Floods caused by the cold drop in Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, Catalonia and Aragonwhich have caused 217 dead and hundreds missingthe vast majority in the first of these communities, have generated a wave of solidarity which has translated into thousands of people traveling every day to the affected areas to help in whatever way they can. Donations have also skyrocketed to a large number of NGOs that are mobilizing to assist in the disaster.
As usual, there has also been no shortage of criminals who are taking advantage of this situation to try to deceive citizens who want to help with financial contributions. The Spanish Consumer Association has already denounced fraud attempts that are made through telephone calls and home visits, supposedly representing entities such as the Red Cross.
For this reason, the best way to make a donation is contact the NGO directly and, the quickest, using a platform like Bizum. Bizum, on its website, has a list of organizations with which it works and to which donations can be made to help those affected by the floods. In this article, we are going to explain how you can do them through Bizum safely.
This is how you can use Bizum to donate
The first thing you are going to need is the app from your bank and know the code corresponding to the organization to which you want to donatewhich will be necessary when doing it through Bizum. The platform has a web page to help NGOs with the codes corresponding to dozens of organizations. When accessing this page, Bizum shows the logos and codes of the most prominent ones; among them, Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam or the Vicente Ferrer Foundation. By hovering the mouse cursor over any of the logos, the code that corresponds to it is visible.
If you click the button ‘See all NGOs’another page is loaded with a broader, but still partial, list and its corresponding codes. If the NGO you want to donate to does not appear here, use the search box at the top to locate it and find out the code. Having already the information you need, follow these steps:
- Open the app from your bank.
- Tap on the section ‘Bizum’ and then in ‘Send donation’.
- Enter the code corresponding to the NGO you are addressing and the amount to donate, which will be received immediately and in full by the NGO you have chosen.