Summary
Support relief efforts in the Abruzzo region, where a 6.3 quake killed more than 300 and left 28,000 homeless. This Fund will support efforts of Slow Food Italy and UNICO in providing emergency aid.
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The deadliest earthquake in Italy in over 15 years left L’Aquila and the surrounding areas without water. Almost 500 aftershocks, some of which were strong enough to move furniture in Rome. At least 17,000 people are living in makeshift tent cities. About 28,000 people were left homeless. About 15,000 of those were moved to over 100 different hotels. Others either slept in their cars or in over 3,600 tents that were set up with about 40 kitchens.
GlobalGiving is working with Slow Food Italy, which has a chapter in Abruzzo, and the US-based UNICO. Both organizations are in the process of assessing needs and providing basic supplies and necessities to the earthquake victims.
Total Funding Received to Date: $86,329
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $13,671
Total Funding Goal: $100,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Ensure that relief is provided in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, and provide support for longer-term rebuilding of infrastructure and livelihoods.
"(The situation) is extremely critical, as many buildings have collapsed.”
- Luca Spoletini, Civil Protection Agency, Spokesman
Manmeet Mehta
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This project is located in
Italy
and can also be found under
Disaster Recovery.
For more information about Italy, read the Human Development Report on Italy or the Wikipedia entry for Italy.
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 6, 2009
By Kathleen Strozza - Past National President - UNICO National, September 02, 2009 10:14 AM

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