Humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake
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The humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake
included many non-governmental organization
s, such as international, religious and regionally based NGOs, that immediately pledged support in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
. Besides a large multi-contingency contribution by national governments, NGOs contributed a significant deal to both on-the-ground rescue efforts and external solicitation of aid for those rescue efforts.
Lusaka top ten businessman Isse Gester who his origin is Somalia also sends 10 million aid to Haitian government for relief.
21 million (US$2.7 million) for Haitian relief efforts.
} The Macau Red Cross has donated $M
200,000 (US$25,000) while local aid organization Caritas has given another $M150,000 (US$19,000). Local businessman António Ferreira has donated an additional M$500,000 (US$62,000) to Macanese efforts in Haiti.
Iran's Red Crescent announced plans to send about 30 tonnes of aid including food, tents and medicine to Haiti on Jan. 14.
The Japanese Red Cross
dispatched its staff to Haiti to collect information of the disaster. It also donated ¥20 million (US$
220,000) to the International Committee of the Red Cross
. It also sent, on 17th Jan., medical team of eight staffs going to be operated for 4 weeks.
The Korean Red Cross donated ₩
100 million (US$
90,000) through the International Committee of the Red Cross
. It also started public fund-raising campaign aiming to raise ₩3 billion (US$2.7 million) to help with relief efforts in the quake-stricken Haiti.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee donated US$20,000 to the relief efforts.
The Armenian General Benevolent Union
has donated $50,000 to the International Red Cross in Haiti.
Belarusian Red Cross allocated an immediate aid of CHF
5,000.
The Bulgarian Red Cross
has opened up bank accounts and phone
lines for making donations and up to now there are at least 10000 euro
s gathered for the cause.
Croatian Red Cross
has opened bank accounts for regular people to help, collecting HRK
5,645,757 (USD$ 1,040,000) by March 22.
The Estonian Red Cross received $230,000 from the Estonian government for its effort in Haiti.
The Turkish Red Crescent
has sent two crews that include psychologists and disaster experts to make an assessment and provide urgent assistance in coordination with the Red Cross officials in the field. The Red Crescent will send further humanitarian aid teams in the light of the initial team’s report.
as its headquarters and some of its Haitian staff were able to use the site as a makeshift clinic. The 18 team members came with donated medical supplies, including more than 2,000 packages of antibiotics and other medicine. The members of the team were one professional nurse, two pediatricians, two orthopedic surgeons, four obstetrician/gynecologists, an intensive care specialist, a hospital doctor, a respiratory therapists, and a fourth-year medical student. They all took commercial flights to the Dominican Republic and then traveled by bus to Haiti and were able to stay for a week (leaving about Feb 5th.) The team traveled to other localities, including hospitals, orphanages, and temporary medical stations set up in nearby villages. Some of the staff of the Zunuzi school provided translation services to aid the medical staff. The group spontaneously organized mostly through Facebook
. The group are planning on a return trip in March.
Red Cross Aruba is in the process of collecting funds from Aruban citizens and companies, and has been receiving an overwhelming number of calls from those looking to donate. Red Cross Aruba has opened bank accounts at all local banks for direct donations and will send the collected funds to Red Cross International, which is coordinating relief efforts with emergency supplies, technical assistance and other support to those in urgent need in Haiti. Red Cross Aruba is also organizing a relief effort to send local doctors and surgeons to Haiti to provide medical assistance along with Red Cross volunteers from Aruba.
Canadian Red Cross
Government:
Private Sector:
The Topos de Tlatelolco
volunteer search and rescue group is participating in relief efforts. This group specialized in finding victims under rubble and giving first aid. The first group of six left on 14 January for the country from Cancún. This group is called the advance team or the beachhead because their job is to make initial assessments of the situation for the teams that follow. The next group scheduled to leave is the canine unit. A total of 18 to 24 are expected to go, with transportation being provided by the Mexican navy
. The group plans to be there until 28 January. Also, doctors from the University of Montemorelos
have departed to help as a direct response to a request from the Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
In the USA, the FBI
and Better Business Bureau
have issued a warning about phony charities, and implored prospective donors to check the reputation of a charity before making a donation due to previous incidents of fraudulent charities. On January 13, 2010, the Better Business Bureau released a list of charities requesting aid for Haiti relief efforts. This list only contained charities that met the BBB's standards for "Wise Giving."
The following organizations have publicly announced their intentions or actions to help Haitian victims:
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
included many non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
s, such as international, religious and regionally based NGOs, that immediately pledged support in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
. Besides a large multi-contingency contribution by national governments, NGOs contributed a significant deal to both on-the-ground rescue efforts and external solicitation of aid for those rescue efforts.
International
- Oxfam International - International relief and development agency Oxfam International swung into action to raise emergency funds to assist relief and rehabilitation efforts on the ground. Oxfam is committed to assisting in the rebuilding efforts in Haiti, and the agency will be on the ground for the long haul. This along with the immediate response of providing clean water, shelter, and sanitation means that the level of need continues to be great.
- International Committee of the Red CrossInternational Committee of the Red CrossThe International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
- sent tonnes of supplies, hundreds of personnel, and field hospitals. The number of emergency teams sent to Haiti equals the total sent to all 14 countries affect by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeThe 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
.
- Food For The Poor - Food For The Poor has been able to provide relief to Haiti through the acquisition and delivery of more than 7,100 tons of food, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, building materials and other goods. The 359 containers have provided lifesaving goods to those suffering from the effects of the earthquake. The people of Haiti have been provided with more than 20 million meals from the rice, beans, canned goods and water shipped into Haiti.
- World Vision InternationalWorld Vision InternationalWorld Vision International, founded in the USA in 1977, is an evangelical relief and development umbrella organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good...
- World Vision had relief items stored in Haiti in preparation for hurricane season and began distributing those immediately, but the medical supplies, blankets, tents and other supplies from the PétionvillePétionvillePétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding...
office quickly ran low. The first flight with 18 metric tonnes of World Vision relief supplies left the organization's Denver, Colorado, USA warehouse on 14 Jan, and arrived in Port-au-Prince the following night, providing emergency goods for more than 1,000 families, including tarps for temporary shelter; blankets, collapsible water containers, cooking sets and hygiene kits that contain a month’s supply of soap, toilet paper, toothbrushes and more for a family of five. The organization's facility in Haiti was damaged, but none of the staff were injured. Due to the gravity of the situation World Vision subsequently coordinated additional relief flights from their warehouses in Dubai, Panama, Germany, Canada and Denver, carrying the following supplies: tarps, collapsible water containers, shovels, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, blankets, radio equipment, and mosquito nets. World Vision then signed an agreement with Air Serv InternationalAir Serv InternationalAir Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most remote and challenging areas in the world. It flies where other air carriers cannot, or will not, fly...
to provide one light aircraft to transport people and cargo (14,000 lbs capacity) between Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince. The first flights began 19 Jan, making two rotations per day. According to relief staff, these flights will radically improve transports of staff and goods.
- Télécoms sans frontièresTélécoms sans frontièresTélécoms Sans Frontières or TSF is a humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization specialised in emergency telecommunications.The emergency telecommunication means provided benefit to the victims of natural disasters and of conflicts, and to the other humanitarian aid organisations.-About TSF:-...
sent teams to establish two calling centers each in the southwestern Port-au-Prince regions of Place Saint Pierre and Boyer.
- SOS Children delivered 21 tonnes of aid to Haiti by road as of 21 January. They also brought supplies to Haiti by cargo plane and have around 60 staff present there. In support of their work, they received a £1 million donation from HSBCHSBCHSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
, and Swedish businessman Roger Hakelius donated US $14 million to support and educate approximately 400 orphan children in Haiti over a 25-year period.
- Humanity FirstHumanity FirstHumanity First is an international charitable trust established to promote and safeguard the preservation of human life and dignity. The organisation works with vulnerable communities in over 40 countries spanning 6 continents, and is now registered in 33 countries...
particularly from Canada, USA and UK set out teams of doctors to Haiti. 10,000 patients have been seen so far by the team of doctors. The Humanity First team has also shipped 5 tonnes of aid to Haiti. It has also deployed water infrastructure at a camp to provide daily water to 7,000 people and is in the process of installing 2 more filtration units elsewhere.
South Africa
- The South African relief organisation Gift Of The Givers (GOTG) departed for Haiti on 14 January. The head of South Africa's Gift of the Givers Foundation, Emtiaz Sooliman, says his group is sending up to three teams of search and rescue specialists to Haiti to help victims of the earthquake and hopefully save some lives. This whole project adds up to over R10 million.
- Rescue South Africa have sent 40 medical professionals
Zambia
- Miracle Life Family Church, LusakaLusakaLusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
, raised ZMKZambian kwachaThe kwacha is the currency of Zambia. It is subdivided into 100 ngwee.-Etymology:The name derives from the Nyanja and Bemba word for "dawn", alluding to the Zambian nationalist slogan of a "new dawn of freedom"...
20 million for the humanitarian aid.
Lusaka top ten businessman Isse Gester who his origin is Somalia also sends 10 million aid to Haitian government for relief.
Bangladesh
- BRAC (NGO)BRAC (NGO)BRAC, based in Bangladesh, is the world's largest non-governmental development organization. Established by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in 1972 soon after the independence of Bangladesh, BRAC is present in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, with over 7 million microfinance group members, 37,500 non-formal...
(Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), the Bangladesh based world's largest NGO's USA wing is mobilizing resources to support the relief and rehabilitation efforts working with its two partners in Haiti.
Special Administrative Regions
Local charitable and humanitarian organizations have raised over HK$Hong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar is the currency of the jurisdiction. It is the eighth most traded currency in the world. In English, it is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively HK$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
21 million (US$2.7 million) for Haitian relief efforts.
} The Macau Red Cross has donated $M
Macanese pataca
The pataca is the currency of Macau. It is subdivided into 100 avos , with 10 avos called ho in Cantonese. The abbreviation MOP$ is commonly used....
200,000 (US$25,000) while local aid organization Caritas has given another $M150,000 (US$19,000). Local businessman António Ferreira has donated an additional M$500,000 (US$62,000) to Macanese efforts in Haiti.
Iran
Iran's Red Crescent announced plans to send about 30 tonnes of aid including food, tents and medicine to Haiti on Jan. 14.
Israel
- IsraAidIsraAidThe Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid is an Israeli-based humanitarian organization that responds to emergencies all over the world with targeted help...
, an Israeli humanitarian organization sent a 15-person search-and-rescue team, which includes emergency medical staff and arrived in Haiti on Friday, January 15. The IsraAid team set up treatment rooms to treat the injured at the collapsed main hospital in Port-au-Prince. - ZAKAZAKAZAKA , is a series of voluntary community emergency response teams in Israel, each operating in a police district . These organizations are officially recognized by the government...
, an organization of voluntary community emergency response teams, dispatched a six person team to assist with identification, extraction and rescue of victims. - A Magen David AdomMagen David AdomThe Magen David Adom is Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service. The name means "Red Star of David"...
delegation was dispatched on January 17 to establish field clinics in cooperation with local rescue groups and as part of a larger American Red Cross mission. Israeli volunteers will help search for the thousands thought to be buried under the rubble. - Israeli volunteers of the Natan Israeli Coalition for International Humanitarian Aid opened a makeshift school in early February to provide education and counseling for 800 pupils in Port-au-Prince, in conjunction with the local government and with aid from the neighboring Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. - IsraAidIsraAidThe Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid is an Israeli-based humanitarian organization that responds to emergencies all over the world with targeted help...
opened a child education center in February in the PétionvillePétionvillePétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding...
refugee camp, the largest refugee camp in Port-au-Prince area, together with other agencies, such as Operation BlessingOperation Blessing InternationalOperation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation is a non-profit 501 non-profit humanitarian organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA and has an operation named Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc...
. The center was set up initially in the tents from the IDFIsrael Defense ForcesThe Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
’s field hospital. - The Natan organization has announced that another 12 delegations will be sent to Haiti in 2010 to assist with the multidisciplinary rehabilitation needed in Haiti.
- In February, a team of medical experts from ALYN HospitalALYN HospitalALYN Hospital is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents and young adults. Located in Jerusalem, Israel, ALYN is a private, nonprofit facility and treats all patients, regardless of religious belief, nationality or ethnic...
in Jerusalem, one of Israel's premier rehabilitation centers, and specializing in the rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
of amputees, arrived in Haiti, under the auspices of IsraAid, along with professionals from the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma and other volunteers. The team will assess needs for providing rehabilitation for the injured and training potential Haitian therapists in Israel.
Japan
The Japanese Red CrossJapanese Red Cross
The ' is the Japanese affiliate of the International Red Cross.The Imperial Family of Japan traditionally has supported the society, with Empress as Honorary President and other royal family members as vice-presidents. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo and local chapters are set up in all 47...
dispatched its staff to Haiti to collect information of the disaster. It also donated ¥20 million (US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
220,000) to the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
. It also sent, on 17th Jan., medical team of eight staffs going to be operated for 4 weeks.
- TMAT, a nonprofit organization, sent 11 members of medical staffs to a border city of Jimani, Dominica.
Nepal
- The Nepalese nonprofit organization Lovers’ Association created a Haiti relief fund with a R10,000 deposit and initiated a fundraising drive that will support UNICEF’s relief efforts.
Pakistan
- Edhi FoundationEdhi FoundationThe Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare program in Pakistan, founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951.Edhi is the head of the organization and his wife Bilquis, a nurse, oversees the maternity and adoption services of the foundation. Its headquarters are in Karachi, Pakistan.The Edhi...
plans to send relief teams to affected areas while US$500,000 worth of medicines and general supplies.
- Pakistan Doctors Association announced to send doctors and aid to help victims of quake.
South Korea
The Korean Red Cross donated ₩South Korean won
The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...
100 million (US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
90,000) through the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
. It also started public fund-raising campaign aiming to raise ₩3 billion (US$2.7 million) to help with relief efforts in the quake-stricken Haiti.
- Civilian medial service team, jointly formed by Korea UniversityKorea UniversityKorea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
and Chosun Ilbo will be dispatched on 19 January. - South Korean companies, including SamsungSamsungThe Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, HyundaiHyundaiHyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
and LGLGLG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
, responded by donating fund to relief aids.
Republic of China
- Tzu ChiTzu ChiThe Tzu Chi Foundation, whose name means "compassionate relief," is an international humanitarian organization and the largest non-governmental organization in the Chinese-speaking world....
- Chinese in Taiwan Buddhist foundation sent 400,000 packs on instant rice, 30 tons of corn meal, 50,000 blankets, 10,000 boxes bottled water, 150,000 anti-inflammatories, 5,000 body bags and other canned food and medical supplies.
Vietnam
The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee donated US$20,000 to the relief efforts.
Armenia
The Armenian General Benevolent UnionArmenian General Benevolent Union
The Armenian General Benevolent Union abbreviated as AGBU, is a non-profit Armenian organization. It was established in Cairo, Egypt in 1906...
has donated $50,000 to the International Red Cross in Haiti.
Belarus
Belarusian Red Cross allocated an immediate aid of CHFSwiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
5,000.
Kingdom of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Red CrossBulgarian Red Cross
The Bulgarian Red Cross was established in 1878 after the liberation of the Principality of Bulgaria and the region of Eastern Rumelia from control of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The first BRC organization was established in May 1878 in the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rulmelia, in the...
has opened up bank accounts and phone
Phone
Within phonetics, a phone is:* a speech sound or gesture considered a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language* a speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties...
lines for making donations and up to now there are at least 10000 euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s gathered for the cause.
Independent State of Croatia
Croatian Red CrossCroatian Red Cross
The Croatian Red Cross is the national Red Cross Society of Croatia.The organization has over 370,000 volunteer members, as well as 550 professionals. The Red Cross has been active in the country since 1878.- External links :**...
has opened bank accounts for regular people to help, collecting HRK
Croatian kuna
The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....
5,645,757 (USD$ 1,040,000) by March 22.
- The Croatian Military Invalids of the Homeland War Association organized the concert Svi za Haiti (Everyone for Haiti) in SplitSplit (city)Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
's Spaladium Arena. Performers included Gibonni, Oliver DragojevićOliver DragojevicOliver Dragojević is one of the most popular Croatian pop singers. A native of Vela Luka from the island of Korčula, he emerged onto the music scene in the 1970s thanks to the popular Split Festival, one of several musical annual events which began in the former Yugoslavia and still is being held...
, ThompsonThompson (band)Thompson is a Croatian rock band. The group was founded by Marko Perković "Thompson", who is often identified with the band itself, "Thompson" being his stage name. Perković is the songwriter and lead vocalist...
, Vinko Coce, Jelena RozgaJelena RozgaJelena Rozga is a Croatian pop singer. She became the new lead singer of the popular band Magazin in 1996, when she was only 18 years old. In 2006 she left Magazin and released her first solo album, Oprosti mala, on City Records. In 2007 she won the Grand Prix at the Split Festival.-External links:*...
, Tedi Spalato, Jole, and Luka NižetićLuka NižeticLuka Kužer Nižetić is a Croatian musician. His debut album Premijera was recorded in 2006. He is best known for his hits "Ponekad poželim" and "Proljeće" .-Biography:Luka is the second child of Tamara and Milo Nižetić...
. The concert raised HRKCroatian kunaThe kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....
1,076,397 (USD$ 200,000).
Estonia
The Estonian Red Cross received $230,000 from the Estonian government for its effort in Haiti.
Finland
- Finn Church Aid and Finland’s World VisionWorld VisionWorld Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
have pledged €150,000 and €100,000, respectively, to help Haiti. Several organizations are preparing to send aid and rescue workers to Haiti. Finnish Red CrossFinnish Red CrossThe Finnish Red Cross is a part of International Federation of Red Cross, which is one of the biggest and well-known international organisation in the world and on the field of humanitarian aid. FRC has over 90,000 members and around 45,000 active volunteers in Finland. FRC is divided to 12...
(SPR) has pledged €200,000 to help Haiti.
Netherlands
- The Dutch Samenwerkende HulporganisatiesSamenwerkende HulporganisatiesThe Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties is a cooperative effort of aid organizations. The organizations work together to give humanitarian aid to people in disaster areas...
(Joined Aid Organizations) have raised €83.500.000.
Poland
- Poland's UNICEF division has already given 100,000 zł (around €EuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
25,000) to help victims of the earthquake, while Caritas PolandCaritas (charity)Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....
has sent €30,000. - Polish Medical Mission will send field hospital with medical supplies and 14-member emergency medical team.
- Polish Humanitarian OrganisationPolish Humanitarian OrganisationThe Polish Humanitarian Action is a Polish non-governmental organisation which operates in Poland and other countries....
raised over 800,000 zł (around €EuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
200,000) in donations. - Caritas PolandCaritas (charity)Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....
started public fund-raising campaign. Caritas donated over 1 million zł (US$360,000) and more aid is coming to help with relief efforts in the quake-stricken Haiti. - The total amount collected by Caritas Poland, Poland's UNICEF division and Polish Humanitarian Organisation already exceeded 5 million zł (around €EuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
1.23 million)
Sweden
- The Livets Ord ChurchLivets OrdLivets Ord, literally Word of the Life, is the largest parish within the Swedish Word of Faith movement. The parish was founded in Uppsala by Ulf Ekman on May 24, 1983, who also served as its leader until 2000. Ekman passed on the local pastorship in Uppsala to Robert Ekh that year and instead...
(Word of Life Church) sent a 9-person medical staff team, including surgeons, emergency-care nursing staff, anesthetists and support workers, that arrived in Haiti on Thursday, January 21.
Turkey
The Turkish Red CrescentTurkish Red Crescent
Turkish Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey and is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement....
has sent two crews that include psychologists and disaster experts to make an assessment and provide urgent assistance in coordination with the Red Cross officials in the field. The Red Crescent will send further humanitarian aid teams in the light of the initial team’s report.
- The Humanitarian Aid FoundationIHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi)IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation or İHH is an Islamic Turkish NGO active in more than 100 countries.Established in 1992 and officially registered in Istanbul in 1995, İHH...
said that their aid was sent to Haiti from the United States by two cargo planes. The 33 tons of aid includes blankets, clothes, foodstuff, medical equipment and infant food. Additionally Turkish Ministry Of Health sent a fully equipped mobile hospital with 19 staff, including doctors, nurses and technicians. Two ambulances are included in this mobile hospital.
United Kingdom
- The Disasters Emergency CommitteeDisasters Emergency CommitteeThe Disasters Emergency Committee is an umbrella group comprising fourteen UK charities. These charities are all associated with disaster related issues such as providing clean water, humanitarian aid and medical care....
(DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 UK-registered humanitarian aid agencies, launched an appeal for relief efforts in Haiti which as of 10 July 2010 has raised £101 million (US$152 million) in donations. Interventions which have so far been provided from these funds include: clean drinking water for over 250,000 people; emergency shelter for over 100,000 people; building 3,000 latrines; over 2,500 ‘cash for work’ public service projects; medical consultations for over 100,000 people; and supplementary feeding for 1,890 malnourished children. A poll conducted on behalf of the DEC by the Charities Aid FoundationCharities Aid FoundationThe Charities Aid Foundation is a registered UK charity. Its Head Office is located in the King's Hill business park, West Malling, Kent with a second office in London on St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AY...
over the 23rd and 24 January indicated that 48% of the UK public had so far donated, and of those that hadn't yet, 62% might or were planning to. - Humanity First UKHumanity FirstHumanity First is an international charitable trust established to promote and safeguard the preservation of human life and dignity. The organisation works with vulnerable communities in over 40 countries spanning 6 continents, and is now registered in 33 countries...
- St Eugene's CathedralSt Eugene's CathedralSt Eugene's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the "Mother Church" for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry, as well as the parish Church of the parish of Templemore.-History:...
in DerryDerryDerry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
raised almost £25,000 by 20 January 2010. - United Haitians in the UK (UHUK) have been collecting donations of supplies to send out and helping Haitians in the UK make contact with their relatives.
North America
A combination of Canadian and United States medical staff used Anís Zunúzí Bahá'í SchoolAnís Zunúzí Bahá'í School
The Anís Zunúzí Bahá'í School is a Bahá'í School near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which first began to hold classes in 1980. It reached the point of offering classes K through 10th grade...
as its headquarters and some of its Haitian staff were able to use the site as a makeshift clinic. The 18 team members came with donated medical supplies, including more than 2,000 packages of antibiotics and other medicine. The members of the team were one professional nurse, two pediatricians, two orthopedic surgeons, four obstetrician/gynecologists, an intensive care specialist, a hospital doctor, a respiratory therapists, and a fourth-year medical student. They all took commercial flights to the Dominican Republic and then traveled by bus to Haiti and were able to stay for a week (leaving about Feb 5th.) The team traveled to other localities, including hospitals, orphanages, and temporary medical stations set up in nearby villages. Some of the staff of the Zunuzi school provided translation services to aid the medical staff. The group spontaneously organized mostly through Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
. The group are planning on a return trip in March.
Haiti
- Haiti Arise, an organization based in Grand-Goave, Haiti, with branches in Canada and the United States, has established an earthquake relief fund. The Canadian branch has undertaken a significant fund-raising campaign with every dollar raised being matched by the Canadian government. Also they continue to work hard to distribute much needed water, rice and other supplies. A group of high school students from B.C., Canada, who arrived just hours before the earthquake, used CA$2,500 of their own money to buy and distribute rice to local residents affected by the quake.
Aruba
Red Cross Aruba is in the process of collecting funds from Aruban citizens and companies, and has been receiving an overwhelming number of calls from those looking to donate. Red Cross Aruba has opened bank accounts at all local banks for direct donations and will send the collected funds to Red Cross International, which is coordinating relief efforts with emergency supplies, technical assistance and other support to those in urgent need in Haiti. Red Cross Aruba is also organizing a relief effort to send local doctors and surgeons to Haiti to provide medical assistance along with Red Cross volunteers from Aruba.
Canada
Canadian Red CrossCanadian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross Society is a Canadian humanitarian charitable organization and one of 186 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies....
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- The Canadian Red Cross reported (as of January 17, 2010) receiving $22 million dollars from Canadians.
- The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society, a SikhSikhA Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
temple from SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, along with local South Asian radio stations, managed to raise over $100,000 CAD in donations on January 14, 2010.- As of January 21, $1,500,000 had been raised by the temple and radio stations. A portion of the money will be given to the Governor General of Canada to be given directly to the Haitian government, while the remainder will go to support Médecins Sans FrontièresMédecins Sans Frontières' , or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland...
(Doctor's Without Borders) and United Sikhs, an NGO which provides disaster relief Haiti
- As of January 21, $1,500,000 had been raised by the temple and radio stations. A portion of the money will be given to the Governor General of Canada to be given directly to the Haitian government, while the remainder will go to support Médecins Sans Frontières
- Humanity First CanadaHumanity FirstHumanity First is an international charitable trust established to promote and safeguard the preservation of human life and dignity. The organisation works with vulnerable communities in over 40 countries spanning 6 continents, and is now registered in 33 countries...
held several fundraising events for Haiti appeal. - Inuit Tapiriit KanatamiInuit Tapiriit KanatamiThe Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is a nonprofit organization in Canada that represents over 50,400 Inuit. It was founded in 1971 by Tagak Curley as the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada...
collected $90,000 to the relief effort. - The Canadian Salvation Army.
Dominican Republic
- VICINI and the INICIA Foundation announced an immediate cash donation of US$1 million. In addition, another US$5 million is being donated by VICINI in products, services and technical personnel.
Government:
- The Dominican Republic was the first country in the world to support Haiti with aids, and the Dominican Government approve a special budget to Haiti Aids of US$6,4 million focus on Heath programs (US$1,7 mm), Food Programs (US$1,4mm), to Army (US$1,5mm), among others.
- SESPAS - (Heath Ministry) send ambulance, doctors and nurses to the border and Haiti. Also operates diversify hospitals and heath center to help Haitians. The worst patients (like Haitian President of Congress, others) were sending to Santiago and Santo Domingo for specials cares.
- FFAA - (National Army) send diversify aid like personal, trucks, helicopters, planes, other to the border to help and coordinate the distributions to Haiti.
- IDAC - (Instituto de Aviación Civil) create a special fleet with public and private airplanes (23) and helicopters (14) to send aids to the border.
- DGA - (Dirección General de Aduanas) approve a free tax to all aids arrive to DR thought airports and ports focus in equipments, water, medicines, aids materials, other
- SEOPC - (Secretaria Obras Públicas) send equipments to remove and clean streets, bridges, other for better distributions of aid by land.
- INDOTEL - (Telecommunication Institute) send digital phone and technicians to recover communications.
- Gustavo Lara, Executive Director Red Cross Dominicana informs that the institution is presents in the border coordinating aid for 100,000 families given them free medical attentions.
Private Sector:
- Vicini, Free Trade Zone Association (ADOZONA), Labor Ministry, Public Energy Corporation (CDEEE) and Conep President Lizandro Macarrulla announced a special conjoint program for help Haiti.
- Fundación Inicia, from Vicini, announce a US$1million dolar cash contribution and US$5 millon grant in in-kind products, servicies, other like rebards, milk, water, technicians, equipment, others
- INCA - (Industrias Nacionales) will give 50,000 zinc pieces for rebuilt houses (roof, walls, other)
- Grupo Leon Jimenes will donated RD$5,000,000 pesos in aids for Haiti
- Codetel, Orange, Viva and Tricom (Telecommunication companies) using text messages (SMS) to collect money for Haiti
- Escogido Baseball Club makes collects at baseball stadiums with baseball players, executives and public
- Grupo M (one of the biggest free trade zone) sends containers with food and medicines
- Nacional, Pola and Cadena Supermarkets are making food and water collects in all supermarkets countrywide
- Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana creates a special programs to send food with agricultural business producers.
Mexico
The Topos de TlatelolcoTopos de Tlatelolco
The Técnicos en Urgencias Médicas, Seguridad y Rescate 19 de Septiembre , better known as the Topos de Tlatelolco is a professional Mexican rescue team....
volunteer search and rescue group is participating in relief efforts. This group specialized in finding victims under rubble and giving first aid. The first group of six left on 14 January for the country from Cancún. This group is called the advance team or the beachhead because their job is to make initial assessments of the situation for the teams that follow. The next group scheduled to leave is the canine unit. A total of 18 to 24 are expected to go, with transportation being provided by the Mexican navy
Mexican Navy
The Mexican Navy is the naval branch of the Mexican military responsible for conducting naval operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order". The Navy consists of about 56,000 men and women plus reserves, over...
. The group plans to be there until 28 January. Also, doctors from the University of Montemorelos
University of Montemorelos
The University of Montemorelos is a private coeducational Seventh-day Adventist university located in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico...
have departed to help as a direct response to a request from the Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
United States
In the USA, the FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
and Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau , founded in 1912, is a corporation consisting of several private business franchises of local BBB organizations based in the United States and Canada, which work through their parent corporation, the Council of Better Business Bureaus .The Better Business Bureau, through...
have issued a warning about phony charities, and implored prospective donors to check the reputation of a charity before making a donation due to previous incidents of fraudulent charities. On January 13, 2010, the Better Business Bureau released a list of charities requesting aid for Haiti relief efforts. This list only contained charities that met the BBB's standards for "Wise Giving."
The following organizations have publicly announced their intentions or actions to help Haitian victims:
- AARPAARPAARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is the United States-based non-governmental organization and interest group, founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus, PhD, a retired educator from California, and based in Washington, D.C. According to its mission statement, it is "a...
- Offered a dollar-for-dollar match on donations to its foundation, reaching $500,000 in donations for the relief efforts through this endeavor. - Action Against HungerAction Against HungerAction Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization with a focus on ending world hunger. Action Against Hunger specializes in responding to emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disaster...
- Adventist Development and Relief AgencyAdventist Development and Relief AgencyThe Adventist Development and Relief Agency International is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief...
- Created a Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. Initial pledge of was announced on January 14, 2010 - Adventist Health InternationalAdventist Health InternationalAdventist Health International is a multinational, nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Loma Linda, California. AHI was established to provide coordination, consultation, management, and technical assistance to hospitals and health care services operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church,...
- Supports Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti, one of the few fully functioning hospitals in Port-au-Prince. - Aid For Haiti (AFH) - A faith-based effort providing and coordinating medical relief in Petit Goave, Haiti.
- American Humane AssociationAmerican Humane AssociationThe American Humane Association is an organization founded in 1877 dedicated to the welfare of animals and children.The AHA's Film and Television Unit has monitored the welfare of animals during the production of films and television programs since 1940. They are the source of the familiar...
participated in the relief efforts through the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti, a coalition created by the World Society for the Protection of AnimalsWorld Society for the Protection of AnimalsThe World Society for the Protection of Animals is an international non-profit animal welfare organization and also a federation of such organisations and active in over 150 countries with more than 1000 member societies.- Organization :...
and the International Fund for Animal Welfare. - American Jewish World ServiceAmerican Jewish World ServiceAmerican Jewish World Service is a nonprofit international development organization, founded in 1985, which supports community-based organizations in 35 countries in the developing world and works to educate the American Jewish community about global justice...
- Created a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. American Red CrossAmerican Red CrossThe American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
- Initial contribution of , which was increased to million on January 14, 2010. - AmeriCaresAmeriCaresAmeriCares is a non-profit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs and supporting long-term health care initiatives for people in the United States and around the world. Since its founding in 1982, AmeriCares has provided more than...
- Sent worth of medical aid. - The American Methodist Church through UMCORUMCORThe United Methodist Committee on Relief is a prominent worldwide emergency relief organization. A nonprofit agency of the United Methodist Church, UMCOR reaches worldwide to provide relief in five core areas: Hunger, Health, Refugees, Emergencies, and Relief Supplies. Since 1940 UMCOR has served...
is donating over US dollars and more aid is coming. - Armenian National Committee of AmericaArmenian National Committee of AmericaThe Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively...
- Has urged Armenian-Americans to pledge money and send aid to the American Red Cross. - Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the theatre community’s response to the AIDS crisis. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the theatre community, on Broadway, Off-Broadway and across the country, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related causes across the United States...
donated US$100,000 to the Haiti relief efforts. - CARE USA
- Catholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the U.S. bishops, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 90 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and...
- Initial contribution of . US$200,000,000 over the next five years. - Christian Reformed World Relief CommitteeChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaThe Christian Reformed Church in North America is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. Having roots in the Dutch Reformed churches of the Netherlands, the Christian Reformed Church was founded by Gijsbert Haan and Dutch immigrants who left the Reformed Church in...
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 225000 pounds (102,058.3 kg) of tents, clothes, food, medical supplies, hygiene and newborn kits. A team of doctors was also sent and LDS chapels are being used as shelters for over 5,000 Haitian residents.
- Clinton Bush Haiti FundClinton Bush Haiti FundThe Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is a 501 nonprofit organization founded on January 16, 2010, by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, to aid the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake...
- Compassion InternationalCompassion InternationalCompassion International is a Christian child sponsorship organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world. Compassion International, headquartered in Colorado Springs, functions in 26 countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti, Kenya, and...
- - Direct Relief InternationalDirect Relief InternationalDirect Relief International is a nonprofit organization based in Santa Barbara, California that focuses on improving the quality of life by bringing critically needed medicines and supplies to local healthcare providers worldwide...
- Sent two shipping containers of medical supplies, and in aid. - Epispocal Relief & DevelopmentEpiscopal Church (United States)The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
- Family Health InternationalFamily Health InternationalFamily Health International is a public health and development organization dedicated to improving living standards of the world's most vulnerable people. Family Health International has 2,500 staff conducting research and implementing programs in fifty-five countries...
- Florida Baptist ConventionFlorida Baptist BuildingThe Florida Baptist Building is a historic building in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 218 West Church Street, and was designed by New York architect Henry John Klutho. On January 12, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:* at *...
- Flying Doctors of AmericaFlying Doctors of AmericaFlying Doctors of America was founded by Allan M. Gathercoal in 1990. Currently it has more than 7000 volunteers in association.The organization brings together physicians, dentists, physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, and other non-medical volunteers who...
- Medical Teams - Food For The Poor - Raising 20 Million to address a wide variety of needs.
- Grassroots International, which has worked in Haiti for over 20 years, established an Earthquake Response Fund.
- Ford FoundationFord FoundationThe Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
- in grants to support urgent humanitarian relief efforts. The grants, for $500,000 each, will go to OxfamOxfamOxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...
International and Partners in HealthPartners In HealthPartners In Health is a Boston, Massachusetts-based non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor". It was founded in 1987 by Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White, Todd McCormack, and Dr...
. - Giving Children HopeGiving Children HopeGiving Children Hope , founded in 1993 by John Ditty and his wife, is a faith-based non-profit organization that works to alleviate poverty, both domestically and internationally, through disaster relief, health and community development, vocational training and advocacy...
has been working to get much-needed medicines and supplies on the ground. - Habitat for Humanity - Sent an assessment team on January 13, 2010.
- Hands On Disaster Response has a mission of staff and up to eighty volunteers in Leogane conducting inter-organization coordination and logistical support, medical support, demolition of damaged houses, and temporary and transitional shelter design, fabrication and disbursement. The mission is slated to run until August, 2010.
- Humanity First USAHumanity FirstHumanity First is an international charitable trust established to promote and safeguard the preservation of human life and dignity. The organisation works with vulnerable communities in over 40 countries spanning 6 continents, and is now registered in 33 countries...
- International Bottled Water AssociationInternational Bottled Water AssociationThe International Bottled Water Association, or IBWA, founded in 1958, is a trade association of companies in the bottled water industry....
- Islamic ReliefIslamic ReliefIslamic Relief Worldwide is a Muslim international relief and development organization consisting of a family of 15 aid agencies that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest people...
, to fly a shipment to Haiti, in coordination with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. - Konbit Sante - A Maine/Haiti partnership to improve healthcare in northern Haiti held a telethon to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.
- Lance Armstrong FoundationLance Armstrong FoundationThe Lance Armstrong Foundation is a United States 501 nonprofit organization that provides support for people affected by cancer, founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. The LAF states that its mission is 'to inspire and empower' cancer sufferers and their families...
- . - Lutheran World ReliefLutheran World ReliefLutheran World Relief is an international nonprofit organization specializing in International Development and Disaster Relief. It was headquartered in New York, but has been based in Baltimore, Maryland since 1995....
- Committed an initial . - Mennonite Central CommitteeMennonite Central CommitteeThe Mennonite Central Committee is a relief, service, and peace agency representing 15 Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Amish bodies in North America. The U.S. headquarters are in Akron, Pennsylvania, the Canadian in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-History:...
- committed for immediate needs with an additional anticipated - Mercy CorpsMercy CorpsMercy Corps is a global aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict. People working for it move as quickly as possible from bringing in food and supplies to enabling people to rebuild their economy with...
- Sent supplies. - Not on our Watch - donated $1,000,000.
- Operation USAOperation USAOperation USA is a non profit humanitarian organization dedicated to helping communities alleviate the effects of disaster, disease, and endemic poverty throughout the world by providing privately-funded relief, reconstruction, humanitarian aid and development aid...
- Sent medical aid. - Oxfam America - Following a major 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010, near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, international relief and development agency Oxfam America swung into action to raise emergency funds to assist relief and rehabilitation efforts on the ground. Oxfam is committed to assisting in the rebuilding efforts in Haiti, and the agency will be on the ground for the long haul. This along with the immediate response of providing clean water, shelter, and sanitation means that the level of need continues to be great.
- Partners In HealthPartners In HealthPartners In Health is a Boston, Massachusetts-based non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor". It was founded in 1987 by Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White, Todd McCormack, and Dr...
- PIH has been working in Haiti for 20 years to provide health care and train health providers, and is currently prioritizing the deployment of additional surgical teams - Rainbow World Fund, an international relief agency based in the LGBTLGBTLGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community, set up a Haiti relief fund. - Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
- Save the ChildrenSave the ChildrenSave the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
- Seacoast ChurchSeacoast ChurchSeacoast is a large American interdenominational church located in the suburb of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, near Charleston, South Carolina, USA. It was founded in February, 1988 by Greg Surratt and a team from another large church in the area, Northwood Assembly in North Charleston. Surratt...
raised more than $287,000, which was donated to Water Missions International to provide a new water purification system for use in Haiti. - ShelterBox USA - ShelterBox USA provides victims of disaster with shelter and basic provisions.
- Southern Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptist ConventionThe Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
- Sending an assessment team made up of representatives from Baptist Global Response, the North American Mission BoardNorth American Mission BoardThe North American Mission Board is the domestic missions agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. It exists to assist Southern Baptists in their task of fulfilling the Great Commission in the United States, Canada, and their territories through a national strategy for sharing Christ, starting...
and disaster relief specialist from the Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina state conventions. A second team is being sent by the Florida state convention. Both teams will assess both immediate and long-term needs and will report their findings and recommended actions to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Funding for the relief effort will be coordinated through the International Mission BoardInternational Mission BoardThe International Mission Board is a missionary sending agency affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention which operates in virtually every nation except the United States and Canada...
disaster relief fund. - The Unitarian Universalist Service CommitteeUnitarian Universalist Service CommitteeThe Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is a non-profit, nonsectarian associate member organization of the Unitarian Universalist Association that works to provide disaster relief and promote human rights and social justice around the world....
and the Unitarian Universalist AssociationUnitarian Universalist AssociationUnitarian Universalist Association , in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations formed by the consolidation in 1961 of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of...
of Congregations created a Haiti relief fund on January 14, 2010. - Individual congregations of the United Church of ChristUnited Church of ChristThe United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
, United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchThe United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
and Baptists have all contributed thousands of meals and are planning to give more though the Methodist Church's response is hampered by the fate of its disaster relief chairman the Rev. Sam Dixon who was in Haiti's capital at the time of the earthquake. - YMCAYMCAThe Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
World Service - Working in collaboration with the Red Cross, Action Churches Together and other relief and emergency agencies, YMCAs around the world are responding to the urgent basic needs of those displaced by providing food, water, medicines, blankets; and in the longer term, care and psycho-social counseling. In addition, the Dominican Republic YMCA and the Latin American and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs, with support from the global YMCAYMCAThe Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
movement, is planning to deliver critical supplies and support to those impacted. - Website Reddit.com has launched a campaign with its users and raised over $116,000 dollars
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center'sUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $9 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 54,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 4,200 licensed beds, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.5 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and...
Children's Hospital took in 53 orphans for treatment. The children, as young as six months, had been living in the Port-au-Prince Bresma Orphanage run by two Pittsburgh-native sisters. Pennsylvania Governor Ed RendellEd RendellEdward Gene "Ed" Rendell is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003...
and Representative Jason AltmireJason AltmireJason Altmire is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:...
flew with a group of medical staff to Haiti and returned with the 53 children. 47 of the children had adoption cases in progess from the United States, Canada and Spain, many of which were in the final stages.
See also
- Humanitarian response by national governments to the 2010 Haiti earthquakeHumanitarian response by national governments to the 2010 Haiti earthquakeThe humanitarian response by national governments to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included numerous national governments from around the world pledging to coordinate and send humanitarian aid to the Haitian people affected by the disaster...
- Humanitarian response by for-profit organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquakeHumanitarian response by for-profit organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquakeThis article describes humanitarian responses from for-profit organizations, such as business corporations, following the January 12, 2010, Haiti earthquake.-=...
External links
- Humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake
- HAITI - Earthquakes - January 2010 Total Humanitarian Funding
- HAITI - Earthquakes - January 2010 Table A: List of all commitments/contributions and pledges as of 3 February 2010, OCHAOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , is a United Nations body formed in December 1991 by General Assembly Resolution 46/182...