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Giving Campaign: Haiti Earthquake
Mercy Corps’ experienced, crisis-tested emergency team is on the ground in Port-au-Prince, responding to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti. Read More ›
Haiti:
Blog Post: What the Haitian people still have
It has meant a lot to me to be back here in Haiti. I had spent some time here 15 years ago and just fell in love with the culture, people, and their artistic and spiritual life. Read More ›
Haiti:
Blog Post: 'Every January 12 for the next five years, take a moment for Haiti'
The epic devastation in Haiti is about much more than an earthquake, Mercy Corps' President Nancy Lindborg told a crowd of supporters in New York. Read More ›
Haiti:
Blog Post: Three videos from food delivery to a Haitian hospital
Here are videos of the day we delivered 15 metric tons of food supplies to Port-au-Prince's main hospital. Read More ›
Recent Blog Posts
Meeting with Haiti's First Lady
Posted February 8, 2010 7:20 pm by Griff Samples
I just met with Elisabeth Préval, Haiti's First Lady, to discuss our Comfort for Kids program.
Watching Jet Li in Haiti
Posted February 7, 2010 5:52 pm by Joy Portella
The small town of Mirebalais has been overrun by 16,000 people who fled Port-au-Prince, one hour to the south, after the January 12 earthquake — this out-migration has more than doubled its size.
Displaced and uncertain
Posted February 7, 2010 2:09 pm by Linda Mason
One million people are displaced by the earthquake. There are tent encampments throughout the city — every open space is now filled with tents.
In Haiti, organization is everything
Posted February 6, 2010 7:00 pm by Joy Portella
Haiti is still intact because its people are gentle, resilient souls who have mobilized to save themselves.
What the Haitian people still have
Posted February 6, 2010 8:26 am by Linda Mason
It has meant a lot to me to be back here in Haiti. I had spent some time here 15 years ago and just fell in love with the culture, people, and their artistic and spiritual life.
Find Mercy Corps in Haiti on Google Maps
Posted February 5, 2010 8:59 pm by Kody Leonard
One of our staff has been gathering GPS data for various sites in Haiti where we have been working, giving us an opportunity to share locations through Google Maps.
"Moments of the Haitian spirit breaking through"
Posted February 5, 2010 6:19 pm by Linda Mason
It’s a shock to look at Port-au-Prince from the airplane. As I looked out over the city it looked like a series of children’s sand castles after a long day — some standing, but many crumbled.
How can we help people in Haiti? (A short presentation for elementary school kids)
Posted February 5, 2010 11:19 am by Paul Souders
Last week I spoke about Haiti with 2nd through 5th graders at Willamette Primary School in West Linn, Oregon.
Struggling with a post-earthquake birthday party
Posted February 4, 2010 6:48 pm by Joy Portella
Children in Haiti are afraid. They're afraid to be alone, afraid of loud noises, afraid of another earthquake.
Some of the best of what we humans do
Posted February 4, 2010 3:30 pm by Greg Tuke
Nearly every day something happens that deeply inspires me — and yesterday was no exception.
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- Portlanders & soccer fans -- great game for a great cause! Feb 17, Timbers versus UP mens team for Haiti: http://bit.ly/bPHFY4
- http://twitpic.com/124174 - Technical adviser for our Comfort for Kids program, Griff Samples, met with Haiti's First Lady Elisabeth Préval.
- For Valentine's, give the gift of recovery for the people of Haiti. Order by 5 p.m. today to send a Mercy Kit via mail: http://bit.ly/7nLxbc
- A huge thanks to @keen_shoes who found a creative way to fundraise for our #Haiti efforts: http://bit.ly/aevEnt They donated $20,140!
- What's it like in Port-au-Prince's myriad displacement camps? Linda Mason visited a mother and two daughters in one: http://bit.ly/cz9J1P
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