DEC's Haiti earthquake appeal reaches £42 million
Howard Lake | 24 January 2010 | News
The DEC Haiti Earthquake appeal total reached £42 million on Friday, one week after its TV and radio broadcast appeals were made. The day before £4 million had been donated.
The following table shows the speed with which the appeal total has grown. Even until 20 January the DEC was stating that the total figure represented mostly online and phone donations: donations by SMS, companies and over-the-counter donations “coming through in the next few days”.
Date Total
22 Jan £42 million
21 Jan £38 million
20 Jan £31.5 million
19 Jan £25 million
18 Jan £23 million
17 Jan £15 million
16 Jan £12 million
15 Jan £2 million
13 Jan appeal launched
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