Haiti : Support Disaster Relief

Haiti in Headlines:

On Tuesday 12 January, 9.53pm GMT: Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, causing the collapse of buildings, including a hospital, and causing widespread panic. More than 100,000 are feared dead, and thousands have been left homeless in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and are now without food, clean water and proper medical care. Sixteen Britons are reported missing in the country, and up to 10 Britons are believed to be among the dead. Already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been hit by a series of disasters recently.

Geology:
The earthquake occurred inland, on 12 January 2010, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) WSW from Port-au-Prince at a depth of 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) at 16:53 UTC-5 on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system. Strong shaking with intensity VII–IX on the Modified Mercalli scale (MM) was recorded in Port-au-Prince and its suburbs. It was also felt in several surrounding countries and regions, including Cuba (MM III in Guantánamo), Jamaica (MM II in Kingston), Venezuela (MM II in Caracas), Puerto Rico (MM II–III in San Juan), and the bordering country of the Dominican Republic (MM III in Santo Domingo). Click here to read more.

Statement from Haitian President: "The government has lost its capacity to function properly but it has not collapsed." Rescuers pull 23 survivors from the rubble of Port-au-Prince's biggest hotel, the Montana. Canadian government says 1,415 of its citizens are missing in Haiti. US says 10,000 troops will be in Haiti by Monday. Ban Ki-moon says he will travel to Haiti "very soon" .Thousands wait in hospitals for surgery. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says security situation in Haiti remains "pretty good". More than 100 US citizens crowd Haitian airport trying to get out. Nearly all 4,000 inmates at the main prison in Haiti's capital are on the loose after the building was shattered by the earthquake, the International Red Cross says. Hundreds of US troops and aircraft arrive

Donate to UNICEF :
UNICEF is deploying clean water and sanitation supplies, therapeutic foods, medical supplies and temporary shelter to Jacmel and Port-au-Prince. UNICEF will also be focusing on children who have become separated from their families to protect them from harm or exploitation.

Google response: 
On January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist earthquake victims. Your donation will help disaster victims rebuild their lives and their communities. Google will also donate $1 million to help organizations provide relief.


Free Google Voice Calls to Haiti
To help US families reach relatives in Haiti, for the next two weeks, Google Voice is offering free calls to Haiti. If you don't have a Google Voice account, you can request an invitation at www.google.com/voice.
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Donation by SMS:
The following organizations are accepting SMS donations in the US only:
SMS text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts
SMS text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts
SMS text "GIVE10" to 20222 to donate $10 to Direct Relief

World Vision Online Donation :
A massive, 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12th. The damage to buildings is extensive and the number of injured or dead is estimated to be in the hundreds, even thousands. World Vision is on the ground rushing emergency supplies to survivors of this catastrophe.Pls Click here for donation

Donate to CARE:

CARE plans to start food distributions using stocks of high-protein biscuits from CARE warehouses in Haiti. CARE has 133 staff who are on the ground coordinating with U.N. agencies and other aid organizations to gather more detailed information about the damage and will rapidly scale up response based on those assessments.

Other ways to help :

Also accepting cash and in-kind donations are the following sites: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, UNICEF (1-800-4UNICEF), Direct Relief, Yele Haiti, Partners in Health, Red Cross, World Food Program, Mercy Corps (1-888-256-1900), Save the Children, Lambi Fund, Doctors Without Borders, The International Rescue Committee, Care, William J. Clinton Foundation, Meds & Food For Kids, Feed the Children, Habitat for Humanity

Help map Haiti - Directly assist relief workers in saving lives.

Red Cross Aid Reaches Haitian Earthquake Survivors :

Truckloads of Red Cross supplies arrived in Port-au-Prince on Jan-16th and thousands of responders are traveling the streets providing water and first aid as well as finding lost loved ones and transporting people with serious injuries to nearby health facilities. “America’s support – donations made in the United States to the American Red Cross – is reaching the hands of survivors in Haiti,” said Steve McAndrew, disaster relief specialist with the American Red Cross in Port-au-Prince. Pls click here to read more. 

Clinton lands in Haiti, pledges cooperative effort
U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, third left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten, second left, upon arrival to the airport ahead of a meeting with aid workers and Haiti's President Rene Preval in Port-au- Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. Click here for full details.

Rescue operation continues: 

The Pan American Health Organization now says 50,000 to 100,000 people perished in the quake. Bellerive said 100,000 would "seem to be the minimum." Click here for the complete details. 

Fox News : Helping Hands

• American Friends Service Committee: Accepting financial aid only at this time. Funds will go to immediate material needs and to help Haitians themselves rebuild their communities.

• AME-SADA: AME-SADA is currently assessing the situation in Haiti and will provide humanitarian relief and care on site through their system of local clinics and micro credit operations.

• Americares: Specializes in immediate disaster relief

• The International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee is deploying its Emergency Response Team to Haiti to deliver urgent assistance to earthquake survivors and help overwhelmed local aid. They’ll be focusing on critical medical, water and sanitation assistance.

• Islamic Relief: Islamic Relief USA has launched a $1 million appeal for the victims of the quake, and is coordinating a massive shipment of much-needed aid to the island nation.

• Lutheran World Relief: Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations to provide life-saving assistance in response to the earthquake in Haiti. Details of the emergency response will made available as the organization learns more about the immediate needs on the ground.