Quoted: No flood of relief in Pakistan

Over one million houses have been destroyed by floodwater, leaving an estimated 8 million people homeless.

Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC

”My own response was to give to  . . .  the International Rescue Committee, which was fast off the mark to distribute clean water, hygiene kits, food, and shelter. Mike Young, the International Rescue Committee's regional director for Asia and the Caucasus, said that the IRC has worked in Pakistan for about 30 years and knows and trusts its largely Pakistani staff. As a further safeguard, every individual the IRC hires and every vendor from whom the relief group buys supplies or services is checked through an anti-terrorism compliance database.”

- Slate's Constance Casey, who answers readers' questions about charitable giving, explaining in a September 15 column why she chose to help victims of the flooding in Pakistan by making a donation to the IRC.