[Peace-discuss] FWD: AFSC-FW: IRAQ APPEAL

[Alfred Kagan]

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>Prof. Kagan, Thought this might be of interest to you or others at AWARE/IMC?
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>>   -----Original Message-----
>>  From:	Tahija Vikalo
>>  Sent:	Friday, October 04, 2002 3:08 PM
>>  To:	ALL STAFF--Nationwide
>>  Subject:	IRAQ APPEAL
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>>  Dear friends,
>>
>>  At this point, when diplomatic means are not being used and the "war on
>>  terror" is about to expand to the country of Iraq, we need to react
>>  promptly in our advocacy, educational and humanitarian work. The Emergency
>>  and Material Assistance Program (EMAP), in cooperation with other NGO's,
>>  including Lutheran World Relief, Mennonite Central Committee, Catholic
>>  Relief Services, Church World Service and International Orthodox Christian
>>  Charities, has been working on a contingency plan for Iraq. Three
>>  containers of school kits and hygiene kits have already been sent to
>>  Jordan.
>>
>>  According to the assessment made by the AFSC regional staff in the Middle
>>  East the best way to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Iraq,
>>  caused by the potential military actions, would be to provide cash for the
>>  purchase of the basic items locally, such as food, medicines, tents and
>>  blankets. Accordingly, we are sending out the appeal for cash donations
>>  (see the attachment), making it the focus of our campaign.
>>
>>  Continuing the same practice of cooperating with other agencies, EMAP has
>>  joined Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in their appeal for the
>>  collection of the family hygiene kits with a very specific content (see
>>  the attachment). The list of items for the hygiene kits is quite extensive
>>  and costly and as such it is not the most appropriate for our
>>  constituency. Thus, EMAP has decided to reduce the list by taking out
>>  three of the largest and most expensive items, i.e. laundry detergent,
>>  sanitary pads and bath towels. However, we will still ask for in-kind
>>  donations of the purchase of large amounts of these items in order to make
>>  the kits acceptable for shipping by MCC. Please let us know if you can
>>  help us acquire these items through your contacts and partners. The
>>  preparation and collection of the kits provides our constituency with an
>>  opportunity to do something tangible and at the same time learn more about
>>  Iraq and the particularities of this crisis (we are including additional
>>  information such as the Iraq fact sheet in the appeal mailings.)
>>
>>  The collected donations will be used to help those affected by the
>>  military actions. In the case that we are fortunate enough to evade
>>  another war, the donations will be distributed among the Iraqis, who are
>>  already suffering a deep hardship caused by the sanctions.
>>
>>  Please distribute the appeals as widely as possible. Please let us know if
>>  you would like to receive hard copies of the attached documents and how
>>  many by e-mailing: tvikalo at afsc.org
>>  You can also access it online www.afsc.org <http://www.afsc.org>.
>>
>>  Thank you for your time and cooperation.
>>
>>  Peace and Bread,
>>
>>  Carlos Mejia
>>
>>
>>
>>   <<ME crisis Iraq.pdf>>      <<Iraq Facts.pdf>>
>>
>>
>>  Tahija Vikalo
>>  Associate Director
>>  Emergency & Material Assistance Program
>>  American Friends Service Committee
>>  International Programs
>>  1501 Cherry Street
>>  Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479
>>  Phone: 215 241-7041
>>
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Al Kagan
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