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Why have we abandoned the people of Pakistan?

19 Aug 12:20pm

Filed under: Aus Aid, Floods, Non For Profit, Pakistan, Poverty

ActionAid, Plan Australia and Save the Children have joined forces in a national newspaper advertisment campaign today to raise the profile of the Pakistan flood disaster. But it’s not your money that they’re after.

6 million Pakistanis currently rely on aid to survive. Picture: AP.

All three charities have come together in response to what they’ve described as a dire “lack” of media coverage of the emergency situation and are rallying their efforts to bring our attention to the situation at hand.

So what exactly is going on in Pakistan?

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Vidyut says:

09:49pm | 01/09/10

I donated twice. I’m not rich. In fact, I’m almost dysfunctionally short on money, but I could see that devastated lives were in far worse shape and needed a heck of a lot more than was going to be available. Then ashamed as I am to admit it, I regretted… Read more »
Dan says:

11:46pm | 21/08/10

They are a friend, and nota ne enemy. The problem is corruption. It has nothing to do with the people. Read more »

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