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Haiti’s latest crisis: Latrine shortage may spawn killer diseases

A lack of sanitation threatens to create killer diseases in the vast refugee camps where hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors have crammed in together, relief officials said Saturday, as the need for latrines increasingly joined food and wa…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Muslims for Haiti: 5 hour LIVE Telethon for Haiti Relief

DETROIT, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) is going to air a LIVE 5 hour ‘Muslims For Haiti’ Telethon on ARY Digital that will air worldwide; USA, Canada, Middle East, UK, and Pakistan on Saturday January…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

NADA Launches ‘100 Trucks for Haiti’ Campaign

Relief workers need light trucks immediately to help get food and medicine to earthquake victims
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Relief efforts for Haiti have ramped up following the creation of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. But delivery…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Choice Hotels International Reiterates Commitment to Haiti and Development Projects in Jacmel

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced that it remains on track to open two properties in Jacmel, Haiti, expanding its support of relief efforts, and sending supplies to the p…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

$10,000 For 1,000,000 Followers: World’s Youngest Teacher Raises Money For Haiti Via Twitter

SEATTLE, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The world’s youngest teacher, Adora Svitak, is using all avenues of social media, including Twitter, to raise money for Save the Children’s relief efforts in Haiti. Adora, a Save the Children Youth Ambassador…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Peter Lik Donates Photograph Proceeds to Humanitarian Aid Organization Concern Worldwide

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Highly acclaimed Master Photographer Peter Lik today announced his support of Concern Worldwide’s ongoing Haiti relief efforts.  All Peter Lik Galleries globally will donate a portion of February sales from Lik’s …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Jasmine Whitbread in Davos: Haiti dominates the agenda

First session of the day is on ‘Rethinking humanitarian response’ and was again dominated by Haiti. Is it really all as chaotic as the media depicts? If the response was slow, slow compared to what exactly? What are the respective roles of …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

Intruder arrested at Susan Boyle’s house

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – A British newspaper says singing sensation Susan Boyle was surprised by an intruder as she returned from recording a charity single for Haiti.

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Partners HealthCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Send Critically Needed Medical Volunteers and Supplies to Support Partners In Health’s Earthquake Relief Efforts in Haiti

BOSTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Partners HealthCare in Boston and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, have sent multiple teams of medical volunteers as well as critical medical supplies and equipment to support Partners…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

American Humane Association Joins On-the-Ground Animal Response Team in Haiti

Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) Members Assessing Livestock and Domestic Animals
DENVER, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Humane Association’s program manager for Animal Emergency Services has deployed to Haiti to assist in an i…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |