Ways & Ideas to Help Haiti

Posted on January 14th, 2010

I put together a quick list of things you can do to help Haiti. There are tons of people making themselves available to help, and several organizations that have already been working in Haiti ready to receive your donation. The only reason not to help is to think that this could never happen to you.

If you are in the USA:

1. Text “HAITI” to “90999″ to donate $10 to the Red Cross
2. Text “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti

Yéle Haiti is a grassroots movement that builds global awareness for Haiti while helping to transform the country through programs in education, sports, the arts and environment. Yéle’s community service programs include food distribution and mobilizing emergency relief. Grammy-Award winning musician, humanitarian and Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti Wyclef Jean founded Yéle Haiti in 2005.

3. Donate to Partners in Health

If you are in Canada:

According to the TorontoSun “the federal government will match donations from Canadians to build an emergency fund up to $100 million to help humanitarian efforts in Haiti”. Learn more.

If you are in the UK:

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), a coalition of 13 relief agencies, is taking donations on a special phone line, 0370 60 60 900, and through its website.

Go Local:

In DC: This Saturday, CrisisCamp will bring together volunteers to collaborate on technology projects which aim to assist in Haiti’s relief efforts by providing data, information, maps and technical assistance to NGOs, relief agencies and the public.

In Philadelphia: http://www.hpphilly.org/

In Phoenix and San Diego: Car Wash

Find charities you can trust:

http://www.charitynavigator.org/

Other well-known charities that are helping Haiti:

Compassion International

UNICEF – The United Nations Fund focusing on children, has worked on the ground in Haiti since 1949, so has the expertise to make a difference.

Doctors Without Borders

Northwest Haiti Christian Mission – They have been in helping Haiti for over 30 years.

Donate Through Google

Be Creative

- There are musicians and artists giving away their work in exchange for donations.
- There are people organizing Car Wash
- Several stores will donate money for every purchase you make.
- There are also people on twitter matching donations.
- Connect to your local church
- Connect with your community/city

Just be creative and start helping!

Current pictures from Haiti:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/earthquake_in_haiti.html

Posted by Dan
Daniel is a music lover, a designer and web developer. He current resides in Philly, but he is always on the move.



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Sent by: Esperanza
January 21st, 2010 10:05 am

¿Porque no se usa en estos momentos el agua Coloidal o de plata para mitigar los virus e infecciones en Haití?, hay mucha gente en el mundo usando este remedio barato y eficaz
En situaciones así los intereses no deberían existir


Sent by: robinpradenas
January 18th, 2010 09:39 pm

what a brilliant idea, if we sent moon bounces over to haiti to placeup aid resue workers keep depry from falling, and then can be uses as a sleepover and playarea for children this is a magnitude of love that had to be god inspired,
there are many rental centers that carry these along with giant slides they can be strtegically placed in buildings and inflated slowly giving height and easy escape to dangerous missions they are currently in a 1 rental centers in our area in maryland love to all


Sent by: Bilodeau jsb
January 14th, 2010 06:17 pm

As an international catastroph, some states should consider to request some cruise ship company to stop their regular operation and come to Port-au-Prince to be a floating building that can be use as a shelter and be transformed in a sea hospital. We are facing somthing incredibly big that requires quick solution while thinking out of the box. jsb


Sent by: J A Lingenfelter
January 14th, 2010 02:31 pm

What about using air bags to not only hold up failing buildings but to help to control damage and failure to buildings that have trapped people. We have incredibly strong materials like kevlar that can withstand enorious strength. Also it might give the victoms more air and a way to pass water food and encouragement to thoughts trapped.


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