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Japan Relief and N4G

Cat|4806d ago |Blog Post|37|

Hey, N4Gers! A rather serious post for you here, though one I think we can all tackle with vigor. The devastation in Japan is difficult for most of us to imagine, but what we have seen and heard makes us want to help however we can. For most of us, so far from the disaster, we won't ever feel like we can do enough.

Below you will find a list of organizations that are active in Japan disaster relief. We aren't advocating any of these charities over another, but have sought to provide you with a respectable list - please do your own research so you can give responsibly!

We, N4G, have donated $3000 to MSF (Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders) on behalf of the N4G community. MSF currently has several teams in Northern Japan, with more teams on the way. Their doctors, nurses and support staff work alongside the Japanese disaster authorities to provide aid in the wake of the earthquakes and tsunami.

Thank you to all of you for being a part of N4G, we're grateful for this opportunity to give with you.

Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders http://www.msf.org/msf/dona...

Japanese Red Cross Society http://www.jrc.or.jp/englis...

UNICEF http://www.unicefusa.org/

Save the Children http://www.savethechildren....

International Medical Corps http://www.internationalmed...

Direct Relief International http://www.directrelief.org...

AmeriCare http://www.americares.org/

World Vision http://www.worldvision.org/...

Convoy of Hope http://www.convoyofhope.org...

International Rescue Committee http://www.rescue.org/

Optical_Matrix4806d ago

I'm donating money, but is there anywhere we can donate clothes and toys for the children as well? I have a fair bit of Japanese manga and I'm willing to send some over for the children to read. Will give them at least SOMETHING to do in your evacuation shelters.

Cat4806d ago

Hey, Optical_Matrix! If you do some research I'm confident you'll find a worthy charity to help you out. We opted for financial donations because sending items can strain an already strained infrastructure.

Optical_Matrix4806d ago

Completely understandable. Thanks for posting the financial links as well. Will be sure to make my donations. Good on you :]

edgeofblade4801d ago (Edited 4801d ago )

Optical: While your donation might be well meaning, clothes and toys and... well, anything other than cold hard cash... will actually make more of a logistical nightmare than doing good, and those items may never make it to the people that need them. Sorry to rain on that parade, but there are quite a few articles about this. Right now, these aid organizations need liquid assets.

Not to belittle your generosity, but the best thing you can do right now is give money to a reputable organization, like the International or American Red Cross or the Salvation Army.

I see others have commented as well, but I wanted to throw my two cents plus interest in.

And bubbles for your generosity too.

dalibor4806d ago

Sorry I accidentally clicked disagree, my mistake. Thanks for this helpful blog though. Since I have a job I am able to make a donation. Is paypal the best way to make a donation? Thinking of using my debit card but kind of hesitant for security measures.

JL4806d ago

If you feel any reservation about giving out your credit card information or such things, Paypal is still a definite way you can go to donate and it will keep you from having to give out that information.

Simply visit the Paypal site and you'll see right there on the main page where they're taking donations. You can do an instant $25 donation or you can put in a specific amount. They have several organizations they're collaborating with on it as well so you have a few to choose from.

fatstarr4806d ago

Thank you for all the info
My university is in the process of raising money

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Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄

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Petebloodyonion3h ago

Bogus!
Why would Sony do that and how would this benefit them?
1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event.
2) Risk of not having great coverage or proper coverage from the various source
3) It could give the impression that they are not confident in their own stuff.
4) They would miss the chance to hype the event losing viewers and losing free marketing time.

Again I'm calling it bogus unless it's a small showcase before the big one or because they want to announce that Hellbalde 2 is also coming on PS5.

SlothLordPootus2h ago

As far as I can remember, they typically give a week heads up for these sorts of things.

Lightning772h ago

I was about to say Sony always gives a week in advance for their show.

VersusDMC2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Last year it was a weeks notice.

https://blog.playstation.co...

May 17th announcement for may 24th show.

VersusDMC1h ago

Nintendo always tweets that a direct is happening tomorrow but no one cares.

Sony gives a week or days of notice and we get anti sony type fake outrage like this.

But good luck trying trying to get some Sony hate going...

Petebloodyonion1h ago

You just mention it!
Sony gives a week in advance NOT just a couple of days.
So I fail to see what Sony's hate movement I'm trying to start when it's a basic business strategy to not piss off your partners (ask Sega).
And I doubt it's hate to ask how it would benefit Sony in doing so.

thesoftware7301h ago(Edited 1h ago)

@Versus
Huh? What?

Bro you really should relax, if what you read was some kinda negative against Sony.... seriously, is that what you got from the comments?

Bro, he was debunking the rumor, and gave perfectly good reasons why it would be unlikely, and your Nintendo Direct comparison is different, as this is supposed to be a BIG Sony showcase, not a surprise 20 min direct, and Sony 's pattern has been one week.

Slow down warmonger.

VersusDMC43m ago(Edited 43m ago)

@thesoftware730

"1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event."

That is implying Sony is preventing them from doing their job properly therefore negatively affecting their business...but i guess that's a reach in your mind?

And it's not like they need that many resources to cover the stream. They just need 3 people to react to the stream live and make some easy articles made up mostly of summaries of Sony provided press releases. They would have enough time to "prepare" if it was announced with one days notice.

Petebloodyonion1h ago

Before I get tons of replies for Sony given a week in advance, my initial comments are related to the notion that the Show could happen this week as the title mentions.
Now to be fair the complete article mentions that Jeff said the Show could happen later in May giving time for Sony to give the normal 7-day notice.

Again not trying to start a negative thing here just thinking that it's bogus that Sony will have a show this week

notachance30m ago

Yeah as much as I’d like to hear what sony’s 1st parties have cooked, it’s not their style to shadow drop a showcase.

Still waiting for ghost of tsushima 2, I’m ready whenever man..

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Hofstaderman17m ago

Going in with no expectations but likely will see something that resonates with me.

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