Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean has been struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake last January 12. The city of Port-au-Prince was flattened and more than 100,000 are feared dead.
Because Haiti does not have enough infrastructure for relief, aid is very much needed. Here are different ways that you can donate to the Haiti disaster relief:
Google Support Disaster Response
Gives a great overview on ways you can help the victims of this disaster. Donations through Unicef and CARE are also accepted.
Oxfam
Oxfam is the collaborative effort of 14-like minded organizations working to bring positive change. They currently have ground staff in Haiti helping out with relief operations. Donations can be made through their American or UK site.
If you’re in the US, you can send donations through your mobile phone:
Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts
Text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts
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January 16th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
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January 22nd, 2010 at 3:50 am
I pray for those people who have been injured in Haiti. the earthquake in Haiti is one of the word disasters this year. I just hope that they would be able to recover soon.
February 17th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
It was the very big disaster. We should contribute and help the people of Haiti in recovery.