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What organization can I sign up with to go to Japan and volunteer?
I'm tired of sitting at home and discussing this terrible disaster with people. It does absolutely nothing to aid those actually in need and all it does for the people here is give them a false sense of self-importance.
I thought the American Red Cross would take volunteers and allow them to go to Japan to volunteer, but the site only mentioned local Red Crosses. Maybe I just didn't find the right page.
Are there any other organizations that would allow me to do this? I can't just head there myself because the airlines are down and I'd be completely lost. This is something I really would like to do - I believe it would be a life changing experience and I do want to help, even if all I have to do is carry around food and water - if that's what they need me to do, I'll do it.
Thanks.
Unless you are a trained emergency responder, unless you have extensive medical, engineering or logistics experience in post-disaster zones, and unless you are *already* affiliated with an emergency response agency (and you have been fully vetted), do NOT go to Japan. Please don't *try* to go to Japan.
Please, DON'T start gathering food, clothes, medicine, etc. Please, please don't. It is so much cheaper and more efficient for response agencies to buy and ship these items from surrounding areas that are MUCH closer than anywhere in the USA. Plus, it's better for agencies to buy these new, rather than going through donations, which are often filled with inappropriate items.
The American Red Cross and ReliefWeb can give you complete details on where to donate financially for Japan. That's what's most important right now. Also see the Japanese Red Cross
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/
Check the ReliefWeb web site
http://www.reliefweb.int
Volunteering To Help After Major Disasters
(earthquake, hurricane, tropical storm, flood, tsunami, oil spill, etc.)
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/stuff/vols_in_disasters.html
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