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Haiti Earthquake 20101/13/2010 |
We have heard that large charity organization will take your money, but may not guarantee it will be spent in Haiti. We prefer small grass roots organizations that have already some track record in the country.
An Urgent Appeal from the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund 1/13/2010 Haiti Action: "Since its inception in March 2004, the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund has given concrete aid to Haiti’s grassroots democratic movement as they attempted to survive the brutal coup and to rebuild shattered development projects. We urge you to contribute generously, not only for this immediate crisis, but in order to support the long-run development of human rights, sustainable agriculture and economic justice in Haiti."
WHAT CAN YOU DO: Conscious Disaster relief with human rights and dignity 1/14/2010 Marguerite Laurent, attorney for Jean-Bertrand Aristide
www.konpay.org - Konbit Pou AyitiKonbit Pou Ayiti: regular progress reports with a lot of information.
Cuba in Haiti: an extraordinary medical effort that can use your support
This one is new to us, and appears of interest:
www.malakimakongo.net
L'association culturelle Malaki ma Kongo est née au Brazzaville en 1991, comme
continuation et développement du festival Malaki ma Kongo, qui fait la
promotion des racines de la culture de l'Afrique noire en général et du cœur
de l'Afrique en particulier, dont les
manifestations sont annuelles: aujourd'hui il se déroule dans bien trois
continents.
Haïti
est sous le choc. L’Association Malaki ma Kongo fait appel à votre générosité
pour aider les bléssés de Montagne Noire, un des quartiers réculés
de Port au Prince, souvent oublier par les aides humanitaires, et où Malaki
ma Kongo-Haiti est installée depuis 2002.
Problem organizations
Wycklef Jean's organization is widely promoted after the earthquake, but may have some problems.
Wyclef
Jean foundation hires new accountants after rapper acknowledges mistakes 1/23/2010 CP
Wyclef
Jean's Yele Charity Not The Only One With Dirt 1/22/2010 ABC: "The
financial misconduct at Jean's Yele charity has thrown some nasty light on
Haiti's relief efforts. Jean has not admitted to wrongdoing, but the group's
most recent tax filing shows some financial imprudence. Yele, also known as the
Wyclef Jean Foundation, raised more than $2 million after the earthquake through
text messages, after Jean called on fans to donate $5 by texting "Yele"
to 501501. Most of the criticism against Jean has focused on what's considered
dubious spending, and records show that in 2007, the most recent year for which
a filing is available, Yele earned $79,126 but spent $569,050. Critics also
point to the close connections between Jean's business and charity ventures,
pointing out a $250,000 payment made to buy airtime on a Haitian television
station owned by the Grammy award- winner and his business partner."
Wyclef's
Skipping Records - Star's charity repeatedly dissolved after failing to file
reports 1/15/2010 The Smoking Gun: "Musician
Wyclef Jean's charitable foundation--now the recipient of many donations big and
small in the wake of the Haiti earthquake--has repeatedly had its corporate
status dissolved for failing to file required state disclosure reports, records
show. As seen below, the Florida Division of Corporations has, on four separate
occasions over the past five years, sanctioned the Yele Haiti Foundation (the
charity was incorporated in Florida in 1998 as the Wyclef Jean Foundation, but
formally changed its name two months ago)."'
It's not All about That!: Wyclef Jean is fronting in Haiti 12/10/2009 Haiti Action Net: posted in 2004: "Wyclef Jean has entered the dismal political reality of Haiti, a direct result of Bush administration policy in overthrowing a democratically elected government, by echoing the U.S.-installed government's position recently that ousted president Jean-Bertrand-Aristide is responsible for the latest round of violence. Wyclef is quoted in Reuters, "Those guys really believe in Jean-Bertrand Aristide. They are not going to stop unless Aristide says the word". TRANSLATED: Aristide is behind the violence and all he has to do is give the word and the violence would end tomorrow... Wyclef's uncle is Raymond Joseph, the highest-ranking official abroad representing the U.S.-installed government in Haiti. He is the un-elected government's representative in Washington. Wyclef's uncle, who he has often praised, is responsible for fomenting outrageous lies about Aristide and members the Lavalas political party that has contributed to the current climate of witch-hunts, arbitrary arrests and murders in Haiti today. Wyclef's uncle is also the co-publisher of Haiti Observateur, a right-wing rag that has been an apologist for the killers in the Haitian military going back as far as the brutal coup against Aristide in 1991."
Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Jacmel, Haiti: Ciné Institute videos of disaster 1/17/2010 Vimeo: Students posting videos here.
/Enlaces
Haiti:
A Moment of Reckoning, 1/13/2010: "No where in the world could our
investment achieve higher return, if the United Nations and every worldwide
humanitarian organization in the world would open an honest, fair and respectful
discussion with Cuba that would enable the relocation of thousands of the
earthquake victims in Haiti to vacant school buildings in Cuba where they could
receive all basic human needs, as every country, especially the developed ones,
can contribute to the financial operation of this unprecedented humanitarian
project.
Beyond the immediate needs, Haiti will need longtime help to get back on their
feet. Tens of thousands of fallow acreage in Cuba could be leased to
provide jobs for these victims and food security for our region, under a
similar international goodwill project."
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