Re: Hundreds of thousands dead in Haiti quake, PM says
Haiti: Some Ways To Help
– The State Department’s DipNote blog writes that “for those interesting in helping immediately, simply text ‘HAITI’ to ‘90999’ and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill. Or you can go online to organizations like the Red Cross and Mercy Corps Mercy Corps to make a contribution to the disaster relief efforts.”
**Update at 2:45 p.m. ET: **And for another list of aid groups working in Haiti, there’s this one from InterAction, a “coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations.”
Update at 1:55 p.m. ET: And as another commenter points out, another international aid group that’s working in Haiti is Oxfam.
Also, the International Rescue Committee is sending its emergency response team to Haiti. And the Salvation Army is mobilizing, as is the American Jewish World Service. The World Food Program is active too.
– The American Red Cross has posted more information about its efforts and how to donate here.
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– Mercy Corps’ online donations page is here.
– It’s Just Light, a blog by photographer Nick Zantop, has collected a long list of aid organizations and how to donate money to them here.
– CBSNews.com has its list of aid groups here.
– Musician Wyclef Jean, who’s from Haiti, says if you text “Yele” to 501501, you’ll automatically be donating $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund. The charge will show up on your phone bill. You can find out more about Yele here.
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