In the wake of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti, pleas are going out for relief: you can donate to Haiti relief efforts by finding charitable organizations which have been working in Haiti long ere the Haiti earthquake and already have mechanisms in place to provide relief to earthquake victims, like Partners in Health (below), as well as donating to charities like the American Red Cross which are releasing aid money to Haiti. Keep reading for a list of Haiti relief charities and organizations to which you can donate money (you probably can't donate time yet):
Charity Navigator
Vet charity organizations through Charity Navigator; scams will spring up, and you do want to know that your money is going to an organization which will spend the majority of it on Haitians. The list of charities to which we're donating begin below (with Partners in Health) and at the end of this list, you can also suggest a charity...Partners in Health
A great resource for donating to Haiti after the earthquake and in perpetuity, Partners in Health and its partner organization, Zanmi Lasante, has been working in Haiti for almost twenty-five years. Partners in Health is one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in the country, with plenty of cred and infrastructure already in place (their clinics are located away from the devastated city of Port Au Prince). Donate to Haiti through Partners in Health's website, visit Partners in Health's Facebook page or call -- phone: 617-432-5298.Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders has already treated over 1500 patients in Haiti as of January 14, and an inflatable hospital is on the way, according to the website and interviews. Donate through Doctors Without Borders' website or call -- phone: 888-392-0392.American Red Cross
You can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross; the American Red Cross has already released $200,000 in aid efforts. You can also donate at American Red Cross's website or through the Red Cross Facebook page, or call --. American Red Cross phone: 800-733-2767.World Vision
World Vision, a Christian charity which has been working in Haiti for 30 years (and has a slightly higher rating from Charity Navigator than does the American Red Cross), has about 370 staff members on the ground in Haiti and is flying 18 metric tons of supplies to the country.UN Central Emergency Response Fund
CERF has allocated $10 million to assistance in Haiti. You can donate through the UN CERF website or at CERF's account at JP Morgan Chase Bank (1166 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY10036-2780; Account Title: Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Charitable Donations; Account No: 485 002671; ABA No: 021000021; Swift Code: CHASUS33 (for international transfer)). You can also text CERF to 90999 to donate $5.CIDI InterAction Members
The Center for International Disaster Information has a great comprehensive list of member agencies (sometimes little-know outfits, like AirServe International) responding to the crisis and accepting cash donations. Heartwarming to understand just how many humanitarian aid organizations do exist, ready to mobilize in times of crises.Association Haitienne de Développement Humain
The Association Haitienne de Développement Humain/Haitian Association for Human Development, Inc. (AHDH), a great group of volunteers headed up by Haitian-born Dr. Charles Rene, has made 45 trips to Haiti, and plans an immediate humanitarian trip in addition to its regular winter medical mission (scheduled for February 2010). AHDH's Hospital St. Joseph Codeva in La Vallee de Jacmel (built in coordination with Haitian non-governmental organization CODEVA [Coude-a-Coude pour le Dévelopement Valleen] and its US-based sister organization, Fraternite Valleenne) is intact and stocked with surgical supplies. Watch photographer Jeane LaRance's dynamite documentary of AHDH's work, The Haiti Project, and donate through the firstgiving.com website.Hope for Haiti
As well as historically funneling money to deserving organizations and people working on the ground in Haiti, this Florida-based non-profit has, over the last 20 years, established three ongoing programs (education, healthcare and nutrition) for the benefit of the Haitian people. Donate to Haiti through Hope for Haiti's website or call -- phone: 239-434-7183.- Please go on to Page 2 - How to Donate to Haiti
