Raising fund for Haiti earthquake
No response, Jan 20, 2010
US President Barack Obama, joined hands with former presidents Bush and Clinton and initiated a national hurl to raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief on 19th January 2010. President Obama, who has already, promised a $100 million earthquake relief fund said, “Former Presidents Bush and Clinton will assist the American people to do their part; because retort to a disaster is the work of all of us.” Former President Bush requested all Americans to “just send us your cash,” to help Haiti earthquake victims who are struggling without basic needs.
UNICEF is arranging for clean water and sanitation supplies, remedial foods, medical supplies and temporary shelter to Jacmel and Port-au-Prince. UNICEF is also focusing on children who have lost .their families to protect them from mistreatment.
CARE has planned to start food distributions using stocks of high protein biscuits from CARE warehouses in Haiti. CARE has 133 staffs. These people are coordinating with U.N. agencies and other organizations to collect more detailed information about the destruction and will quickly start the recovery process based on that estimation.
Now after a week since the destructive earthquake in Haiti and the aid is finally reaching the victims, many groups and nonprofits organizations have gathered to raise money for recovery as relief efforts goes on.
Music for Relief is contributing a collection of unreleased music, accessible for free download on MusicForRelief.org. This site supports donations, which will be divided equally among the Habitat For Humanity, United Nations Foundation, and Dave Matthews Band’s BAMA Works Haitian relief program.