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Photo: Joni Kabana for Mercy Corps
January 27, 2010 1:33PM

Holding Hands for Haiti Fundraiser

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.

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Please note: All donations made through this fundraising page will go to Mercy Corps' Fund. Please report any statements to the contrary on this page to us.

Recent donations to this page

Marina in USA

October 26, 2010

$10

Karen in USA

April 25, 2010

$1000

Judy in USA

March 7, 2010

$50

“May each one in need receive our prayers.”

Barbara in USA

March 2, 2010

$20

“God bless you for what you are doing! I have passed on your video and hope more people will jump in and help you make a difference in the lives of the people of Haiti.”

Karen in USA

February 28, 2010

$10

Benneth in USA

February 26, 2010

$5

“I have already made a significant (for me) amount to Partners in Health but your video was very compelling. Thanks for what you do.”

Laura in USA

February 23, 2010

$100

Shawn in USA

February 23, 2010

$10

“Thanks to Daniel Baldwin and Tim Whitcomb @ Indent for raising awareness and bringing me here.”

James in USA

February 22, 2010

$25

Pam in USA

February 22, 2010

$50

“I learned in the video that just $5 provides clean water for three survivors for a month. Motivating!”

Pamela in USA

February 11, 2010

$100

Jeanne in USA

January 31, 2010

$50

Kiki in USA

January 29, 2010

$25

Roxanne in USA

January 28, 2010

$45

Roxanne in USA

January 28, 2010

$5

“Just imagine if every adult in Portland gave only $1. What a difference it would make.”

Jacquelyn in USA

January 26, 2010

$5

holdinghandsforhaiti has raised $1,510

holdinghandsforhaiti suggests a donation of $5.

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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.

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