Van Libète | Vent de Liberté | Wind of Freedom - Haiti Response Fundraiser
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 vanlibete:
Help me raise money for Mercy Corps' response to the Haiti Earthquake. The time to help is now. If you can spare ten or twenty or thirty dollars, you can help make a difference.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince Tuesday afternoon, collapsing buildings, including at least one hospital. Tens of thousands are feared dead in the largest quake to strike the impoverished Caribbean nation in 200 years. Power is out, telecommunications are spotty and food and water are reportedly growing scarce.
The first members of a Mercy Corps emergency response team are en route to help survivors. Follow the latest updates at mercycorps.org/haiti.
This page was created by those with a very strong passion for individual freedom and human rights. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to share at this very urgent time of need.
For those of you who have given, thank you so much for your generosity. It will go a long way.
Thank you and Mesi Boukou!
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Recent donations to this page
| Matthew | $20 | February 23, 2010 |
| Ivan | $50 | January 29, 2010 |
| Pamela | $2000 | January 29, 2010 |
Comments from donors
Thanks, Thomas, for setting this up. I've already heard from many friends who had donated through Mercy Corps' main page. This may increase the support a bit, and is very much appreciated. Mercy Corps is one of my favorite charities. They put the money to work helping people, not lobbying.
— Tom, DC
I encourage everyone to help out at this time of need. Death toll is at 100,000 and rising - with injured and homeless even higher. I'd like to thank Tom Palmer for suggesting Mercy Corps.
— Thomas, FL
