# City of London Corporation calls on firms & individuals to support tsunami appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/14/city-london-corporation-calls-firms-individuals-support-tsunami-appeal/
- Published: 2019-01-14T09:00:42+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The City of London Corporation is encouraging City firms and individuals to donate
to Save the Children’s Indonesia Tsunami Appeal after it gave £30,000.**

Over 420 people died and more than 1,000 people were injured in the tsunami that
struck the coastal towns of Sundra Strait in Indonesia on 22 December after the 
AnakKrakatau volcano erupted. Over 880 homes have been destroyed, leaving over 16,000
people displaced.

The money given to [Save the Children UK](http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/‎) for
the [appeal](https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/indonesia-tsunami)
will support the charity’s staff on the ground setting up an urgent response, distributing
temporary shelter, providing families with essential hygiene and offering psychological
support to children to overcome the distressing experience.

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The donation comes from the [City Corporation](https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/)’
s Disaster Relief Fund, which seeks to relieve human suffering. It has now given
£170,000 to good causes in the last two years, including £25,000 towards the We 
Love Manchester Appeal following the devastating terror attack in the city and £
40,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s 2018 Indonesia Tsunami Appeal.

Jeremy Mayhew, Chairman of City of London Corporation’s Finance Committee, said:

> “These tsunamis are devastating for Indonesia. So many people have lost their 
> lives, communities have been torn apart and livelihoods have been destroyed. We
> are strongly encouraging City firms to support this appeal. Save the Children 
> is focusing its support on the families who have been deeply affected and left
> very vulnerable. The charity is playing a vital role in the humanitarian response
> and addressing the psychological distress that the victims will experience.”

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