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February 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off
The amount of money donated for aid and assistance to the people of Haiti after the earthquake by Americans, individuals, foundations and corporations totals at least $333 million. That sum is dwarfed by the money donated at this same time interval for the SE Asian tsunami and for Hurricane Katrina.
Donations have slowed. The economy is in much poorer shape than it was at the end of 2004 and in 2005, when the other disasters happened. Corporations don’t have the money. Foundations have lost much of their endowments’ value in the stock market. People are out of work or restraining their charity due to the economy.
That said, the need of the people of Haiti is no less than it was on January 12. To add to the challenges they face, hurricane season is about four months away and Haiti is hit by several every year. Imagine living in a tent or under a tarp in a hurricane. Please consider how you can help.
At this point nearly every Roman Catholic parish in the United States has held a second collection for Haiti. We have located the amounts donated for only 8 dioceses and archdioceses out of over 175 in the country. Those eight have donated over $2.1 million to Catholic Relief Services.
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 often.
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.
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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Haitian relief efforts slow
February 3rd, 2010 | Comments Off
The amount of money donated for aid and assistance to the people of Haiti after the earthquake by Americans, individuals, foundations and corporations totals at least $333 million. That sum is dwarfed by the money donated at this same time interval for the SE Asian tsunami and for Hurricane Katrina.
Donations have slowed. The economy is in much poorer shape than it was at the end of 2004 and in 2005, when the other disasters happened. Corporations don’t have the money. Foundations have lost much of their endowments’ value in the stock market. People are out of work or restraining their charity due to the economy.
That said, the need of the people of Haiti is no less than it was on January 12. To add to the challenges they face, hurricane season is about four months away and Haiti is hit by several every year. Imagine living in a tent or under a tarp in a hurricane. Please consider how you can help.
At this point nearly every Roman Catholic parish in the United States has held a second collection for Haiti. We have located the amounts donated for only 8 dioceses and archdioceses out of over 175 in the country. Those eight have donated over $2.1 million to Catholic Relief Services.
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 often.
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.
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.
Table of contents for Haiti quake 2010
Filed under: Analysis, Charity, Commentary, Disasters, Original writing, Reporting · Tags: disaster relief in haiti, earthquake in haiti, fundraising for Haiti, Haiti, Haiti quake, Haitian relief efforts, relief operations in Haiti, U.S. military aid to Haiti