How Can You Help?

Help us help those in need, DONATE ONLINE NOW!

Or send your donation by mail to:

Humanitarian Coalition
PO Box 7023,
Ottawa, ON, K1L 5A0

1 - Organize a fundraising event

Call your friends, organize a diner, throw a gala, or take on any event that you feel appropriate.  When there is a crisis and the needs are there, all reasons are good to bring people together for the cause and do your part to ensure that much needed assistance gets to those in need.

Want to mobilise your friends, colleagues or classmates online? Simply click on the box to the right to launch your own personalised Group Donation Page. With this tool, you will be able to mobilize your community through e-mails, facebook or Twitter and track the results of your group's efforts.

The following resources are also available to help you in your efforts.  Download these files to print your own posters and hand-outs.

Ideas for holding a fundraising event (pdf)

Download a donation form (pdf)
    - Form can be printed as needed and mailed directly to the address contained in it.

Download a Factsheet about the HUMANITARIAN COALITION (pdf)

2 - Put up Posters

East Africa Drought Crisis: English Poster, Colour (pdf)

East Africa Drought Crisis: English Poster, Colour - Customize with Your Group Info (pdf)

East Africa Drought Crisis: English Small Index Card, Colour (pdf)

3 - Share our banners

4 - Tell your friends

Send a personalised e-mail to your friends.  Circulate a message to inform your friends and colleagues of the need to act immediately.  You can use the message in the file below as a place to start and personalise it with you own words.

E-mail message to personalise (doc)

5 - Write to your elected representatives

The message in the file below is destined to help your elected officials (federal, provincial or municipal) understand the importance to you of rapid and affective assistance to people affected by humanitarian crises.  You may personalize the text as you feel appropriate.

Letter to elected representatives (doc)