10-02-2009, 06:49 PM
I've been thinking about and following little else since it began.
This topic from the Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) forum on tripadvisor, has been full of excellent news and very personal stories since the tsunami.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g29...Samoa.html
The regulars on the forum are on island, have family there, and are in the thick of it.
The whole forum is flooded with topics on how to help out.
The New Zealand branch of the Red Cross has a specific fund for (Western) Samoa. As far as I can tell, the American Red Cross disaster relief is a general fund for currently declared disasters, but if I am wrong, please set me straight.
This is the direct link to the donation page.
http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate
New Zealand has the closest ties to Samoa of any outside government, and many expat Samoans are in New Zealand, so they are very involved in the relief effort (as is Australia).
This topic from the Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) forum on tripadvisor, has been full of excellent news and very personal stories since the tsunami.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g29...Samoa.html
The regulars on the forum are on island, have family there, and are in the thick of it.
The whole forum is flooded with topics on how to help out.
The New Zealand branch of the Red Cross has a specific fund for (Western) Samoa. As far as I can tell, the American Red Cross disaster relief is a general fund for currently declared disasters, but if I am wrong, please set me straight.
This is the direct link to the donation page.
http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate
New Zealand has the closest ties to Samoa of any outside government, and many expat Samoans are in New Zealand, so they are very involved in the relief effort (as is Australia).