Code of the West
Project summary
Just hours after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti — killing thousands and displacing up to two million people — Mercy Corps began deploying an experienced, field-tested emergency response team. Upon arriving in Port-au-Prince, we went immediately to work, talking with displaced survivors about what they needed most. We delivered 15 tons of food to the city's biggest hospital. We got clean water flowing again in medical clinics and shattered neighborhoods. We ensured a reliable income for survivors by creating a cash-for-work program, which also began revitalizing failing local economies. Today, our team is working with survivors, local authorities and partner organizations on long-term plans — including job creation — that will help Haiti rebuild better and stronger.
Message from Code of the West:
If you're a Farmer, Rancher, Cowboy or maybe you just live west of the Mississippi river, my guess is you've heard of the "Code of the West".
The code comes in many different versions.
Texas Bix Bender, the author of “A Cowboys Guide to Life” put it this way.
“Write it on your heart. Stand by the code, and it will stand by you. Ask no more and give no less than honesty, courage, loyalty, generosity and fairness.”
I'm looking at the GENEROSITY part of that last statement. I know times are hard for many of us these days, but just imagine how hard it is for the people in Haiti right now. They have lost everything!
In a global sense, they are out neighbors, and OUR NEIGHBORS NEED OUR HELP. It's true, they may live more than a stones throw from us, but they are our neighbors just the same.
The photo to the right is of an old fashioned barn raising. Neighbors helping neighbors.
I thought it was appropriate.
Don't be confused. If you choose to donate, and I hope you do, Your donation goes through this page to MercyCorps, NOT to Rope and Wire.com.
Please, give what you can.
Scott
ropeandwire.com
As international relief efforts continue in Haiti, a Mercy Corps earthquake response team is in Port-au-Prince responding to urgent needs.
Your donation will help families in Haiti recover from the most powerful quake to hit the country in more than 200 years.
Mercy Corps relief workers with experience in disaster responses ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the Myanmar cyclone are converging on Haiti from Africa, Asia, and North America.
They're focusing first on the immediate needs -- for water, food, temporary shelter supplies and much more -- and expanding our work to three areas: clean water, post-trauma support for children and job creation.
The needs in Haiti are immense. Its capital lies in ruins, as many as 200,000 may be dead, and survivors are increasingly desperate for food, clean water and shelter. Please give what you can to help families recover.
Follow the latest updates at mercycorps.org/haiti, on our Facebook page, and by following us on Twitter.
Thank you!
LATEST UPDATE FROM MERCY CORPS...
At Port-au-Prince's overwhelmed General Hospital we're restocking the kitchen with enough staple foods -- flour, oil, salt and more -- to feed patients, staff and family members for two weeks. We're also working with UNICEF to deliver hygiene kits, nutritional supplements and toys to mothers and children.
We're delivering high-energy biscuits to 600 patients and family members at a second beleaguered hospital.
We're pressing forward with plans to improve water supply in heavily affected areas of town, train caregivers on how to treat quake-related trauma in kids, and pay residents to clear rubble from neighborhoods.
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