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Bloglumn: Creating Awareness
Ever heard of a tsunami before December 26, 2004? This tsunami killed more than 150,000 people in 11 countries. More than 106,000 of them on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Click on map for explanation: Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and the impact of extraterrestrial bodies such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. In this technological era, we're still vulnerable to the elements of nature. The devastating power of the latest tsunami disaster has left no-one untouched and spurred many people into action. 
Screenshot Amazon.com January 13, 2005: Donating money through online ads proved to be very successful. You'll find many relief initiatives on the internet providing information, facilitating donations, and offering psychological help. Bloggers contributed much of the early reports from the disaster area. They also posted eyewitness accounts and photos. Yes, our new technology plays an important role in getting aid to tsunami victims. 
Help the children: The tsunamis in South Asia and East Africa affected more than 1 million children in the disaster area, leaving many without homes or parents. The tsunami aftermath shows help and development is needed. Billions of dollars to enable First Aid, to distribute food, water, medical care and to help especially children. Not only in Asia, but all over the world where people are suffering. And foremost, help should be structural. Lets start with "creating awareness" of the importance of sustainable development, also mentioned by Jacqueline Novogratz in her Fonk for Thoughts. That might be an opportunity for us to make a difference. A happy and helpful 2005! 
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posted by BlogFonk: Thursday, January 13, 2005 [#] Erms Suripatty