Beslan charity efforts
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Countries and charities around the world donated to funds set up to assist the families and children that were involved in the Beslan school hostage crisis
. As of the end of 2004 the International Foundation For Terror Act Victims had raised over $1.1 million with a goal of $10 million.
The Israel
i government offered help in rehabilitating
freed hostages. Immediately after, an experienced Israeli trauma team was sent to Beslan and later Russian psychologist
s working with the victims of the massacre received help on training by Israeli experts in Israel.
The Beslan
town council, itself having organised a charity fund, announced that it would donate $36,000 to aid the victims of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean Earthquake
. The council stated that "The whole world reacted to our tragedy, so we cannot remain indifferent either".
In August 2005, two new schools in Beslan have been built and paid for by the Moscow government.
During Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov
's visit to China
in November 2005, the Chinese Health Ministry announced that they were sending doctors to Beslan, and offered free medical care to any of the victims who still needed treatment.
The then mayor of Croatia
's capital Zagreb
, Vlasta Pavić
, offered a free vacation to the Beslan children on the Adriatic Sea.
In 2006, King Abdullah
of Jordan
invited the Beslan surviving students to spend their fall holiday in Jordan.
Beslan school hostage crisis
The Beslan school hostage crisis of early September 2004 was a three-day hostage-taking of over 1,100 people which ended in the deaths of over 380...
. As of the end of 2004 the International Foundation For Terror Act Victims had raised over $1.1 million with a goal of $10 million.
The Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i government offered help in rehabilitating
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
freed hostages. Immediately after, an experienced Israeli trauma team was sent to Beslan and later Russian psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
s working with the victims of the massacre received help on training by Israeli experts in Israel.
The Beslan
Beslan
Beslan is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. In terms of population, Beslan is the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok...
town council, itself having organised a charity fund, announced that it would donate $36,000 to aid the victims of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean Earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. The council stated that "The whole world reacted to our tragedy, so we cannot remain indifferent either".
In August 2005, two new schools in Beslan have been built and paid for by the Moscow government.
During Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov
Mikhail Fradkov
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov is a Russian politician and statesman who was the Prime Minister of Russia from March 2004 to September 2007. Fradkov has been the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service since 2007.-Early life:...
's visit to China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
in November 2005, the Chinese Health Ministry announced that they were sending doctors to Beslan, and offered free medical care to any of the victims who still needed treatment.
The then mayor of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
's capital Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Vlasta Pavić
Vlasta Pavic
Vlasta Pavić is a former mayor of Zagreb and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia .-Her term as Mayor:Pavić was elected mayor of Zagreb on March 1, 2002 after Milan Bandić was forced to resign due to a public scandal. She was elected with the support of city assembly members of the...
, offered a free vacation to the Beslan children on the Adriatic Sea.
In 2006, King Abdullah
Abdullah II of Jordan
Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...
of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
invited the Beslan surviving students to spend their fall holiday in Jordan.
External links
- Fund for victims of Beslan attack. Last accessed August 1, 2006.
- Russian Red Cross Beslan page. Last accessed August 1, 2006.
- Slavic Gospel Association (SGA) Beslan page. Last accessed February 4, 2008.