in the USA you can text the following to send $10 to help the victims in Pakistan

* Only for those in the USA

While I was watching CNN I saw a UNICEF commercial which was asking for donations for Pakistan:

Text "FLOODS" to 864233 (UNICEF) to donate $10

UNICEF

I also saw these links for these other two text options in this article http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/me...s?v=1282350508:

- Text "SWAT" to 50555 to give $10 to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which distributes tents, relief supplies and humanitarian aid.

- Text "FLOOD" to 27722 to donate $10 to the Pakistan Relief Fund created by the State Department. Learn more at state.gov/pakistanrelief


I'm happy to see these text options being made available and advertised please spread them around as best you can.

"At least try"

As we sit here hungry and sick people argue over where their money might go
Will it really go to me or a corrupt Pakistani politician they all want to know

Please don’t look for excuses as to why you shouldn’t, couldn’t and wouldn’t give
I and so many others here desperately need your generosity in order to live

The clock is ticking as so many of us are suffering and many more of us might die
How will you live with yourself knowing that to help me you didn’t at least try?

A woman displaced by the flooding tries to comfort her crying child at a school converted to a camp on the outskirts of Nowshera

Ways to help

The following is a list of donation links to support the flood victims of Pakistan. If you know of other reputable groups please let us know how to get in touch with them in a comment. Thank you. 

Some International Charity Organizations:

Muslim Aid http://www.muslimaid.org/

Islamic Relief USA: http://www.islamicreliefusa.org/pakistan-floods

Islamic Relief UK: http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/

UNICEF: https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?idb=784883377&df_id=1661&1661.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr010=vmk328n351.app17b 

UNHCR: http://www.unhcr.org/emergency/pakistanfloods/global_landing.html

Some Charity Organizations in Pakistan:

Edhi Foundation http://www.edhifoundation.com/contact.asp

Bacha Khan Trust http://www.bkefoundation.org/index.php/donate/direct-deposit

Pakistan Red Crescent Society http://www.prcs.org.pk/help.asp

How else you can help:

You can try to inspire your local mosque or civic organizations to start a fund raising  drive or a commodity drive to help those affected by these horrific tragedy . Every little bit helps. Together we CAN make a difference.

A man wades through waist deep waters with his child while escaping floods in Risalpur, located in Nowshera District, in NWFP. –Reuters Photo/Adrees

A STRUGGLE TO ESCAPE THE FLOOD: Pakistani villagers struggle to move to a safe place from a flood hit village near Nowshera on Thursday. Photo: AP.

An aerial view shows Nowshera city submerged in flood caused by heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan.

A boy hangs on to the front of a cargo truck while passing through a flooded road in Risalpur, in Pakistan's Nowshera district, on July 30.

Pakistani villagers move to a safe place from a flood hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)