# Most effective use of $$ for Darfur

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 18, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-use-of-for-darfur/460472 "2008-08-18T20:46:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-use-of-for-darfur/460472/1 "2008-08-18T20:46:04Z")

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I have a couple hundred dollars I would like to use to help with the great unpleasantness in Darfur. What would be the most effective use of this money?

(Maybe this IMHO, but I think there might be some GQ’ish answers)

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**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-use-of-for-darfur/460472/2 "2008-08-19T12:11:38Z")

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No one wants to hazard a guess? Amensty Intl? Red Cross? Getting Kristof in more papers? Direct checks sent to victims names I’ve seen? Buying guns for someone or other?