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The humanitarian responses by non-governmental organizations to the
2010 Haiti earthquake A disaster, catastrophic Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest (department), Ouest department, a ...
included many organisations, such as international, religious, and regionally based
NGOs A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
, which immediately pledged support in the aftermath of the
2010 Haiti earthquake A disaster, catastrophic Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest (department), Ouest department, a ...
. Besides a large multi-contingency contribution by national governments, NGOs contributed significantly to both on-the-ground rescue efforts and external solicitation of aid for the rescue efforts.


International

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Oxfam International Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. History Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Co ...
- International relief and development agency Oxfam International raised emergency funds to assist relief and rehabilitation efforts on the ground. Oxfam committed to assisting in the rebuilding efforts in Haiti both in the short and long term. Immediate responses included providing clean water, shelter, and sanitation. *
International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...
- The Red Cross sent tonnes of supplies and hundreds of personnel, and established field hospitals. The number of emergency teams sent to Haiti was equal to the total sent to all 14 countries affect by the
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...
. An investigation later found that the Red Cross had only succeeded in building six permanent homes with the US$500 million raised in aid. * Food for the Poor - Food for the Poor has been able to provide relief to Haiti through the acquisition and delivery of more than 7,100 tons of food, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, building materials and other goods. The rice, beans, canned goods and water shipped into Haiti were used to provide more than 20 million meals. * Mercy & Sharing immediately responded by partnering with 18 organizations to distribute aid to school children and abandoned orphans. Mercy & Sharing is a Haitian-registered, non-profit organization operating in Haiti to rescue abused, abandoned, and disabled children. *
World Vision International World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It prefers to present itself as interdenominational and also employs staff from non-evangelical Christian denominations. It was fo ...
- World Vision had relief items stored in Haiti in preparation for hurricane season, which it began distributing immediately, although the medical supplies, blankets, tents and other supplies from the
Pétion-Ville Pétion-Ville ( ht, Petyonvil) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named af ...
office quickly ran low. The first flight with 18 metric tonnes of World Vision relief supplies left the organization's Denver, Colorado, United States warehouse on 14 January, and arrived in Port-au-Prince the following night, providing emergency goods for more than 1,000 families, including tarps for temporary shelter; blankets, collapsible water containers, cooking sets and hygiene kits that contain a month's supply of soap, toilet paper, toothbrushes and more for a family of five. The organization's facility in Haiti was damaged, but none of the staff were injured. World Vision subsequently coordinated additional relief flights from their warehouses in Dubai, Panama, Germany, Canada and Denver, carrying the following supplies: tarps, collapsible water containers, shovels, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, blankets, radio equipment, and mosquito nets. World Vision then signed an agreement with
Air Serv International Air Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most remote and challenging areas in the world. It flies where other air carriers c ...
to provide one light aircraft to transport people and cargo (14,000 lbs capacity) between Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince. The first flights began 19 Jan, making two rotations per day. According to relief staff, these flights significantly improved transports of staff and goods. * Télécoms sans frontières sent teams to establish two calling centers each in the southwestern Port-au-Prince regions of Place Saint Pierre and Boyer. *
SOS Children SOS Children's Villages UK, is an international children's charity based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. It is part of the international federation SOS Children's Villages – the largest international charity dedicated to the care of childr ...
delivered 21 tonnes of aid to Haiti by road by 21 January. They also brought supplies to Haiti by cargo plane, and had around 60 staff present. In support of their work, they received a £1 million donation from
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, and Swedish businessman Roger Hakelius donated US$14 million to support and educate approximately 400 orphan children in Haiti over a 25-year period. *
Humanity First Humanity First is an international charity that provides disaster relief and long term development assistance to vulnerable communities in 52 countries across 6 continents. The organisation is run by volunteers with diverse skillsets across the wo ...
, particularly from Canada, the US and the UK, sent teams of doctors to Haiti. The teams saw at least 10,000 patients. The Humanity First team also shipped 5 tonnes of aid to Haiti. It deployed water infrastructure at a camp to provide daily water to 7,000 people, and had worked to install 2 more filtration units elsewhere.


Africa


South Africa

*The relief organisation
Gift of the Givers Gift of the Givers (founded as ''Waqful Waqifin'') is a South African non-governmental organisation and disaster relief group, and Africa's largest independent humanitarian organisation. It was established to offer disaster relief and response, ...
(GOTG) departed for Haiti on 14 January. The head of Gift of the Givers, Imtiaz Sooliman, said his group sent three teams of search and rescue specialists to Haiti to help victims of the earthquake. This project cost over R10 million. * Rescue South Africa sent 40 medical professionals


Zambia

*Miracle Life Family Church,
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, raised ZMK20 million () for the humanitarian aid.


Asia


Bangladesh

* BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), the Bangladesh-based world's largest
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, had its US wing mobilize resources to support the relief and rehabilitation efforts working with its two partners in Haiti.


China


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* Local charitable and humanitarian organizations raised over
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21 million (US$2.7 million) for Haitian relief efforts. * ** The Macau Red Cross donated $M200,000 (US$25,000) while local aid organization Caritas gave another $M150,000 (US$19,000). Local businessman António Ferreira donated an additional M$500,000 (US$62,000) to Macanese efforts in Haiti.


Iran

* Iran's Red Crescent planned to send about 30 tonnes of aid including food, tents and medicine to Haiti, with the announcement made on Jan. 14.


Israel

* IsraAid, an Israeli humanitarian organization, sent a 15-person search-and-rescue team, including emergency medical staff, which arrived in Haiti on Friday, January 15. The IsraAid team set up treatment rooms to treat the injured at the collapsed main hospital in Port-au-Prince. IsraAid also opened a child education center in February in the
Pétion-Ville Pétion-Ville ( ht, Petyonvil) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named af ...
refugee camp, the largest refugee camp in Port-au-Prince area, in cooperation with other agencies, such as
Operation Blessing Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OB) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in the United States. Beginning in 1978, OBI has worked in more than 90 countries and every state. Implementing p ...
. The center was initially set up in the tents from the
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's field hospital. In February 2010, a team of medical experts from
ALYN Hospital ALYN Hospital ( he, בית חולים אלין) is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for physically challenged and disabled children, adolescents and young adults, located in Jerusalem. ALYN Hospital is a private, nonprofit facility and treat ...
in Jerusalem, one of Israel's major rehabilitation centers that specialized in the
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of amputees, arrived in Haiti, under the auspices of IsraAid, along with professionals from the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma and other volunteers. The team was to assess the needs for provision of rehabilitation for the injured, and train potential Haitian therapists in Israel. *
ZAKA ZAKA ( he, זק"א, abbreviation for ''Zihuy Korbanot Ason'', , literally: "Disaster Victim Identification") is a series of voluntary community emergency response teams in Israel, each operating in a police district (two in the Central Distr ...
, an organization of voluntary community emergency response teams, dispatched a six person team to assist with identification, extraction and rescue of victims. * A
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delegation was dispatched on January 17 to establish field clinics in cooperation with local rescue groups and as part of a larger American Red Cross mission. Israeli volunteers assisted in the search for the thousands of people thought to be buried under the rubble. *Israeli volunteers from the Natan Israeli Coalition for International Humanitarian Aid opened a makeshift school in early February to provide education and counseling for 800 pupils in Port-au-Prince, in conjunction with the local government and with aid from the neighboring
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*The Natan organization announced that 12 delegations would be sent to Haiti in 2010 to assist with the multidisciplinary rehabilitation needed in Haiti.


Japan

* The
Japanese Red Cross The is the Japanese affiliate of the International Red Cross. The Imperial Family of Japan traditionally has supported the society, with the Empress as Honorary President and other imperial family members as vice presidents. Its headquarters i ...
dispatched its staff to Haiti to assess the disaster. It also donated ¥20 million (
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220,000) to the
International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...
. It also sent, on 17th Jan., medical team of eight staffs going to be operated for 4 weeks. *TMAT, a nonprofit organization, sent 11 medical staff members to the border city of Jimani, Dominica.


Nepal

*The Nepalese nonprofit Lovers’ Association created a Haiti relief fund with a R10,000 deposit and initiated a fundraising drive to support UNICEF's relief efforts.


Pakistan

*The
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planned to send relief teams to affected areas along with US$500,000 worth of medicines and general supplies. *The Pakistan Doctors Association announced a plan to send doctors and aid to help victims of quake.


South Korea

* Th
Korean Red Cross
donated
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100 million (
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90,000) through the
International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signato ...
. It also started a public fund-raising campaign aiming to raise ₩3 billion (US$2.7 million) to help with relief efforts. *A civilian medical service team, jointly formed by
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and
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, was to be dispatched on 19 January. *South Korean companies, including
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and LG, responded by donating fund to relief efforts.


Taiwan

*
Tzu Chi Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, known for short as the Tzu Chi Foundation ( zh, t=佛教慈濟慈善事業基金會, p=Fójiào Cí Jì Císhàn Shìyè Jījīn Huì, l=Buddhist Compassionate Relief Charity Foundation), is a Taiwanese in ...
- Chinese in Taiwan Buddhist foundation sent 400,000 packs of instant rice, 30 tons of corn meal, 50,000 blankets, 10,000 boxes bottled water, 150,000 anti-inflammatories, 5,000 body bags, and other canned food and medical supplies.


Vietnam

* The Vietnam Red Cross Society's Central Committee donated US$20,000 to the relief efforts.


Europe


Armenia

* The
Armenian General Benevolent Union The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU, Eastern Armenian: Հայկական Բարեգործական Ընդհանուր Միություն, ՀԲԸՄ, ''Haykakan Baregortsakan Endhanur Miutyun'', or hyw, Հայ Բարեգործական Ընդ ...
donated $50,000 to the International Red Cross in Haiti.


Belarus

* The Belarusian Red Cross sent immediate aid of CHF 5,000.


Bulgaria

* The Bulgarian Red Cross opened up bank accounts and
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lines for making donations, and raised at least 10000
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s to support relief efforts.


Croatia

* The
Croatian Red Cross The Croatian Red Cross ( hr, Hrvatski Crveni križ) is the national Red Cross Society of Croatia. The organization has over 370,000 volunteer members, as well as 550 professionals. The Red Cross has been active in the country since 1878. Externa ...
opened bank accounts for the country's population to donate, and collected HRK 5,645,757 (US$1,040,000) by March 22. *The Croatian Military Invalids of the Homeland War Association organized the concert ''Svi za Haiti'' (Everyone for Haiti) in
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's
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. Performers included Gibonni,
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,
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,
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, Tedi Spalato, Jole, and
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. The concert raised HRK 1,076,397 (US$200,000).


Estonia

* The Estonian Red Cross received $230,000 from the Estonian government for its effort in Haiti.


Finland

* Finn Church Aid and Finland's
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pledged €150,000 and €100,000, respectively, to help Haiti. Several organizations were preparing to send aid and rescue workers to Haiti. * The
Finnish Red Cross The Finnish Red Cross (FRC, fi, Suomen Punainen Risti, sv, Finlands Röda Kors) is an independent member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which is one of the biggest and best-known international organi ...
(SPR) pledged €200,000 to help Haiti.


Netherlands

* The Dutch Samenwerkende Hulporganisaties (Joined Aid Organizations) raised €83,500,000.


Poland

*Poland's
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division gave 100,000 (around
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25,000) to help victims of the earthquake. * Polish Medical Mission planned establish a field hospital with medical supplies and a 14-member emergency medical team. * The
Polish Humanitarian Organisation The Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH, pl. ''Polska Akcja Humanitarna'') is a Polish non-governmental organisation A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that gene ...
raised over 800,000 (around
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200,000) in donations. * Caritas Poland began a public fund-raising campaign, and donated over 1 million (US$360,000), with plans of sending additional aid. * The total amount collected by Caritas Poland, Poland's UNICEF division and Polish Humanitarian Organisation exceeded 5 million (around
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1.23 million)


Sweden

* The Livets Ord Church (Word of Life Church) sent a 9-person medical staff team, including surgeons, emergency-care nursing staff, anesthetists, and support workers, which arrived in Haiti on Thursday, January 21.


Turkey

* The
Turkish Red Crescent Turkish Red Crescent (Turkish: ''Türk Kızılay'' (official) or ''Kızılay'' (for short)) is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey and is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The organization was founded i ...
sent two crews that included psychologists and disaster experts to in order to assess the situation and provide urgent assistance in coordination with the Red Cross officials in the field. The Red Crescent planned to send further humanitarian aid teams in the light of the initial team's report. * The Humanitarian Aid Foundation said that their aid was sent to Haiti from the United States by two cargo planes. The 33 tons of aid includes blankets, clothes, foodstuff, medical equipment, and infant food. Additionally, the Turkish Ministry Of Health sent a fully equipped mobile hospital with 19 staff, including doctors, nurses, and technicians, and two ambulances.


United Kingdom

*The
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(DEC), an umbrella organisation for 14 UK-registered humanitarian aid agencies, launched an appeal for relief efforts in Haiti which raised £107 million in donations. Interventions provided from those funds included: clean drinking water for over 250,000 people; emergency shelter for over 100,000 people; building 3,000 latrines; over 2,500 ‘cash for work’ public service projects; medical consultations for over 100,000 people; and supplementary feeding for 1,890 malnourished children. A poll conducted on behalf of the DEC by the
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over the 23rd and 24 January indicated that 48% of the UK public had so far donated, and of those that hadn't yet, 62% might or were planning to. * Humanity First UK *
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raised almost £25,000 by 20 January 2010. *United Haitians in the UK (UHUK) have been collecting donations of supplies to send out and helping Haitians in the UK make contact with their relatives.


North America

A combination of Canadian and United States medical staff used Anís Zunúzí Bahá'í School as its headquarters and some of its Haitian staff were able to use the site as a makeshift clinic.Information is in the body of the article as well as comments in the captions of the photos at right after you click "enlarge". The 18 team members came with donated medical supplies, including more than 2,000 packages of antibiotics and other medicine. The team consisted of one professional nurse, two pediatricians, two orthopedic surgeons, four obstetrician/gynecologists, an intensive care specialist, a hospital doctor, a respiratory therapists, and a fourth-year medical student. They all took commercial flights to the Dominican Republic and then traveled by bus to Haiti, and were able to stay for a week (leaving around Feb 5th.) The team traveled to other localities, including hospitals, orphanages, and temporary medical stations set up in nearby villages. Some of the staff of the Zunuzi school provided translation services to aid the medical staff. The group spontaneously organized mostly through
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. The group are planning on a return trip in March.


Haiti

*Haiti Arise, an organization based in Grand-Goave, Haiti which also with branches in Canada and the United States, established an earthquake relief fund. The Canadian branch undertook a significant fund-raising campaign, with every dollar raised being matched by the Canadian government. They worked to distribute water, rice, and other supplies. A group of high school students from British Columbia, Canada, who had arrived in Haiti just hours before the earthquake, used CA$2,500 of their own money to buy and distribute rice to more than 500 local residents affected by the quake.


Aruba

* Red Cross Aruba collected funds from Aruban citizens and companies, and noted a positive response to its fund-raising efforts. It opened bank accounts at all local banks to collect direct donations, and these donations were sent to Red Cross International, which coordinated relief efforts with emergency supplies, technical assistance, and other support to those in Haiti. Red Cross Aruba also organized a relief effort to send local doctors and surgeons to Haiti to provide medical assistance along with Red Cross volunteers from Aruba.


Canada

* The
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temple from
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, along with local South Asian radio stations, managed to raise over $100,000 CAD in donations on January 14, 2010. As of January 21, $1,500,000 had been raised by the temple and radio stations. A portion of the money was given to the Governor General of Canada to be given directly to the Haitian government, while the remainder was to go to
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(Doctor's Without Borders) and United Sikhs, an NGO which provided disaster relief in Haiti * Humanity First Canada held several fundraising events for relief efforts in Haiti. *
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collected $90,000 for the relief effort. * The Canadian Salvation Army.


Dominican Republic

*VICINI and the INICIA Foundation announced an immediate cash donation of US$1 million. In addition, another US$5 million was donated by VICINI in products, services, and technical personnel. *The Red Cross Dominicana it was involved at the border coordinating aid and providing medical attention for 100,000 families. Government: *The Dominican Republic was the first country in the world to provide aid to Haiti, and the Dominican Government approved a special budget to Haiti Aids of US$6.4 million to focus on health programs (US$1.7  million), food programs (US$1.4 million), the army (US$1.5 million), and others. *SESPAS - (Health Ministry) sent ambulances, doctors, and nurses to the border and Haiti. It also operated various hospitals and health centers to help Haitians. The most critical patients (such as the Haitian President of Congress) were sent to Santiago and Santo Domingo for specials care. *FFAA - (National Army) sent diverse aid including personnel, trucks, helicopters, planes, and other supports to the border to assist with and coordinate the distribution of aid to Haiti. *IDAC - (Instituto de Aviación Civil) created a special fleet with public and private airplanes (23) and helicopters (14) to send aid to the border. *DGA - (Dirección General de Aduanas) approved tax-free status for all aid arriving in the DR through airports and ports, including equipment, water, medicines, and other aid materials *SEOPC - (Secretaria Obras Públicas) sent equipment to remove and clean streets, bridges, and other infrastructure to facilitate distribution of aid by land. *INDOTEL - (Telecommunication Institute) sent digital phones and technicians to reestablish communications. Private sector: *Vicini, Free Trade Zone Association (ADOZONA), Labor Ministry, Public Energy Corporation (CDEEE), and Conep President Lizandro Macarrulla announced a special conjoint program for help Haiti. *INCA - (Industrias Nacionales) gave 50,000 zinc pieces to rebuild houses, including roofs and walls *Grupo Leon Jimenes donated RD$5,000,000 pesos in aids for Haiti *Codetel, Orange, Viva, and Tricom (Telecommunication companies) used text messages (SMS) to collect money for Haiti *Escogido Baseball Club collected donations at baseball stadiums with baseball players, executives and the public donating *Grupo M sent containers with food and medicines *Nacional, Pola, and Cadena Supermarkets collected food and water donations in all supermarkets countrywide *Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana create a program to send food in partnership with agricultural business producers.


Mexico

The
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volunteer search and rescue group participated in relief efforts. They specialized in finding victims under rubble and giving first aid. The first group of six left on 14 January for the country from Cancún. This group was called the advance team, or the beachhead, as their job was to make initial assessments of the situation for the teams to follow. The canine unit was also going to be sent. A total of 18 to 24 groups were expected to go, with transportation being provided by the
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. The group planned to be there until 28 January. Also, doctors from the
University of Montemorelos The University of Montemorelos (Spanish: ''Universidad de Montemorelos'') is a private coeducational Seventh-day Adventist university located in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico. The University grants degrees in medicine, nursing, nutrition, mana ...
travelled to Haiti at the request of the Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital in Port-au-Prince.


United States

In the United States, the
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and
Better Business Bureau Better Business Bureau (BBB) is a private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 1912. BBB's self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, consisting of 97 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the Unit ...
issued a warning about phony charities, and implored prospective donors to check the reputation of a charity before making a donation due to previous incidents of fraudulent charities. On January 13, 2010, the Better Business Bureau released a list of charities requesting aid for Haiti relief efforts. This list only contained charities that met the BBB's "Wise Giving" standards. The following organizations publicly announced their intentions or actions to help Haitian victims: *
AARP AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons) is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty. The organization said it had more than 38 million members in 2018. The magazin ...
- Offered a dollar-for-dollar match on donations to its foundation, reaching $500,000 in donations for the relief efforts through this endeavor. *
Action Against Hunger Action Against Hunger (french: Action Contre La Faim - ACF) is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and provides communities with acce ...
*
Adventist Development and Relief Agency The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA or ADRA International) is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. I ...
- Created a Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. An initial pledge of was announced on January 14, 2010 *
Adventist Health International Adventist Health International (AHI) is a multinational, nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Loma Linda, California. AHI was established to provide coordination, consultation, management, and technical assistance to hospitals and health c ...
- Supported Hopital Adventiste d'Haiti, one of the few fully functioning hospitals in Port-au-Prince. * Aid For Haiti (AFH) - A faith-based effort providing and coordinating medical relief in Petit Goave, Haiti. *
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participated in the relief efforts through the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti, a coalition created by the
World Society for the Protection of Animals World Animal Protection, formerly The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is an international non-profit animal rights organization that has been in operation since 1981. The charity describes its vision as: A world where animal ...
(Now known as
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) and the
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. *American Jewish World Service - Created a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. * American Red Cross - Initial contribution of , which was increased to million on January 14, 2010. *AmeriCares - Sent worth of medical aid. * The American Methodist Church through UMCOR donated over US dollars, and planned to raise more. *Armenian National Committee of America - Has urged Armenian-Americans to pledge money and send aid to the American Red Cross. *Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS donated US$100,000 to the Haiti relief efforts. *CARE (relief agency), CARE USA *Catholic Relief Services - Initial contribution of . US$200,000,000 over the next five years. *Christian Reformed Church in North America, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee *The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - of tents, clothes, food, medical supplies, hygiene, and newborn kits. A team of doctors was also sent and LDS chapels were being used as shelters for over 5,000 Haitian residents. *Clinton Bush Haiti Fund *Compassion International - *Direct Relief - Sent two shipping containers of medical supplies, and in aid. *Episcopal Church (United States), Epispocal Relief & Development * Family Health International * Florida Baptist Building, Florida Baptist Convention * Flying Doctors of America - Medical Teams * Food For The Poor - Planned to raise 20 Million to address a wide variety of needs. *Grassroots International, which has worked in Haiti for over 20 years, established an Earthquake Response Fund. * Ford Foundation - in grants to support urgent humanitarian relief efforts. The grants, for $500,000 each, were to go to Oxfam International and Partners in Health. *Giving Children Hope worked to get necessary medicines and supplies on the ground. *Habitat for Humanity - Sent an assessment team on January 13, 2010. *Hands On Disaster Response had a mission of staff and up to eighty volunteers in Leogane conducting inter-organization coordination and logistical support, medical support, demolition of damaged houses, and temporary and transitional shelter design, fabrication and disbursement. The mission was slated to run until August, 2010. *Humanity First, Humanity First USA *International Bottled Water Association *Islamic Relief planned to fly a shipment to Haiti, in coordination with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. *Konbit Sante - A Maine/Haiti partnership to improve healthcare in northern Haiti held a telethon to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti. *Lance Armstrong Foundation - . *Lutheran World Relief - Committed an initial . *Meds & Food for Kids - Had an influx of donations and support following the earthquake that enabled the organization to increase production of their Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), "Medika Mamba," which was used to feed malnourished and vulnerable individuals in Haiti. *Mennonite Central Committee - committed for immediate needs with an additional anticipated *Mercy Corps - Sent supplies. *Not on our Watch - donated $1,000,000. *Operation USA - Sent medical aid. * Oxfam America - Raised emergency funds to assist relief and rehabilitation efforts on the ground, in both the long and short term. Immediate responses included providing clean water, shelter, and sanitation. * Partners In Health - PIH has been working in Haiti for 20 years to provide health care and train health providers, and is currently prioritizing the deployment of additional surgical teams *Rainbow World Fund, an international relief agency based in the LGBT community, set up a Haiti relief fund. *Salvation Army *Save the Children *Seacoast Church raised more than $287,000, which was donated to Water Missions International to provide a new water purification system for use in Haiti. *ShelterBox USA - ShelterBox USA provided victims of disaster with shelter and basic provisions. *Southern Baptist Convention - Sent an assessment team made up of representatives from Baptist Global Response, the North American Mission Board and disaster relief specialists from the Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina state conventions. A second team was to be sent by the Florida state convention. Both teams planned to assess both immediate and long-term needs, and report their findings and recommended actions to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Funding for the relief effort was to be coordinated through the International Mission Board disaster relief fund. *The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations created a Haiti relief fund on January 14, 2010. * Individual congregations of the United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church and Baptists contributed thousands of meals and were planning to give more, although the Methodist Church's response was hampered by the fate of its disaster relief chairman, the Rev. Sam Dixon, who was in Haiti's capital at the time of the earthquake. *YMCA World Service - Worked in collaboration with the Red Cross, Action Churches Together, and other relief and emergency agencies to respond to the urgent basic needs of those displaced by providing food, water, medicines, blankets. In the longer term, they planned to provide care and psycho-social counseling. In addition, the Dominican Republic YMCA and the Latin American and Caribbean Alliance of YMCAs, with support from the global YMCA movement, planned to deliver critical supplies and support to those impacted. * Website Reddit.com launched a campaign with its users and raised over $116,000 dollars *University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital took in 53 orphans for treatment. The children, as young as six months, had been living in the Port-au-Prince Bresma Orphanage run by two Pittsburgh-native sisters. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Representative Jason Altmire flew with a group of medical staff to Haiti and returned with the 53 children. 47 of the children had adoption cases in progress from the United States, Canada and Spain, many of which were in the final stages.


See also

* Humanitarian response by national governments to the 2010 Haiti earthquake * Humanitarian response by for-profit organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake


References


External links

*Humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake
HAITI - Earthquakes - January 2010 Total Humanitarian FundingHAITI - Earthquakes - January 2010 Table A: List of all commitments/contributions and pledges as of 3 February 2010
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA
Let Them Speak, Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Communication with Disaster affected Communities: Haiti 2010

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report by Imogen Wall and Yves Gérald Chéry, November 2011.
Haiti: Where Did The Money Go? (OPB) on Vimeo
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