Amidst all the talks of donor fatigue, what I saw in Italy myself has made me very heartened.
Last week I was buying coke in a store in Rome. A radio in the shop was blaring a pop song. After the song finished I heard the words of ‘Pakistan’ and ‘Emergency’ on the radio. Hearing these two words together of-course got my attention. The short speech was in Italian which I didn’t understand so I asked the shopkeeper what it was and in her limited English capacity she told me it was an ad for collecting donations for Flood victims in Pakistan.
I was indeed heartened.
Then some time later we were traveling in Rome metro when I saw this visual ad on train’s TV screen showing flood victims of Pakistan and asking for texting a number to do a 2 Euros donation. I noticed the frequency of this visual ad was every few minutes. I took out my camera and took the photo that is with this post.
I was heartened again.
I write this post only to say, ‘Thank You, Italy. We appreciate the help and the humanity.’
Well, the Germans have also shown a lot of compassion for the victims of this horrendous flood…….An amount of 8 million euros was gathered within a couple of hours on a live show, attended by the German chancelor Mrs. Merkel herself and telecast on the national TV during prime time……..
Below is a link of the programme, of course in German, which is really worth watching and heartwarming to see the people of Germany opening their heart for the people of pakistan so generously……
For those who understand German the following show is a really worth watching….
http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/hauptnavigation/sta rtseite#/beitrag/video/1123778/Hilfe-f%C3%BCr-Paki stan—Sondersendung
Thank you. Italy.
This picture helps illustrate the global response and the importance of increasing public awareness. We have cross-posted it on the Facebook page of PakistanFloods.org at:
http://www.facebook.com/pakistanfloodsorg
Thank you for sharing it and we hope it inspires people around the world to take initiatives to spread the word.
Heartening indeed.
Thank you Italy. From all of us.
Indeed heartening.
Not only this, my dad came back from Turkey few days back he told me that they had a prayer for Pakistanis after the Juma Namaz and everyone who met him showed concern for the flood effected people. Turks say that the have not forgotten the support from the subcontinent Muslims at the time of Khilafat Movement.