People displaced by the post-election violence in Kenya line up to receive supplies in Jamhuri Park, Nairobi. Photo by Afromusing
I’ve been taking a particular interest in the post-elections situation in Kenya, as I’ve got friends there. Today one of those friends, Juliana Rotich, who’s been blogging extensively about the goings-on in various parts of the country and posting striking photos, announces that the Kenyan remittances service MamaMikes has set up a page through which you can donate money to the Kenya Red Cross’s relief efforts. MamaMikes has also been posting updates on their own blog, which I find totally cool.
I’ve just donated some money, so I can vouch for the fact that the service works, and offers several options for payment, including credit cards and PayPal. And what’s even nicer is that a band of Kenyan bloggers will be directly involved in the purchase and distribution of the supplies. According to Juliana, “on Thursday the 17th of January the bloggers in Nairobi will meet at the mamamikes office, assist in purchasing all the items and delivering them to the Red Cross.”
Go donate now.
3 Comments so far
Leave a comment
Hey,
Great work donating and directing people where to do it. For opinion and analyis on the Kenyan crisis, I am recommending the Concerned Kenyan Writers collective publishing at:
Comment by POTASH 01.19.08 @ 6:00 am[…] that we can directly help displaced Kenyans via the online donation portal at MamaMikes. Just like Georgia, I too used MamaMikes to easily and quickly make a second $50 donation. I’m embarrassed to […]
Pingback by El Oso » Blog Archive » [Act Now] Nakuru in Flames. How to Help. 01.26.08 @ 4:27 pmLeave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>
Thank you.
Comment by Martin Kasomo 01.15.08 @ 4:25 am