Doctors in Haiti posed with patients, condoms
Puerto Rican doctors who appeared on Facebook posing with guns and Haitian earthquake victims are under investigation for possible ethics violations.
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…
YouSayToo Sets a Donation Goal of $30 Thousand to Hope for Haiti
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti that has killed an estimated 200,000-300,000 people in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas, also left approximately 1.5 million people homeless.
10% of 1st Quarter Profits To Be Donated to HAITI by 1-800-PREPARE(TM)
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — (http://www.myprgenie.com) — In support of the people of Haiti following this week’s devastation, 1800PREPARE.COM has committed 10% of its 2010 first quarter profits to help rebuild the country.
Verizon Waiving Prepaid Long-Distance Phone Card Charges for All Calls From U.S. to Haiti Through Feb. 14
NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ — To further extend its support of Haiti following the recent devastating earthquake, Verizon will waive all Verizon Prepaid Phone Card charges for all long-distance calls placed from the U.S. to Haiti, through Feb. 14.
Radio Hams Fired Upon In Haiti
Bruce Perens writes “A team of radio ham volunteers from the Dominican Republic visited Port-au-Prince to install VHF repeaters, only to be fired upon as they left the Dominican embassy. Two non-ham members of the party were hit, one severely. ARRL …
Reporters Roundtable podcast: Charity 2.0
The earthquake in Haiti had an important technological component: Through the text message giving program, the Red Cross raised $26 million in funds in just 9 days. Was this a one-time outpouring of goodwill, or the beginning of a trend in global hu…
Quake relief: Culture of now vs. the real world
More than a week after an earthquake leveled swaths of the Haitian capital, the recriminations are circulating faster than clean water. From CNN’s Anderson Cooper to blogs and social networks, questions echo: Why is help taking so long? Why can’t the relief process be streamlined? Can’t this thing go any faster?
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Firms scramble to repair Haiti wireless service
Cell phone operators and international relief organizations are working to get networks going again and to let those displaced by the quake contact loved ones in other countries.
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Mobile giving to help Haiti exceeds $30 million
In the past 10 days, Americans used their cell phones to send text messages pledging more than $30 million for Haitian relief efforts.
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