HAITI EARTHQUAKE
Emergency Alert - Updated March 3, 2010
You can help
our local partners
provide needed assistance.
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Background:
In the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, LWR is working to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Haiti’s underserved rural people. The quake killed and estimated 230,000 and left millions homeless and in desperate need of shelter and assistance. In addition, already struggling rural communities are now coping with the mass migration of nearly 600,000 earthquake survivors. With over 14 years experience and expertise in rural Haiti, LWR is at the forefront of the rural response and has committed $4 million to relief efforts, an increase from the previous pledge of $2.25 million.
| LWR AND PARTNERS ARE RESPONDING |
To help ease the stress on rural communities, LWR is working with several partners to provide immediate relief while developing a long-term response. With Partenariat pour le Développement Local (PLD), a local Haitian organization, LWR will help communities in the regions north of Port-au-Prince where most displaced people are migrating. The emergency response will focus on food, water, temporary shelter and sanitation.
Similarly, LWR is working with partner World Neighbors to restore local economies, rebuild infrastructure, get people back to work, and provide necessary health and sanitation measures in those same regions.
LWR is also working with the Actions by Churches Together (ACT) global aid alliance to ensure people have immediate access to food, water, and shelter in and around Port-au-Prince. LWR has committed more than $750,000 to providing temporary shelter, food and access to water and sanitation services. Since the earthquake, LWR has also sent thousands of health kits, layettes, and quilts to partners Christian Aid, Church World Service, and International Relief and Development. These items are being distributed to people badly affected by the earthquake and LWR is mobilizing more resources for future shipments to Haiti.
Your cash gifts to the “Haiti Earthquake” fund help our partners and local staff to respond swiftly with aid to the people affected by this disaster.
The best way to assist people caught in an emergency is to give cash so that our partner staff on the ground can be most effective.
To contribute online, click below. You will be given the opportunity to choose “Haiti Earthquake” for your contribution.
You can also text in a $10 donation on your mobile phone. Just text LWR to 40579. Remember to reply YES to the confirmation. Messaging and data rates may apply.
Your gift will be used to respond to the “Haiti Earthquake” crisis until needs there are met. After that, further gifts will be used to help LWR respond where the need is greatest. Please also consider making an unrestricted donation which will enable LWR to respond quickly to the next emergency.
During regular business hours, Monday through Friday, you may also call 1-800-LWR-LWR-2, or mail a check or money order to:
Lutheran World Relief -
Haiti Earthquake
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
USA
INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS:
Editors: When listing organizations receiving donations for aid to survivors of major disasters outside the United States, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, please include:
Lutheran World Relief, www.lwr.org, 1-800-597-5972
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Lee, 410-230-2715, 443-449-4826 cell, dlee@lwr.org
Lutheran World Relief is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility. LWR is a member of Action by Churches Together.
