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Ways for PeaceJammers to Help Haiti |
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Posted 1/15/2010 at 11:13 AM by Kate C in HQ News
Affiliate: PeaceJam HQ |
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IDEAS FOR HELPING HAITI
As we all watch the devestation in Haiti, we are saying to our selves and our friends, "How can I help?"
Here are some great ways for PeaceJammers to get involved and get the people of Haiti - NOW!
Our partner, Youth Service America, has posted some easy ways for us all to get involved. Check out link below for ideas!
Ideas for Helping Haiti
Be sure to post your projects here on the PeaceJam site so we can support each other's efforts and get good ideas from each other.
According ot Youth Service America, "The United States is mounting an aggressive, comprehensive response to the tragedy, offering civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. The Corporation is coordinating with the State Department, USAID, FEMA, and other agencies as the U.S. government develops a unified response.
According to the State Department, the best way to help the people of Haiti right now is to give money. Your donation can save lives. (click the link above to see their suggestions for organizations to donate to)
According to USAID, while monetary donations are preferred to commodity contributions, there may be rare instances when a commodity contribution would be of value to relief operations.
At this time, volunteer opportunities are extremely limited to people with prior disaster experience and technical skills (such as health, engineering, etc). If you have the expertise needed, you can register your skills and experience for a possible volunteer opportunity at the Center for International Disaster Information's registration page." |
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