Help Australia
The Australian bushfires, which have been burning since September; in mere months, an estimated one billion animals and 25 humans have been killed, and 12.35 million acres of land containing approximately 2,000 homes have been incinerated. Â Experts are saying that climate change is playing a big part in what has ignited these devastating fires but the more I researched, this is what I found:
What provided the spark that ignited this tinderbox? According to USA TODAY, two dozen people have been accused of deliberately lighting some of the fires, including a teenage volunteer firefighter.
I don’t know how these people can live with themselves.  The good news in all of this is that people across the country are coming together to help.  I’ve put together a list of different ways you can donate should you want to help out.
Australian Red Cross – redcross.org
First Nations Communities – https://au.gofundme.com/f/fire-relief-fund-for-first-nations-communities
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal – frrr.org.au
GIVIT Non-profit — givit.org.au/disasters
Housing – cfa.vic.gov.au
WIRES The New South Wales-based Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc., Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organization – wires.org.au
Koala Hospital Port Macquarie – koalahospital.org.au/shop/donation
Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital – wildlifewarriors.org.au
Wildlife Victoria Non-profit – wildlifevictoria.org.au
RSPCA Australia: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia, the nation’s leading animal welfare charity – https://www.rspca.org.au/blog/2020/how-help-animals-during-bushfire-crisis
Zoos Victoria Non-profit – donate.zoo.org.au/donation
Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park – https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-kangaroo-islands-koalas-and-wildlife
World Wildlife Fund Australia – donate.wwf.org.au
Animal Rescue Craft Guild – https://www.facebook.com/groups/arfsncrafts/about/
St. Vincent de Paul Society – https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-bushfire-appeal-nsw
Australian Koala Foundation – This foundation allows you to “adopt” a koala through a symbolic foster program; your monthly fee funds protection efforts for wild koalas. You can also pay to “plant a tree” to help restore koala habitat. The foundation is also asking that Koala lovers to write letters to politicians in support of the Koala Protection Act.
New South Wales Rural Fire Service – https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/support-your-local-brigade
CFS Foundation – https://cfsfoundation.org.au/donate
Airbnb – Airbnb is offering free temporary housing for the displaced in homes in New South Wales south of Sydney, and in Melbourne and its suburbs.
Thomas and I have donated and have talked about me going to Australia to help but according to USA TODAY, I would need natural disaster training – Most emergency response organizations require volunteers to have training before participating in relief efforts. While booking a ticket to Sydney might not be the most effective way to help, you can still sign up for a training session to help out in the future. This is something to think about!
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