# Third World charity feels reverse tsunami effect

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/08/third-world-charity-feels-reverse-tsunami-effect/
- Published: 2006-11-08T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Irish third world charity Trocaire has seen its public donations income for 2005
drop by 44% following the huge increase the previous year due to the tsunami. In
2004 total income was ‚€83 million while in 2005 the figure was ‚€49 million.

In 2004 Trocaire raised an ‘additional’ ‚€34.6 million for major emergencies, particularly
the tsunami. By contrast, in 2005 emergency appeals for the earthquate in Pakistan
raised ‚€1.7 million and ‚€2.8 million for the ongoing drought in Africa.

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Trocaire’s Lenten appeal raised over ‚€10 million in 2005 and its Global Gift Appeal‚
€3.5 million. Fundraising and publicity costs last year were ‚€3.7 million.