Haiti Earthquake Relief

We have prepared a pdf file listing some of the donations that we have been able to find for Haiti relief. That link is here. We recognize that it is incomplete. It will be updated daily.

As we learned in the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami, not all aid and assistance is created equal. Many commitments by national governments and international governmental agencies are never funded. Other pledges by these groups actually consist of low interest loans or debt forgiveness to the stricken nation.

Aid organizations affiliated with churches did the best in delivering aid after the tsunami. Their people were on the ground and living with the people who needed their help. Large NGO’s and government agency types just flew in, stayed at the best hotels, and flew out. There was little attempt to work with the local leaders and address local needs. They just dictated and flew away.

This list is not complete. There are and will be many local and regional aid events, and groups to provide that aid. In addition, many groups do not have the resources to put out a press release and update a website which is what this list consists of. Please check the comments for aid groups not on this list.

Important: Many of these organizations have staff in Haiti that they cannot contact at this moment. Some have been injured and some may have been killed.

USGS map showing anticipated shake damage areas due to the Haiti earthquake

Here are the websites for a few of the organizations responding to the Haitian earthquake.

Updated information about the earthquake in Haiti at this link

For a growing collection of U.S. military photos from the Haiti earthquake, got to this collection at Flickr.

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on 12 Jan 2010 at 1Relief Efforts for Haiti » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog

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on 13 Jan 2010 at 2Allison Glennon

Hi,
Real Medicine Foundation is beginning relief efforts in Haiti as well. How can we get listed on your site?

We do not have a web page up yet but here is a link to our Donation page where people can specify that their donation go to Haiti relief: http://realmedicinefoundation.org/donors/

Thank you for covering this! I have posted links to your site on all our online outlets.

Hope to hear from you soon,
Allison Glennon
Project Coordinator
The Real Medicine Foundation
on 13 Jan 2010 at 3uberVU - social comments

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on 13 Jan 2010 at 4Brian

A few others who are responding to the disaster. I’m sure there are lots more:

Catholic Relief Services
https://secure.crs.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3181&3181.donation=form1

Doctors Without Borders
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

Operation Blessing
http://www.ob.org/disasterrelief/?gclid=CLjE0trjoZ8CFRh15QodZWM20w

Food For The Poor
https://secure3.convio.net/ffp/site/Donation2?df_id=6280&6280.donation=form1

Compassion International
https://www.compassion.com/contribution/giving/disasterrelief.htm?gclid=CNzK0eDjoZ8CFY915QodwUp7lA
on 13 Jan 2010 at 5Hannah

Partners in Development, Inc. is a small non-profit development organization that works in Port-au-Prince. We run the following programs in Haiti: medical clinic/services, microcredit loans for small businesses, child sponsorships, adult literacy programs, home building, and clean water and sanitation. We are looking for donations to boost our emergency relief fund for victims of the earthquake. We are also assembling a team of medical professionals and experienced travelers to assist in the aftermath of the earthquake – please contact lisa@pidonline.org for more information about this opportunity.
To donate, follow this link: http://pidonline.org/Haitian_Earthquake.html
on 13 Jan 2010 at 6Haiti

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on 14 Jan 2010 at 72012 Doomsayers – Are They Right?

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on 14 Jan 2010 at 8Charlie

Oprah is doing a live show tomorrow (Friday 1/15) to help raise awareness/money for the people of Haiti. Tonic has constant coverage of the entire situation in Haiti: who is doing what, what you can do, etc. They also have all the information about what Oprah is doing with links to everything else you need to know:

http://www.tonic.com/article/oprah-goes-live-this-friday-to-discuss-devestation-in-haiti/
on 14 Jan 2010 at 9Instapundit » Blog Archive » FROM CHUCK SIMMINS, lots of resources for Haiti Earthquake Relief….

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on 15 Jan 2010 at 10Kent G. Budge

The LDS (Mormon) Church is also sending assistance through its Humanitarian Services:

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-sending-team-of-doctors-to-assist-in-haiti
on 15 Jan 2010 at 11Geoffrey

And another (was featured tonight on NBC News):
http://www.friendsoftheorphans.org/s/769/inner.aspx?sid=769&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=1903&ecid=1903&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=719
on 15 Jan 2010 at 12“Haiti is the broken bloody body of Christ” – UPDATED » The Anchoress | A First Things Blog

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on 15 Jan 2010 at 13JR

Go to haiti.ushahidi.com for all the info on what is happening in Haiti.

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Updated information about the earthquake in Haiti at this link

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