Just heard of this— a little late to the party.   I trust that the funds raised are going towards the effort to help them directly.  I’m always a little leery of organizations because of too many times where money has been going towards the salaries of those involved instead of the majority of it going towards the cause.  But I know of Ed Begley, Jr.’s commitment towards the causes he’s involved in, so I trust the funds will go towards the Sudan.

Some background here on Sudan. Even farther background here (1989)

Landmines hampering relief efforts.

Here’s a more up to date story with Turkey trying to help.

Trying to bring attention to the emergency, George Clooney, et al, protests in front of the Sudanese embassy in D.C., and is rewarded by being arrested.  What happened to free speech, again?

More here on the Satellite Sentinel Project.

More here--warning–there are pretty graphic photos of just how bad the conditions are. Also–Nicholas Kristof’s blog at NY Times–a piece written by Michael Abramowitz (be warned–more graphic photos).

And, if you’re like most Americans (myself included), you’re not geographically literate, so here’s a map of where Sudan is.