My heart goes out to the people in Haiti affected by the earthquake, as well as their friends and family. Reader Allison Morris reached out with a way of helping out: as the New York Times mentioned, Doctors Without Borders is already on the ground and providing medical assistance to the people there. Particularly with so many medical facilities damaged, their help is badly needed. If you’d like to donate to Doctors Without Borders, you can do so here, and you can keep up with their progress here.
UPDATE: Another way to donate via Other Lisa: “Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to @RedCross relief efforts in #Haiti. It is *that* simple. Learn more here.”
Carpy says
Nathan, thank you for remembering Haiti and reminding us how we can be help. My heart and prayers go out to them and their families.
wishy the writer says
Another very worthy organization, also already on the ground in Haiti and working there for decades, is Dr. Paul Farmer's Partners in Health, chronicled in Pulitzer-winner Tracy Kidder's bestselling book, _Mountains Beyond Mountains_. If you read the book, you'll know just how vital Partners in Health is to Haiti. http://www.pih.org is the site to donate. Tracy Kidder commented on Haiti's history and on PIH's unique position to help in the New York Times yesterday https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/opinion/14kidder.html
wishy the writer says
oops. The Tracy Kidder nyt op-ed address didn't come through in my previous comment:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/opinion/14kidder.html
Dara says
My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. Every time I see pictures and video of the tragedy, I can't help but shed tears for them.
Thanks for posting this.
Dana Fredsti says
Thanks for posting this, Nathan. Doctors Without Borders is a great organization and I'm going to post the link for them on my blog as well.
This is as bad as the 2004 tsunami…just heartbreaking.
the Lola Letters says
Thanks!