How You Can Help Haiti
Earlier I posted an AP article detailing how poor Haitians are being forced to eat mud cookies because the cost of food has gone up due to the increased cost of oil. Unfortunately, I was in such a hurry, I neglected to mention anything about you can help. (Thanks, Amy!)
I have been to Haiti twice and solidarity work for the last several years. Due to the political situation there, it is often hard to know which organization is the best able to help at any given time, so I will list a few resources.
To get educated on Haiti and its dire human rights situation, you can visit The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti and The Haiti Action Committee.
You can donate to Zanmi Lasante's child nutrition program. Zanmi Lasante is a program of Partners in Health, founded by Dr. Paul Farmer - a truly amazing man.
You can make a donation to the Vanguard Foundation's Haiti Emergency Relief Fund.
You can advocate for forgiving Haiti's debt (courtesy of Haiti Reborn).
Comments
This is great actually.
Our hospital has always been involved with helping Haiti out.
I will help out at donor dinners and getting medical supplies together and such.
Thank you for this....
Tracy Kidder wrote an amazing book about the history of Haiti, and Paul Farmer's work there, Mountains Beyond Mountains. Anybody wanting to know more about why Haiti is in the deplorable state that it is (and why we as Americans are responsible to do something since we helped create that state) should read his book. It's heartbreaking, but also so inspiring.
Thanks again for taking the next step and showing us how to get involved.
Thank you for providing this information. Its heartbreaking to think in this day and age that people anywhere are forced to eat dirt.
It makes me ashamed.