International Aid Resources
Aid Agencies and Resource Links

International aid organizations continue to need financial donations for food, water, clothes, shelter and the logistics for volunteer work to help victims of the powerful earthquake and resulting tsunamis that caused widespread destruction in parts of South Asia and East Africa, along with many other ongoing emergencies and natural disasters around the world.

Please browse the relief agency links below and contribute what you can to the one with which you are most comfortable.

Check out the international aid resources for a broader perspective on the many humanitarian requirements around the world.

See Matthew Bolton's article on Becoming an International Aid Worker for more background on this most demanding form of work.


 International Aid Organizations Participating in the Tsunami Relief Effort and Other Emergenices and Natural Disasters Worldwide

American Institute of Philanthropy's Top Rated Charities
A leading charity watchdog that issues letter grade (A+ to F) ratings of nonprofit groups. AIP identifies relief charities which are providing aid to the victims that receive an “A” or “B” grade based on the portion of their budget going to program services and their fundraising efficiency.

Air Serv International
Action Against Hunger
ADRA International
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
American Jewish World Service
American Red Cross
AmeriCares
Association for India's Development
Baptist World Aid
B'nai B'rith International
Brother's Brother Foundation
International tsunami relief CARE
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
Catholic Relief Services
Christian Children's Fund
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
Church World Service
Direct Relief International
International tsunami relief  Doctors Without Borders
Food for the Hungry, Inc.
GlobalGiving
GOAL
Greenpeace
Habitat for Humanity
International tsunami relief Indonesian Forum for the Environment
International Aid
International tsunami relief International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Federation of the Red Cross Directory by Country
International Medical Corps
International Relief Teams
International Rescue Committee
Karuna Trust
Lutheran World Relief
MAP International
Mercy Corps
International tsunami relief Network for Good
Excellent list of aid agencies and how they contribute.
Operation USA
International tsunami reliefOxfam
Plan USA
Project Concern International
Project HOPE
Save the Children USA
Surf Aid International
UNICEF
The UN Refugee Agency
International tsunami relief U.N. World Food Programme
World Concern
World Emergency Relief
World Vision

 International Aid Resources on the Tsunami

International tsunami relief Wikipedia
Provides a very thorough and constantly updated overview of the events while pointing to important blogs, ongoing news coverage, videos and photos, damage and casualty figures, and other important background information.

International tsunami reliefAlertnet from Reuters
Provides timely inside information for professional aid workers across the globe and also provides a country-by-country membership directory of volunteer organizations at www.alertnet.org/member_directory.htm.

International tsunami relief InterAction
Provides an excellent overview of the activities of relief organizations.

International tsunami relief BBC World News
No other news site does more to bring home the calamity.

ReliefWeb
Inside information for professional international aid workers.

Center for International Disaster Information
The Center for International Disaster Information maintains close working relationships with many organizations and agencies working to facilitate response management.

International tsunami relief Google News

International tsunami relief Yahoo Coverage