# UK Indian community raises £6 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/02/19/uk-indian-community-raises-6m/
- Published: 2001-02-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Indian community in the UK has raised £6m for victims of the Gujerat earthquake.
This is almost as much as the official Disasters Emergency Committee whose total
stands at £8.2 million.

 

 

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The Indian community in the UK has raised £6m for victims of the Gujerat earthquake.
This is almost as much as the official Disasters Emergency Committee whose total
stands at £8.2 million.

 

 

 

 

Money has been raised by teams of teenagers collecting on the streets, through approaches
to wealthy Asian professionals, and through temples. British-Indian charity Sewa
International alone has raised £2.5 million for the earthquake fund.

 

 

 

 

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