Please read this page for the ongoing charity relief efforts for Pakistan.
Additionally, the donation choices are being extended to other charities and fundraisers as well, expanding the concept of “Painting Heals” from Pakistan to other parts of the world in challenging situations. I gift paintings to my donors of other fundraisers I support, so I am adding those fundraisers here as well. This includes the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in which I participate annually, and the UNRWA Gaza 5K Fundraiser for the Mental Health of Palestinian Refugees, which I have also supported annually for several years. Links to those fundraisers will be updated below soon. This auction will still be entitled “Painting Heals Pakistan,” but also capture the other efforts as well.
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In this auction, the highest bidder will choose which charity to donate. You will be required to share the receipt with us at the end of the auction. A form will be provided on this website soon. (Please return for updates). You may take a photo or upload the receipt. In some cases, we may require more information. When you have provided the receipt, the painting will be sent to you, at the address you provide, and at no additional cost.
The list of charities below are those collaborating with the American Pakistan Foundation (This content and names of charities were listed in the monthly member newsletter). The APF is an organization that works for community empowerment and building bridges with Pakistan, and has been collaborating with these noteworthy organizations with Pakistan Flood relief efforts. As a member of the APF National Leadership Council, I would like to encourage you to donate to these charities. The links to the organization’s web page for donations are also included below. Please feel free to suggest other charities you prefer to donate beyond this list.
List of Charities (description content credit to American Pakistan Foundation – Some charities may have ceased the specific fundraising campaign, but please feel free to review their website):
- Since mid-July, CDRS has been delivering family food packs, bottled water, tents, and medicines to flood-affected areas. CDRS plans to open a large community kitchen, support mobile medical camps, and provide tents, mosquito nets, household items, and hygiene products. Donate to CDRS
- The Citizens Foundation, USA (TCF-USA) has built over 250 schools and educated more than 65,000 children in Pakistan. It is currently distributing food ration bags to flood-affected communities in Sindh and opened up its schools to serve as shelter for displaced families. Donate to TCF-USA
- DIL provides quality education to children living in underserved areas across Pakistan. The organization is currently distributing food rations to local communities and planning to rebuild affected schools and homes as soon as possible. Donate to DIL
- Friends of Indus Hospital (FOIH) supports the efforts of Indus Hospital & Health Network in Pakistan to provide quality healthcare services to under-served patients in Pakistan. Indus Hospital has established mobile clinics and labs in flood-affected areas of Sindh, Baluchistan, Punjab, and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces. While the specific Floods Campaign is no longer available: Please feel free to Donate to FOIH
- The Human Development Foundation (HDF) is a nonprofit organization that works to alleviate poverty in Pakistan by improving access to clean water, food, healthcare, and educational resources. They are currently conducting a Flood Emergency Appeal to rehabilitate victims of the ongoing crisis. Donate to HDF
- Shine Humanity strengthens the primary healthcare system in Pakistan by promoting health literacy and access to health facilities. It has established nine emergency healthcare clinics based out of interior Sindh. In addition to offering the services of physicians, pharmacists, and nurses, the clinics will expand to provide food rations, malnutrition packets, and water purification tablets. Donate to Shine Humanity
There will be additional American Pakistan Foundation programming that educates the APF community about disaster response, humanitarian aid, and climate change issues in Pakistan. I will include that information here and in the resources section on THIS PAGE in the near future.
Donations directly to the efforts of the American Pakistan Foundation which collaborates with organizations in Pakistan will also be accepted:
The APF cultural heritage fund: https://americanpakistanfoundation.givingfuel.com/apf-heritage-fund
The APF general donations: https://americanpakistanfoundation.givingfuel.com/donations
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Support for TURKIYE and SYRIA from the February 6th, 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake:
DONATIONS FOR PAINTINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR Local Charities in TURKIYE and SYRIA.
Here is a resource for donating to charities in Turkiye and Syria: https://time.com/6253346/turkey-earthquake-syria-how-to-help/
This is another local option for donations. Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê Swîsre (Kurdistan Red Crescent)
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