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A powerful earthquake has caused massive damage to Haiti. A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck 10 miles west of Port-Au-Prince on the afternoon of January 12th. International Red Cross spokesman Paul Conneally said a third of Haiti's 9 million people may need emergency aid. Please help our partners in their relief efforts by donating as they conduct disaster response and recovery efforts. Aidmatrix Program Partners: -Aidmatrix Response Efforts -CARE -International Federation of Red Cross -Meds and Food For Kids -MedShare -NetHope and their member agencies -Powered By Action -Project HOPE Other Aidmatrix Partners: -Batey Relief Alliance -Food For The Poor -GHESKIO (the Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections) -Save The Children -World Vision When donating, you will be able to see a SAMPLE LIST of items and prices benchmarked from some of the world's leading humanitarian aid organizations, from their varied relief operations. The actual items/services provided and their actual costs will vary from this list, as actual needs are still being assessed. This list will evolve over time, to reflect the changing needs of the relief effort. Thank you for your generous contributions in this time of need for disaster victims. By donating through our Virtual Aid Drive, you will be able to make monetary donations to the relief agency you select upon checkout so that they can mobilize the exact items they need in this disaster. Why use the Virtual Aid Drive? The answer is simple - to get more goods to those in need than through traditional food, clothing and other collection drives. Plus, the Virtual Aid Drive gives you the visibility into what charities really need at that time. You will know that your donation goes towards provisioning of items that are really needed - and will not end up collecting dust on a shelf. It's fast and it is easy and it helps more people in need . . . so choose from the items on this page and start donating! |
