Tsunami Destroys Parts of Samoa - SPBD and MicroDreams are Ready to Help

As many of you will be aware, the Pacific Island nation of Samoa took a devastating hit on the 29 of September. A massive earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale shook Samoa just prior to 7:00AM local time. A few hours later a large tsunami (giant tidal wave) wreaked havoc on the South coast of the island of Upolu. Entire villages were wiped away. There are many dead and thousands of homeless people.

An effective humanitarian solution is needed quickly. People need temporary shelter, dry clean clothing and proper drinking water. Then the long process of rebuilding needs to begin as soon as possible. Homes need to be rebuilt and a local economy made up of thousands of micro-enterprises needs to be rebuilt.

South Pacific Business Development Foundation (SPBD) is in a unique position to help the families that have been devastated. Many of them are our clients. We are deeply rooted in all of the communities that have been shattered. SPBD has been working in Samoa since 2000. We have worked with nearly 12,000 poor families in nearly every village across Samoa and have provided them with small business training, unsecured credit for micro-enterprise development and ongoing guidance and motivation. We have helped the poor improve their homes and to ensure their children receive a proper education. And we have helped them to save for the proverbial rainy day - which is now so clearly here. And now it is time for us to do much more. Won't you please support our efforts at this time of enormous need? In the US and around the world, donations can be made to SPBD's global charitable development partner, The MicroDreams Foundation. You can donate to MicroDreams and 100% of your donation will be channeled to SPBD in Samoa by clicking here.

You can also donate online at www.microdreams.org

or at www.spbd.ws

or by sending a check made out to:
The MicroDreams Foundation
60 Park Place, Suite 2100, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102.

Any amount, no matter how small is helpful. And please pass this note forward to any friends or colleagues that may also be interested in helping out.

All the very best,
Fa'afetai telelava,
Greg Casagrande

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Tsunami Destroys Parts of Samoa - SPBD and MicroDreams are Ready to Help