Article"Japan donations: poor give to rich"

Hello friends!

At the suggestion of Yukiko, I'd like to share this article with you.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/588865d6-515f-11e0-a9c6-00144feab49a.html

Afghans in Afghanistan with not much to give have been donating to Japan relief efforts. This past week, in Tai Maskan (a housing project area from the Soviet communist era in Kabul city) there was a monetary donation drive where people were wedging folded Afghanis (Afghan currency) into cash boxes. This money was collected by the neighborhood of Tai Maskan. In Kandahar, $50,000 was put together for Japan relief by citizen efforts. Kandahar, in the south, is a hotspot for US/NATO war activity.

Speaking with Afghans, they tend to view Japan as a well developed society with generous people. The people interviewed in Tai Maskan said they felt for the Japanese people who have had to go through such a disaster, and were aware help efforts from Afghanistan don't seem that big compared to other nations, but still they wanted to give what they could to the Japanese people. Japan by the way has been working in humanitarian, aid, and recovery efforts in Afghanistan for years. Japan's good will toward Afghanistan has been translated through such donations by ordinary Afghans in a time of need and support.

If we want to build better communities among nations, solidarity and compassion, it begins with doing good, especially by those who are among the haves for the have-nots, and acting on common positives for the future.

- Zarin, Kabul, Afghanistan