Comments | vivwiley: Haitian Earthquake response

vivwiley

Haitian Earthquake response - if you want to help

Jan 13, 2010 19:40

The news from Haiti, even incomplete, seems more than horrible. This was a country without any sort of fully adequate infrastructure to start with and one already reeling from three significant hurricanes in 2008 ( Read more... )

haiti, charitable giving

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cofax7 January 14 2010, 03:11:14 UTC

The PIH link actually goes to Oxfam.

Thank you for providing these resources.

vivwiley January 14 2010, 03:20:46 UTC

Thanks, C - I've corrected the PIH link! (I really need a D'oh! icon)

It's such a horrible situation!

alysswolf January 14 2010, 14:04:22 UTC

Something to keep in mind once the first response needs have been met is how to help Haiti rebuild. Heifer International already has/had many projects in place and is collecting funds to rebuild those projects and launch more once the situation stabilizes.

vivwiley January 14 2010, 17:53:22 UTC

Great point, A. There will be multiple and many year phases to this recovery. I love Heifer International - such a great group. Thanks for posting the link.

jeviltwin January 14 2010, 14:34:16 UTC

Thanks so much for pulling together these links. Flipping back and forth between various stations' coverage last night, it got to the point where it was almost funny (almost) how many times someone would say, "Of course, [this essential service] was practically non-existent in Haiti anyway before the hurricanes and earthquake." A terribly sad situation.

erehwesle January 14 2010, 15:48:33 UTC

As always, thanks for putting this list together. You're the best.

erehwesle January 14 2010, 15:55:38 UTC

Am curious to know if Save the Children (http://www.savethechildren.org/newsroom/2010/haiti-relief.html) meets your standards; The Mothership has made a big donation. They are also recommending MercyCorps (http://www.mercycorps.org) and Direct Relief International (http://www.directrelief.org) in addition to organizations on your list.

vivwiley January 14 2010, 17:51:49 UTC

STC would definitely be a good one to add, as would Mercy Corps. I'm not familiar with Direct Relief International, but that doesn't mean it's not a great group.

I'm reasonably certain that STC have been operating in Haiti for quite some time, so will have good local relations on which to build.

Thanks for the great additions!