Disaster Relief
Haiti, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Thousands of people left hurt or homeless in Haiti's earthquake begged for food, water and medical assistance on Friday as the world rushed to deliver aid to survivors before their despair turned to anger.
Tens of thousands are feared dead from Tuesday's massive quake. The Pan American Health Organization estimated the death toll could be 50,000 to 100,000, higher than previous figures from the Haitian Red Cross, which saw deaths at up to 50,000.
Citizens in the wrecked coastal capital Port-au-Prince spent a third night sleeping out in the open on sidewalks and streets strewn with rubble and scattered decomposing bodies, as aftershocks rippled through the hilly neighborhoods. Governments across the world were pouring relief supplies and medical teams into the quake-hit Caribbean state -- already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. But huge logistical hurdles and the sheer scale of the destruction meant aid was still not reaching hundreds of thousands of victims.
If you have been asking, "How can I help?" when confronted by all of the tragic news from Haiti, here is one way you can do so through the Jewish community.
http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=213103
The Jewish Federations of North America is partnering with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to provide urgently needed aid and relief on a nonsectarian basis to victims of the devastating earthquake.
JDC affirms that 100% of funds donated through this emergency collection effort will be spent on Haiti relief.