Thought this was worth posting for those who are interested. It came from my long distance provider, Working Assets.

"Working Assets is urgently asking everyone to support relief efforts in flood-ravaged Mozambique by visiting GiveForChange.com today at Giveforchange or, http://www.giveforchange.com/interact/promo.asp?promo=ldmozsubr, where you can help several relief organizations working feverishly in Mozambique at this very moment.

In one week, more rain fell in the country of Mozambique than the average rainfall for two years. Over 500,000 people have been left homeless from the torrential rains and flooding, and countless more have been swept away by the rising waters.

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, and suffered through 15 years of brutal civil war that ended only in 1992. It is also a highly indebted country and must spend $1 million a week on interest payments to foreign lenders. In order to meet these financial obligations, Mozambique has lost much of its capacity to respond to emergencies.

Three GiveForChange.com organizations are currently working around the clock to assist with the crisis in Mozambique: Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam America and UNICEF. We urge you to help them in this important moment of great need.

Here is what you can do:

1) Visit GiveForChange.com right now. Make the most generous donation you can possibly afford to support any one of these three groups working in Mozambique at this very moment. Donating money is the best way you can help. By giving money, these organizations can purchase the most appropriate and effective relief supplies - at the best possible prices.

2) On Thursday, March 9, Congress began a debate on the authorization of debt relief to poor countries, including Mozambique. If the U.S. refuses to fund debt relief, other countries will withhold promised funding as well, leaving Mozambique in even greater peril. Please e-mail your Senator today asking that debt relief be funded immediately. To e-mail your Senator, visit http://www.workingassets.com/mozambique/takeaction.html, where you will be able to locate your Senator's e-mail address and view and send a sample e-mail.

As the floodwaters begin to recede in the coming days, a new crisis will arise - disease. Cholera has been an ongoing problem in Mozambique for years, and reports are just emerging of a new outbreak in the wake of this massive flooding.

Additionally, the countryside of Mozambique is riddled with landmines from years of civil war. The rain is flushing these deadly mines from the earth and scattering them across the countryside.

Your help is needed now - and will continue to be needed in the weeks ahead - long after the news crews stop covering the devastation. Please visit GiveForChange.com today, and please be as generous as you possibly can. Thank you for considering this urgent request.

P.S. You do NOT have to be a Working Assets customer to visit and donate through GiveForChange.com"