[Haiti] Who is responding to the emergency in Haiti?

Thu Jan 14 01:54:57 EST 2010

The U.S. government has designated a telephone number -- 1-888-407-4747 --
for people seeking information about friends and relatives in the country.

Dear Haiti Listserv Members

To begin our efforts in sharing news about relief efforts in Haiti, we have
started a list of organizations which are responding to the needs created by
the earthquake. We welcome news about other organizations and individuals
that you  know of and are working and/or sending help to Haiti. We are
particularly interested in information about CCIH member and affiliate
organizations and other faith-based organizations. Please send a brief
message with news of the activities and how people can assist with these
activities.  In addition to requests for money and supplies, we need
information about opportunities to serve in Haiti, particularly by medical
professionals. 

Let us also remember prayers for the Haitian people and for those who are
responding to their needs. Please also say special prayers for staff members
and  partners of organizations as well as family members who have not been
heard from since the earthquake. We will all need to rely on God’s strength
to move forward. 

The following  organizations are listed in no particular order.

Haiti Foundation of Hope

http://www.haitifoundationofhope.org 

Haiti Foundation of Hope is accepting donations to help with the disaster
relief effort in Haiti following the major earthquake that hit the country
on Tuesday. To give a donation, go to
http://www.haitifoundationofhope.org/donate.php.  For more information about
what we are doing to help, go to
http://www.haitifoundationofhope.org/news.php. 

Medical Teams International 

www.medicalteams.org 

We need your help to respond to this disaster. Please help us send aid to
Haiti by making your secure donation at:

www.medicalteams.org/donate
<https://www.medicalteams.org/NetCommunity/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fw
ww.medicalteams.org%2fNetCommunity%2fSSLPage.aspx%3fpid%3d320%26utm_medium%3
demail%26utm_campaign%3d2010-Haiti-Earthquake%26utm_source%3dmti-all-constit
uents%26utm_content%3demail-body-haiti-donate-2&srcid=3786&srctid=1&erid=137
453> 

800.959.HEAL (4325)

Medical Teams International, P.O. Box 10, Portland, OR 97207

Please pray for the families affected by this disaster. Pray as well for our
staff and volunteers as we respond. We will be posting updates on our Web
site at www.medicalteams.org
<https://www.medicalteams.org/NetCommunity/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fww
w.medicalteams.org%2fsf%2fHome.aspx%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_campaign%3d20
10-Haiti-Earthquake%26utm_source%3dmti-all-constituents%26utm_content%3demai
l-body-home&srcid=3786&srctid=1&erid=137453>  as developments occur.

MAP International

http://www.map.org/

With its extensive network of medical partnerships and over 40 years of
service to healthcare providers in Haiti, MAP International is quickly
assembling its emergency relief response for many of the Haitian men, women
and children devastated by the powerful 7.3 earthquake.
Donations of cash and medical GIK are needed to support the many needs.

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

www.adra.org 

Contact person: Julio Munoz (301.680.6373 | julio.munoz at adra.org); Hearly
Mayr (301.680.6376 | hearly.mayr at adra.org) 

Types of assistance: Cash/check/credit card donations 

Information to contribute: By giving online at www.adra.org (Haiti
Earthquake Response Fund
https://secure2.convio.net/ccadra/site/Donation2?df_id=2328
<https://secure2.convio.net/ccadra/site/Donation2?df_id=2328&2328.donation=f
orm1> &2328.donation=form1) or by phone at 1.800.424.2372 (ADRA)

Here’s a link also to our latest press release:
http://www.adra.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle
<http://www.adra.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=10729&security=1&news_iv
_ctrl=1141> &id=10729&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=1141

Episcopal Relief and Development

www.er-d.org

Episcopal Relief & Development is providing critical support in the
aftermath of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Please pray for those impacted and
donate to the Haiti Fund at https://www.er-d.org/donate-select.php.
Downloadable bulletin <http://www.er-d.org/BulletinInsertsCT/>  inserts are
now available. View a video <http://www.episcopalchurch.org/mission>
statement by Presiding Bishop and President of Episcopal Relief &
Development.

IMA World Health

www.imaworldhealth.org 

Plans already are being developed to provide as much aid as possible as
quickly as we can, and we will keep our friends and partners informed of
those plans.  But this we know right now-medicines and supplies are urgently
needed, and we must act now to begin this process.  We must do all we can to
help. This disaster will require much of our people, but we need your help
as well. Please give as generously as you can.  The ones who will benefit
will be the people in Haiti who are now suffering devastating loss. 

https://www.imaworldhealth.org/Donation/SecureDefault.aspx 

Catholic Relief Services

www.crs.org 

CRS has permanent offices and ongoing projects in Haiti, which is the
poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Eighty percent of Haitians are
Catholic. Right now we are quickly mobilizing our pre-positioned emergency
relief supplies including: kitchen kits, hygiene kits, mosquito nets,
bedding, water containers and other lifesaving assistance. CRS has made an
initial commitment of $5 million to help with immediate needs.

 To donate:  https://secure.crs.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3181
<https://secure.crs.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3181&3181.donation=form1&JServS
essionIdr004=qxn84h0yi1.app44b>
&3181.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=qxn84h0yi1.app44b 

World Relief

www.wr.org 

World Relief has dispatched its Disaster Response team to Haiti following
Tuesday’s massive earthquake. urgently needed right now is water, food,
medical care, blankets and shelter. World Relief will be working with other
agencies at the scene and alongside local church partners to get aid as
quickly as possible to the most vulnerable people in the devastated capital.

Please give generously to help Haiti’s suffering people.  In partnership
with World Relief and local churches at the scene, your gift of any amount
today will help bring hope in Jesus’ name.

Go to https://worldrelief.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=208 to donate Securely
online.

World Hope International

www.worldhope.org

While we are not first responders (fire, emergency, rescue) we are preparing
to respond
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EtWDiJU0wkvI8Ux3F0yw4udnjPAzpy-IryzJ72aBuEF-669wSWtSZuowF46waDo-09Tw5MFOZE3j
e8UBON1mkqI9FOtLsB2RZQ9fS23x-KW2JzVW-SUPddnJOf8IoZWMeUf-rC49RHiwouf3SKdiUV9D
CNcnmSg==>  with food, water, cooking fuel, tarps...whatever we can to help
survivors cope and begin restoring a sense of normalcy to their lives.  Most
importantly, we want to express the love of Christ and provide comfort and
hope.  In the meantime, please pray with us and for our people in Haiti. 

Donations can be made at https://www.worldhope.org/donor/donate/default.aspx
by choosing “Disaster Response – Haiti” from the drop-down menu

Global Health Action

http://www.globalhealthaction.org 

We fear that the loss and devastation will be great, and we know that
rebuilding will be neither swift nor easy. To donate to immediate relief
efforts and to support rebuilding GHA’s community health and development
programs in Haiti, please go to
http://www.globalhealthaction.org/donate/donate.htm. 

Reformed Church in America

http://www.rca.org 

Thank you for supporting this ministry of the Reformed Church in America!
You may donate by credit card using the form below; donations are calculated
in U.S. dollars, with a requested minimum donation of $25.
https://www.rca.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=6278 

Our system is currently set up only to process contributions online from
individuals. If you represent a church, please contact the RCA Development
Office at (866) 356-0829 or email kbogerd at rca.org to process a gift. Thank
you.

Partners in Health

http://www.pih.org 

We are deeply grateful for the multitude of people who have contacted us
wanting to provide medical assistance. As patients flood to our sites from
Port-au-Prince, we're finding ourselves in need of both medical personnel
and supplies. In particular, we need surgeons (especially trauma/orthopedic
surgeons), ER doctors and nurses, and full surgical teams (including
anesthesiologists, scrub and post-op nurses, and nurse anesthetists). 

If you are a health professional interested in volunteering, please send an
email to volunteer at pih.org with information on your credentials, language
capabilities (Haitian Creole or French desired), availability, and contact
information.

To donate through PIH go to
https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake
<https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&s
ubsource=homepage> &subsource=homepage. 

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org

The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to
support relief efforts there after yesterday’s earthquake, which caused
catastrophic damage and loss of life.

Send a $10 Donation by Texting ‘Haiti’ to 90999.

USAID

http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/?utm
_source=feedburner
<http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/?ut
m_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bread%2Fhungernews+
%28Hunger+in+the+News%29>
&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bread%2Fhungernews+%28Hunger+in+the+Ne
ws%29 

INFORMATIONAL SITES

Some organizations, like CCIH, do not operate programs on the ground but are
providing information about their members/partners who are responding the
earthquake. 

AERDO (Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations)

Visit AERDO’s blog called “What AERDO Members are Doing” at
http://www.aerdo.net/blog/?p=516. 

Bread for the World

http://www.bread.org/learn/global-hunger-issues/how-to-help-in-haiti.html?ut
m_source=otheremail
<http://www.bread.org/learn/global-hunger-issues/how-to-help-in-haiti.html?u
tm_source=otheremail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=haiti>
&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=haiti 

CCIH members mentioned: 

Catholic Relief Services 

Episcopal Relief and Development

Presbyterian Church USA

Reformed Church in America

Salvation Army

United Methodist Committee on Relief

World Hope International

World Relief

World Vision

Interaction

http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti 

CCIH members mentioned:

Adventist Development and Relief Agency

Catholic Relief Services

Episcopal Relief and Development

Food for the Hungry

Medical Teams International

UMCOR

World Concern

World Hope International

World Relief 

World Vision

CNN

www.cnn.org 

In addition to general information about Haiti and the earthquake, there is
a list of organizations sending relief to Haiti at
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.aid.response/index.html
and at
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/index.html?iref=allsearch. 

CBS News

Haiti Quake: How to Help – an article on the earthquake with a list of
organizations to contact -
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/13/world/main6090814.shtml 

OTHER INFORMATION 

China Earthquake Geospatial Research Portal

http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu 
Free GIS datasets and online resources related to the Haiti Earthquake can
be found here. http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu/content/haiti-earthquake-data

************************************

Sharon Franzén

Director of Communications and Conferences

Christian Connections for International Health

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