All Red Cross operations are similar, Chinese, Canada or US

Let's not be naive that Chinese Red Cross would be any better. They are just less transparent. Given the choice, I would rather trust Canadian or US Red Cross. They have a track record and an established system. They also have multiple monitoring mechanisms to ensure less individual corruption.

When we donate, a lot of it is for good-will. If you decide to donate, just donate to any of them. So what this particular piece of money may not go to China, it is used to save other needed people in the world. Similarly, money donated to other causes may be used this time to help Chinese. If you are not comfortable with this, the best way is to go to china and find a specific child to help. Even then, you run the risk of that Child's relatives may be greedy and not use the money on the child.

Bottomline, all these organizations are the same. They need operation costs and overhead to co-ordinate things. US and Canadian red cross are transparent required by law and will tell you these details. Chinese red cross also has overhead and operation cost. They don't need to tell you by law. But it does not mean all your money go to the people.

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• Exactly! Money doesn't just travel on its own... -MaryLiu-Brazil- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 09:43:36

• agree -pigletto- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 09:46:57

• 同意，公司不match的姐妹还是捐给加拿大红十字会吧，至少政府会match -小眼睛精灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 09:47:17

• you might be right. But part of me is saying... -rurumama- ♀ (632 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 09:51:55

• 狂顶公主妈妈 -泓水入丹青- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 10:00:53

• 顶的人可不少啊，连自己也顶起来了！谢谢！^_^ -rurumama- ♀ (4 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 10:04:28

• Haha, I am an American. So are many people in US. -crazydog- ♀ (116 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 10:28:04

• it is more than what color of passport one is holding -rurumama- ♀ (367 bytes) () 05/16/2008 postreply 10:53:47