.
An initial quick Google revealed a website by the Centre for International Disaster Information - whose focus is on effective public donations to international crisis situations.
They present this list of organisations that are working in West Africa against Ebola:
http://www.cidi.org/ebola-ngos/#.VF1NIPmUeUA
Another quick Google found a site that was focussed on assessing charities use of donations - with a rating scheme comparing similar charities against one another - a fantastic tool to ensure that your donation is being spent wisely!
www.charitynavigator.org
I then chose the following charities from the list and ensured that they each put at least 90% of the funds they recieved back into their programs.
Direct Relief - http://www.directrelief.org/
These guys are focussed on getting urgent supplies into the heart of the crisis.
It is worth mentioning that in the past financial year, Direct Relief put a massive 99% of their funds back into their programs!
Africare - http://www.africare.org/how-you-can-help/africare-ebola-outbreak-relief/
Well established organisation that has been on the ground in Africa helping with many things for a long time...
and
International Medical Corps - https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/ebola#.VF1bbfmUeUA
Focussed on various things including treatment of patients as well as training staff and doctors.
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