Rapid public response internationally to Asian floods appeals

Howard Lake | 31 December 2004 | News

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Reuters reports that people in many countries have been quick to give to the emergency appeals set up to fund relief work for those affected by the earthquake/tsunami disaster on 26 December

According to Peter Graff at Reuters, the Finnish population of five million has donated $4 million. The Corriere della Sera newspaper reports that Italians have donated $17 million using SMS on their mobile phones. Swiss donors have given $9 million, the Swedish Red Cross has received $3 million, and Dutch people have donated $12.7 million.

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.