Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Gail J McGovern
I just got a daily Haiti situation report that I wanted you to see (below). The situation remains desperate. But aid is reaching the hands of earthquake survivors. Determined relief workers are finding ways around damaged infrastructure and transportation bottlenecks to get aid to the people who need it. >> More
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Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
This post written by American Red Cross volunteer in Haiti Winnie Romeril After a tiring day of travel from Santo Domingo, I arrived at the American Red Cross office. The structure is visibly unstable but the open air office is abuzz with activity. All salvageable furniture is on the lawn, the front gates are open, [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by our Disaster Operations Center to thank everyone who’s working hard to provide relief to people in Haiti. More photos
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Posted on January 16th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Posted on January 15th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
All photos courtesy IFRC/Eric Quintero. Please click through for caption information.
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Posted on January 15th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
See larger map by visiting mGive You can donate $10 to Haiti relief by texting “Haiti” to 90999. Basic info about this mobile giving program: We have received more than $3 million as of 9 a.m. EST – through a third party mobile fundraising effort to support our relief efforts in Haiti. 100% of the [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Posted on January 13th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
A short time after the earthquake yesterday our International team in Washington DC was able to make contact with the head of our Haiti delegation via Skype.
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Posted on January 13th, 2010 by Wendy Harman