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We have put together a list of organizations coordinating help for those affected by the 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. We provide them here for you to prayerfully consider where you might be able to help. World Vision World Vision is now collecting funds to response to the earthquake. They believe the challenge will be accessing supplies and providing swift transport of the supplies to those in need, particularly since the airport has been damaged. However, World Vision Haiti is quite experienced in emergency response and will distribute first aid kits to survivors, along with basic materials such as soap, blankets, clothes and bottles of water as an initial response. You Can:
Caritas (Catholic aid) Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is accepting donations towards the international Caritas effort responding to the earthquake. A strong Caritas presence already exists in Haiti, through its members Caritas Haiti and US-based Catholic Relief Services (CRS). An international Caritas team has been sent to Haiti, headed by its Rome-based Humanitarian Director Alistair Dutton. It will also involve technical experts on logistics, water and sanitation, health, shelter and communications. Caritas runs over 200 hospitals and medical centres in Haiti. Caritas staff will be providing support to survivors of the earthquake, such as food, shelter and comfort through churches and parish networks. You Can:
TEAR Fund TEAR Fund has launched a full-scale coordinated relief effort for the victims of the earthquake. They are rushing medical supplies to their in-country partners through Integral Alliance, a 15-member group of relief agencies who work together to respond to disasters. They will also provide emergency food, clean water, and shelter. They are also working through their partner, Compassion, to bring aid to children in child sponsorship projects. You Can:
Christchurch-based Christian World Service (who has partner groups in Haiti) has launched an immediate appeal for donations to help victims of the devastating earthquake. Attempts to contact the partner group in Haiti, the Institut Culturel Karl Leveque, have failed so far but will be renewed as telephone contacts are restored. Housing, food, health care and education were already lacking before the earthquake struck and outside of the city areas the impact was likely to be worse with many outlying areas lacking even basic infrastructure. It is expected that the CWS partner group of ICKL would take some time to get a full picture of the damage in outlying areas but at the same time the need for relief support was immediate and urgent. You Can:
Mercy Ships The Disaster Relief Mercy Team’s response is mobilizing to address both medical and non-medical relief in response to the earthquake. Mercy Ships uses hospital ships to deliver free, world-class health care services to those without access in the developing world. You Can:
HCJB Global Hands and Samaritan's Purse Joint Effort HCJB Global Hands has put an emergency medical response team from Ecuador en route to Haiti. International Healthcare Director Sheila Leech immediately began assembling a medical team including surgeons, family physicians, nurses, an anesthesiologist and a water engineer. Samaritan’s Purse is centering its relief efforts at a 100-bed hospital in Port-au-Prince operated by a local partner, Baptist Haiti Mission. The hospital, 20 miles from the quake’s epicenter, only suffered minor damage and has electricity from back-up generators. Samaritan’s Purse has chartered a DC-3 cargo plane from Missionary Flights International (MFI) to transport supplies such as water, shelter materials, medical supplies and other emergency needs to Port-au-Prince. The first flight departed from Fort Pierce, Fla., Wednesday 13 Jan. A second flight on Thursday 14 Jan will carry additional supplies and staff members from Samaritan’s Purse and HCJB Global. HCJB Global and Samaritan’s Purse combined efforts after two natural disasters in 2007, including an earthquake that left thousands homeless in Pisco, Peru, and flooding that inundated southern Mexico’s Tabasco state. You Can:
Missionary Ventures New Zealand The MVUSA office is planning to send teams as soon as possible to help the communities rebuild their homes, schools, and churches. Funds are going towards food and emergency aid and basic needs such as beans, rice, oil, construction material, and medicine. You Can:
Salvation Army The Salvation Army in New Zealand is joining other Salvation Army territories in rushing aid to quake-stricken Haiti. The Salvation Army World Services Organisation is preparing to airlift an initial consignment of 285,000 meals to the country, and Salvation Army personnel and emergency aid are ready to go once there is a clearer picture of what level of support is needed. The Salvation Army has been in Haiti for 60 years. Many of its buildings were damaged or destroyed in the quake, including a children’s home housing 52 children. You Can:
Habitat For Humanity Habitat’s emergency efforts in Haiti are likely to follow a three stage format, starting with a clean-up to make room for home repair and construction, then the provision of shelter kits then the repair and rebuilding of housing. Habitat has been active in Haiti for 26 years helping families into decent housing and, above and beyond their response to the current crisis, they plan to intensify these efforts, so as to provide as many Haitian families as possible with adequate protection against future natural disasters. They are looking for the support of New Zealanders with this long-term commitment. You Can:
Orphans Aid International There are two orphanages that Orphans Aid can help almost immediately. Through other credible charities based in the US they will get funds for water purifiers and essentials direct to orphanages in Haiti. You Can:
If you are a Christian organization coordinating help and want to be included on this list please email us via our enquiry form. Thank you.
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