A fundraising bazaar, which is organized by Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), opened Saturday in Taipei to raise money to help families stricken by Typhoon Morakot. Sponsored by the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China, Huashan 1914 Creative Park and diplomatic corps, the two-day bazaar officially opened Saturday afternoon at Huanshan Creative Park. The bazaar features 20 booths selling hundreds of exotic souvenirs and arts and craft donated by Taiwans diplomatic allies and other countries, as well as clothes, accessories, toys and home supplies. Chen Lien-gene, secretary-general of the TaiwanICDF, told the Central News Agency that his agency organized the fundraiser to show concern and love for the typhoon victims. The charity event received great responses from members of the diplomatic corps, who provided a lot of support to the cause, he added. Participating in the bazaar are people from Taiwan and from aboard, as well as a number of ambassadors from Taiwans diplomatic allies, including El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Marshall Islands, Haiti, Belize, Burkina Faso, Honduras, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Francisco Santana, El Salvadors ambassador to the Republic of China and head of the diplomatic corps, expressed deep sympathies for the typhoon victims and said that the diplomatic community wanted to contribute to the disaster relief efforts. This is a demonstration of feelings that we are very willing to cooperate. No matter in what amount, we are with Taiwan. We are expressing our solidarity with your country and your people,Santana said. Noting that the people of Nicaragua have gotten much help from Taiwan during their time of need and Taiwan was often the first country to come to the Central American countrys aid when it needed relief, Nicaragua Ambassador to the ROC William Tapia said now that a disaster has struck Taiwan, Nicaragua is here to help. Even though our hearts are big, our wallets are small. But we still want to do something to show our solidarity,Tapia said. 