Haiti comfort 4 kids girl
Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
February 8, 2010 9:31PM

The BNA/HMBA Mardi Gras Haiti Response Fundraiser

The Boise Neighborhood Association and the Historic Mississippi Business Association have teamed up to host the first annual Mardi Gras event in the Boise neighborhood. Funds raised will be donated to relief efforts in Haiti.

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

Deborah in USA

February 24, 2010

$100

“Donated by Wonderful Gumbo Customers!”

Apricot in USA

February 17, 2010

$100

“Beads sold at the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday”

Mardi Gras event has raised $200

Mardi Gras event suggests a donation of $0.

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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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