China Esquire

I had a post on PE ready to go, but I can’t bring myself to do it. This Sichuan quake, while it doesn’t compare to the Myanmar cyclone in terms of sheer cost of human life, has been on my mind too much. And so, I will keep on topic for another day. I apologize if you came expecting law and business advice, and feel cheated.

Rich Brubaker, from All Roads Lead to China (and his other blog, China Crossroads), recommended some other charities other than the one posted in the Shanghaiist. Here is his post:

I have emails out to several friends in local NGOs catering to smaller villages, but for now I suggest:

China Charity Foundation – Partner with Red Cross

China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation

Rich also defended the quality of the China Charity Foundation on China Law Blog under the comments:

GONGO’s in China have had a bad rap for a while – partly of their own doing – however, the Red Cross and its GONGO partner China Charity Foundation have a strong reputation and are honestly the best NGO at this point.

Ironically, a close friend of mine (native Chinese) commented that China’s government will also take good care of the people, and that while charities are great, the government will definitely do its part. I sure hope so. I am guessing that all you are hoping so as well. I will try to keep yesterday’s post (entitled “Sichuan Quake Updates and Red Cross Donations – UPDATED”, here) updated to mirror Shanghaiist on a regular basis during West Coast business hours.

UPDATE: Shanghaiist reports that there are blood drives happening in China later which could help:

May 24–Thumb Square, 199 Fangdian Rd, Pudong

May 27–Level B1, Hong Kong New World Tower,
300 Huaihai Middle Rd,Puxi

Jun 15–Thumb Square, 199 Fangdian Rd, Pudong

Jun 21–Dulwich College Shanghai, Jinqiao, 200 Lanan Rd, Pudong

UPDATE 2a: Care for Children (CFC) in China. The Care for Children website is www.careforchildren.com.cn. Rich Brubaker points out two new funds being run by CFC:

Care for Children Emergency fund;
Care for children will have a team in Chengdu from Monday to;
1. Distribute Emergency aid to our 11 orphanages in Sichuan
2. Manage and co-ordinate Trauma Counselling and Trauma Counselling Training for China Social Work Association
3. Two Lorries/Trucks are heading to Chengdu with aid from the international community’s of Beijing and Shanghai.

Reconstruction fund;
1. Care for Children will work with CSWA to construct a residential community centre in Wenchuan.
2. Care for Children will help with the reconstruction of orphanages, schools and communities effecting children we serve.
3. Care for Children will train local workers and future foster parents to take the orphans from the earthquake disaster.

Please mark all donations Earthquake Appeal

UPDATE 3 (5/14): World Vision set up a special China quake fund. Their announcement:

As the death toll from the 7.9-magnitude earthquake continues to rise, World Vision offices close to the epicenter have dispatched relief and assessment teams to provide immediate supplies, such as blankets and tents, to 10,000 people, with more supplies on the way. We are asking for an additional $1 million to support the initial response.

You can donate to World Vision here. This is one relief organization that is well regarded in the international sphere, and I have no trouble endorsing it.

UPDATE 4 (5/14): Rich Brubaker also mentioned there is a great need in orphanages out in Sichuan. He writes:

Our China adoption agency (CCAI) will route your donation directly to orphanages in the earthquake area. Type: ‘Earthquake Relief’ in the Specific Project line in the on-line donation form. As the largest China adoption agency in the US, CCAI has a long track record working with orphanages, an extensive network of representatives (including in Sichuan Province) and strong relations with the Chinese government. CCAI is a 501-3C charitable organization. I whole-heartedly endorse CCAI.
http://www.chinesechildren.org/Sichuan_earthquake.aspx

UPDATE 5 (5/14): The American Red Cross also has a China disaster fund set up here.

UPDATE 6 (5/15): China Children & Teenagers Fund (CCTF) website can be found here. From CN Reviews:

CCTF has formed a charity foundation for earthquake relief with with China Merchant Bank (CMB). Source from Sohu.

Account Name: China Children and Teenagers’ Fund
Bank Name: Bank of China, Head Office, Banking Department
Bank Address: No.1 Fuxingmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Account Number: 0005 8908 0910 14
SWIFT?BKCH CN BJ

UPDATE 7 (5/15): Samaritan’s Purse, run by Franklin Graham (son of famous crusader Billy Graham), has given $285,000 so far. Shanghaiist reports:

Looks like evangelist Franklin Graham who previously made the news in the China Daily for “hoping to do more for China” is seriously putting his money where his mouth is. Speaking from Shanghai after a tour of Beijing, Hangzhou and Nanjing, the CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (named after his dad) and international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse has just donated a whopping RMB2 million, or US$285,000. That’s a whole lot of money, ladies and gentlemen! To put things into perspective, even Singapore, which has one of the world’s highest GDP per capita, only managed a paltry US$200,000 or RMB1.4 million.

Samaritan’s purse is taking China quake donations here.

UPDATE 8 (5/16): Chengdu YMCA needs help according to China Crossroads:

I have receieved the 2 emails from the YMCA, who need assistance with putting roofs onto their facilities. If anyone can assist them, please reach out to Larry Lieving (llieving @ yahoo.com)

Please consider the YMCA of Chengdu as a possibility for your assistance.

Right now we need to get roofs on our buildings. We do not have rooms at the YMCA or the orphanage. We had to send the orphanage kids home. We need to do the roof as soon as possible and get the kids back. We do have a guest room at the orphanage which will be usable when the roof is on. Do you have volunteers that are roofers?

UPDATE 9 (5/17): I had this in my other post, but have moved it here to keep one post for updates and the other for donation sources. Here is how to donate to the Chinese Red Cross:

If for some reason this list isn’t enough, then CN Reviews has a very comprehensive list here. Again, the key is not more information, but to just give.

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