RESOURCE LIST
Current Events Resources
Seattle Rep has put together a Current Events Resources list to provide tools, educational materials, and donation information for our community. We will continue to update this list with information and resources on current events around the world.
Updated 3/17/22
*New Resources Added
We welcome and encourage suggestions for this list. Please contact us to submit additional resources.
Table of Contents
Afghanistan
Donate & Get Involved
Local
Afghan Health Initiative
https://afghanhealth.org/
World Relief Seattle
https://worldrelief.org/respond/#afghan
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: Volunteer to drive refugees from the airport
https://www.tfaforms.com/4922177
SCM Medical Missions: Donate household items or money for resettlement
https://www.scmmedicalmissions.org/resettlement/
National
Vital Voices
https://www.vitalvoices.org/
New American Pathways
https://newamericanpathways.org/
Keeping our Promise
https://www.keepingourpromise.org/
International Refugee Assistance Project
https://refugeerights.org/
Islamic Relief USA
https://secure.irusa.org/donate/give-gift
Save the Children
https://www.savethechildren.org/
Afghanaid
https://www.afghanaid.org.uk/donate/help-families-in-afghanistan/39/credit-card
Care.org
https://www.care.org/
Doctors without Borders
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
https://www.lirs.org/help-our-afghan-allies/
Women for Afghanistan Women
https://womenforafghanwomen.org/
The UN Refugee Agency
https://give.unrefugees.org/210815emer_afgmain_c_4982/
Women for Women International
https://support.womenforwomen.org/donate/afghanistan-emergency-2x-match
International Rescue Committee
https://help.rescue.org/donate/afghanistan?fbclid=IwAR2VIqb40mf63HfLGm0gmnI2Mdl4lU-slfLCrH8Hs-4QCRkxHfWm2f5dmKw
Ehtesab
https://ehtesab.af/
International Media Support
https://www.mediasupport.org/donate/
Miles 4 Migrants
https://miles4migrants.org/
Muslim Aid USA
https://www.mausa.org/afghanistan-idp-emergency/
Afghan-American Women's Association
https://a-awa.org/
EMERGENCY NGO
https://emergencyusa.networkforgood.com/projects/23856-campaign-2018
Read to Lead Afghanistan
https://www.readtoleadafg.org/
Komak Rassan
https://komakrassan.org/
World Orphan Foundation
https://worldorphanfoundation.kindful.com/humanitariancrisesinafghanistan/humanitarian-crises-in-afghanistan
Afghan Literacy Foundation
https://afghanliteracy.org/
Helping Hand
https://new.hhrd.org/
Ascend Athletics
https://www.ascendathletics.org/
Afghan American Artists and Writers Association
https://aaawa.net/
*Afghan Friends Network
https://www.afghanfriends.net/
Emergency Funds
Kindle Project Afghanistan Fund
https://kindleproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kindle-Project-Afghanistan-Fund-1.pdf
International Rescue Committee in Seattle: Welcome to Seattle Fund
https://www.facebook.com/donate/1499796960360335/
Emergency Funds for Afghan Artists
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-afghan-artists
Relief for Internationally Displaced Afghans
https://www.gofundme.com/f/idprelief
Emergency Funds for Displaced Families in Afghanistan
https://www.facebook.com/donate/212079507424111/
Urgent Support for Internally Displaced People
https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-support-to-internally-displaced-people
Women Globally Working to Protect Afghan Women
https://www.gofundme.com/f/protect-women-leaders-in-afghanistan
Emergency Aid for the Victims of the Taliban Attacks
https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-aid-for-victims-of-the-taliban-attacks
Urgent Crisis Relief for Afghanistan 2021
https://www.gofundme.com/f/afghanistanrelief2021
Urgent HELP for Displaced Families in Afghanistan
https://www.gofundme.com/f/gofundmeAfghanrelieffun
Make Your Voice Heard
Call or Email
International Rescue Committee: Email the White House today!https://act.rescue.org/yRqHe9p
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/
A Guide to Contacting Your Representatives
https://www.instagram.com/p/COssVCUnl_R/?igshid=1q6gi0y2hvute
CAIR Washington: Sign a Letter to President Biden
https://cairwa.salsalabs.org/AfghanistanActionAlert/index.html
Learn & Take Action
Resources & Tools
*Afghan Culture Unveiled
https://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/
Article: "Stop the Taliban from erasing Afghan women and girls!"
https://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/humaira-ghilzai/2021/8/15/stop-the-taliban-from-erasing-afghan-women-and-girls
Afghanistan Matters
https://afghanistanmatters.carrd.co/
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security: How to Save the Lives of Afghan Women
https://giwps.georgetown.edu/how-to-save-the-lives-of-afghan-women/
AFG Diaspora Hub: Afghanistan Crisis: How You Can Help
https://www.afgdiasporahub.com/
TCG: Global Solidarity Resource List
https://circle.tcg.org/browse/global-solidarity?ssopc=1
CAIR Washington: If you or someone you know needs evacuation help from Afghanistan
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe35y_0NjqYCMxEE4aLctFzvcBVeJcx7FrP7mrCDGWU_TPiCw/viewform
*“You Can Speak Up for Afghans: Here’s How:”
https://www.humairaghilzai.com/action
*Silent Professionals: Evacuation Assistance in Afghanistan
https://silentprofessionals.org/evacuation-assistance-in-afghanistan/
Articles
International Rescue Committee: What is happening in Afghanistan
https://www.rescue.org/article/what-happening-afghanistan
KIRO 7: Afghan refugees to be resettled in Seattle and Tacoma
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/afghan-refugees-be-resettled-seattle-tacoma/NVLC36TUMVAAVL5UIWRSBIVVV4/
The Tab: This is how to show support and help those in Afghanistan
https://thetab.com/uk/2021/08/16/this-is-how-to-show-support-and-help-for-those-in-afghanistan-219107
The Washington Post: Listen to the Voices of Afghan Women
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/15/listen-voices-afghan-women/
TIME:"How You Can Help People In Afghanistan"
https://time.com/6090921/how-to-help-afghanistan-people/
Books
*The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock and The Washington Post:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Afghanistan-Papers/Craig-Whitlock/9781982159009
Haiti
Donate & Get Involved
Local
World Relief Seattle
https://worldrelief.org/respond/#haiti
National
World Food Program USA
https://www.wfpusa.org/
International Medical Corps
https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/
Health Equity International
https://healthequityintl.org/
What If Foundation
https://whatiffoundation.org/
HaitiOne
https://www.haitione.org/
The Lambi Fund of Haiti
https://www.lambifund.org/
Care.org
https://www.care.org/
World Central Kitchen
https://donate.wck.org/give/352935/#!/donation/checkout
Fonkoze
https://give.fonkoze.org/
Doctors without Borders
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Convoy of Hope
https://convoyofhope.org/donate/disaster-services/haiti-earthquake-2021/
Community Organized Relief Effort
https://www.coreresponse.org/
Mission of Hope International
https://www.mohintl.org/donate-1
Hope for Haiti
https://healthequityintl.org/earthquake-relief-2021
Health Equity International
https://healthequityintl.org/earthquake-relief-2021
Partners in Health
https://www.pih.org/?form=Haiti-Earthquake&ms=hp
UNICEF
https://www.unicefusa.org/?form=FUNZZFVXQHV
Direct Relief
https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/haiti-earthquake-2021/
Centre Hospital de Fontaine
https://chffoundation.com/
Locally Haiti
https://www.locallyhaiti.org/
Ayiti Community Trust
https://ayiticommunitytrust.org/
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/
Haitian Health Foundation
https://www.haitianhealthfoundation.org/
International Relief Teams
https://www.irteams.org/
Medical Teams International
https://medicalteams.org/
Project Hope
https://www.projecthope.org/
Team Rubicon
https://fundraise.teamrubiconusa.org/give/341244/#!/donation/checkout
Americares
https://www.americares.org/
Save the Children
https://www.savethechildren.org/
Helping Hand
https://new.hhrd.org/
LIDE Haiti
https://www.lidehaiti.org/
Action Aid
https://haiti.actionaid.org/
Prodev Haiti
http://www.prodevhaiti.org/copie-de-our-mission
Positive Action for Haiti
https://positiveactionforhaiti.org/
Emergency Funds
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund
http://www.haitiemergencyrelief.org/
SOIL: Haiti Earthquake Emergency Response
https://us.commitchange.com/ny/sherburne/soil/campaigns/earthquake-emergency-response
Learn & Take Action
Resources & Tools
Obama.org: Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help
https://www.obama.org/updates/haiti-earthquake-relief/
TCG: Global Solidarity Resource List
https://circle.tcg.org/browse/global-solidarity?ssopc=1
Articles
NPR: "Here's How You Can Support Earthquake Relief Efforts in Haiti"
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028421310/haiti-earthquake-how-to-help
The Strategist: "13 Ways to Donate to Haitian Earthquake Relief"
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/haiti-earthquake-where-to-donate.html
NBC News: "How Haitian Organizations are Leading their Own Relief Efforts"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/haitian-organizations-are-leading-relief-efforts-rcna1709
Social Media
Asians4Antiracism: 5 Credible Organizations that are Actually Helping Haiti
https://www.instagram.com/p/CS7fEVTlwQR/?utm_medium=copy_link
Ukraine
Donate & Get Involved
SAVE LIFE - Veteran rehabilitation, relief for the Ukrainian soldiers’ families.
https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/
KORPORATSIYA MONSTRIV (Monsters Inc.) - Medical, social, and humanitarian help for children and elderly people.
http://monstrov.org/rekvizity/
FIGHT FOR RIGHT - Org providing aid to Ukrainians with disabilities in emergency.
EVERYBODY CAN - NGO based in Kyiv and provides assistance throughout Ukraine. Everybody Can creates volunteering opportunities to establish a responsible and tolerant society in Ukraine and to help those who need it the most.
LGBTQIA+ Support
You can follow these accounts on Instagram.
Support for Children
TERRITORY OF KINDNESS - Provides aid to the military and children.
https://www.facebook.com/vuf.td/
CHILDREN'S VOICES - Charitable Foundation Voices of Children helps children affected by the war in eastern Ukraine. Thanks to you, we provide psychological and psychosocial support to children. It helps them overcome the consequences of armed conflict and develop.
