How to Help in Kenya

A man I consider a friend, Andrius Kulikauskas, is actively focused in helping allay the crisis in Kenya, which is teetering back-and-forth between order and chaos, with violence rendering a great deal of unnecessary destruction.

If you're reading the headlines, and wondering how you can help, here's the short list:

• Send them mobile phone airtime (see: KenyansToCall) (which they can share with others and trade for food, medicine, transport) SendingAirtime     http://mamamikes.com
• Make phone calls to Kenya: KenyansToCall (The simplest way to help right now is to make phone calls to Kenyans and send SMS messages. We are making a list and encouraging calls (note that Kenyan time is GMT+3 and the country code is +254. Check the price per minute.  Recommended: Skype http://www.skype.com).
• Write to your foreign minister: http://www.avaaz.org/en/kenya_free_and_fair/
• Join this chat: http://www.worknets.org/chat/
• Join Samwel Kongere's email group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mendenyo/
• Help create posters, peace songs, and videos for Kenya, to get the word out.
• Share this letter (post it to your blog, send it to your friends).
  
• Contribute money for Kenyan "independent thinkers" by PayPal to ms@ms.lt or directly with credit card (Note: Andrius oversees this account directly, which is distributed to trusted leaders "on the ground" who can put the funds to direct, positive use).

Adapted from, and more information available, here: http://www.worknets.org/wiki.cgi?HelpKenyans

Comments

[Andrius Kulikauskas]

Cass, This is great! Thank you for all of your help. I look forward to talking some time. Our latest effort is to wear white armbands and organize small nonviolence practice meetings all across Kenya on Tuesday prior to the demonstrations on Wednesday which may prove violent. http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/15967 Peace.