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Gaza Appeal Payment Facility

The University of Bradford is announcing the establishment of an Appeal Pay Facility in the Hub Payzone to gather contributions for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to provide aid on humanitarian grounds for the people in Gaza.

The following wording appears on the DEC website dated 26th January 2009

Thousands of people are struggling to survive with many having lost their homes and most down to their last supplies of food and only limited amounts of fresh drinking water.

• Just £25 can buy warm blankets for 8 children
• Just £50 can provide a Food parcel for a family for one month
• Electricity - supplies to Gaza are erratic at best with 75% of the area cut off completely. There is a significant public health risk arising out of the almost collapse of Gaza’s water and sewage system, the running of which is dependent on electricity
• Water - Around 500,000 people are without running water with 37% of Gaza's water wells not working effectively and fuel reserves depleted due to restrictions on access and damage to pipes
• At least 412 Children have been killed and 1,855 injured
• 60% of the population is living in poverty
• 1.1 million people are dependent upon aid to survive
• Health - The capacity of the health system has been significantly reduced due to the damage of at least 21 clinics. Ten primary health care clinics are functioning as emergency clinics and hospitals and intensive care units continue to treat the mass casualties.

If you are a UK tax payer you will be asked to complete a Gift Aid form so the DEC can also claim back the tax (currently 28p in the £)

For reference the payment code is 78055/83001/0071 and the facility will be available during normal Hub Payzone opening times, until Friday 6th February, at which point all funds raised will be transferred across to the DEC for immediate use.

Alternatively, if you wish to donate personally via the web the address is http://www.dec.org.uk/item/200 (external link)

Last Updated:29 January 2009

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