Help for Haiti
Haiti was rocked by a 7.0+ earthquake on 12 January 2010.
The following links will take you to aid organizations where you can donate to help the people of Haiti rebuild their lives.
Do your own research before donating to ANY charity, even one of which you’ve heard. You can go to Charity Navigator to get started. We want to make sure that your hard, earned finances get to the people who need it most.
If you know of other credible organizations accepting donations on behalf of Haiti, please add that information to the comments on this page.
Most of the links that follow take you DIRECTLY to the donation page on each site. This is designed to get you right to where you need to go without delay.
A Home In Haiti (this organization is trying to get tents to Haitians for the upcoming rainy season) Recently added!
Action Against Hunger International
ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
American Red Cross (they have pledged an initial $200,000 to Haiti and are accepting donations)
- text HAITI to 90999 ($10 donation)
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)
Can-Do Recently added!
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Center for International Disaster Information (source listed on the U.S. Department of State website)
Child Hope International Recently added!
Compassion International (Sponsor A Child)
- text DISASTER to 90999 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
CONCERN Worldwide: Ireland Recently added!
- text CONVOY to 50555 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
- text CURE to 85944 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
Danita’s Children (Hope for Haiti Children’s Center)
DirectRelief International (read Direct Relief International Responding to 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake in Haiti)
Disasters Emergency Committee (United Kingdom)
- text GIVE to 70077 to donate £5 Pounds Recently added!
Episcopal Relief & Development
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Feed the Children Recently added!
Fonkoze (Haiti’s Alternative Bank for the Organized Poor)
French Red Cross (Croix-Rouge française) – site in French
- text HAITI to 80222 to donate 1 Euro Recently added!
German Red Cross – site in German
Habitat for Humanity International Recently added!
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
International Child Care Recently added!
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- text HAITI to 85944 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
International Organization for Migration Recently added!
International Orthodox Christian Charities
International Rescue Committee
- text HAITI to 25383 to make a $5 donation Recently added!
Italian Red Cross – site in Italian
Jean R. Cadet Restavek Foundation Recently added!
Life for Relief and Development Recently added!
Lutheran World Relief (when you click “Click Here to Contribute NOW,” you will be able to designate your gift specifically to Haiti)
MAP (Medical Assistance Programs) International
Medair Recently added!
Medical Benevolence Foundation
Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN) USA
Meds & Food for Kids Recently added!
Merlin: UK Recently added!
National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc. (there’s a specific field to enter a donation amount to go directly to Haiti)
Organization of American States
Operation Blessing International
- text OXFAM to 25383 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
Pan American Health and Education Foundation
Pan American Health Organization Recently added!
Pan American Relief (an initiative of Pan American Development Foundation)
- Cliff Landis has set up a personal fundraising page through Partners in Health to raise $20,000 for Haiti. He’ll give up to $10,000 to match the $10,000 collected from other donors.
- Partners in Health allows anyone to set up a donation page through their site.
Physicians for Peace Recently added!
- text HAITI to 30333 to make a $5 donation Recently added!
Population Services International
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Recently added!
Project Concern International Recently added!
Relief International Recently added!
- text HAITI to 52000 to make a $10.00 donation
- IN CANADA, text HAITI to 45678 to make a $5 donation Recently added!
Samaritan’s Purse (Samaritan’s Purse sends team, resources to help disaster victims)
- text SP to 85944 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
Save the Children (also read Major Earthquake Hits Haiti, Save the Children Staff Working On the Ground)
StillerStrong (Ben Stiller was collecting money to build a school in Haiti, but all the money collected now will be diverted to disaster relief)
Stop Hunger Now Recently added!
- text UNICEF to 20222 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
- text CERF to 90999 to make a $5 donation
United Nations Population Fund Recently added!
United States Association for International Migration
- text HAITI to 864833 to make a $5 donation Recently added!
United Way Worldwide Recently added!
U.S. Department of State (Americans seeking information about family members can call 1-888-407-4747; because of the call volume, you may initially get a recording)
Ushahidi (takes you to information about the 4636 SMS Shortcode for reporting in Haiti)
- text HAITI to 20222 to make a $10 donation Recently added!
- text FRIENDS to 90999 to make a $5 donation
World Health Organization Recently added!
World Hope International (click the down arrow next to [Select a Program] to choose for your donation to go to Haiti)
World Jewish Relief: UK Recently added!
World Relief (you can specifically designate aid for Haiti)
- text YELE to 501501 to make a $5 donation
This page will continue to be updated over the next several days as organizations update their websites with direct links to donate to Haitian relief efforts.
Again, do your own research before donating to ANY charity, even one of which you’ve heard. To get you started, go to Charity Navigator. We want to make sure that your hard, earned finances get to the people who need it most.
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LikeDislikeI work for an organization called World Wide Village, Inc. (www.worldwidevillage.org). Our geographical focus is Haiti (especially Leogane and surrouding areas) and we have been in Haiti since long before the earthquake. Our mission, goals, and projects are all listed on the website. Please check it out!
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LikeDislikeAjan is a Danish initiative crowdsourcing microfinance of small businesses, favoring groups of single mothers and amputees, though other recipients are welcome as well. In order to get maximum effect out of every dollar spent, activities are narrowed down to one local community at a time. Ajan is presently on the lookout for partners involved with shelters and relocation of homeless Haitians.
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LikeDislikeThanks so much I will be sure to keep everybody posted on this information….
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LikeDislikeThanks so much for being willing to spread the word. I appreciate your time.
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LikeDislikeChristian’s Group for the Integrate Development, INC
Mission statement
Our Mission is to provide opportunity for people in chronic poverty to transform their lives. Articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world. Be an actor in rural areas that helps young people to get organized and to become critical actors that transform their regions and countries.
To see what we’re doing for Haiti Relief, visit our site: http://www.cgidgroup.org/
or contact us at
2690 NE 191 Street # 2042
Miami Florida 33180
Phone 786-274-0273, 754-235-0891
Fax 1-866-668-6522
cgidinfo [at] yahoo [dot] com
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LikeDislikeThanks for the update.
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LikeDislikeThanks Faydra, we must be informed givers…I donated to YELE.
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LikeDislikeIn light of wyclef’s sketchy accounting practices perhaps he’s foundation isn’t the best of places to donate money. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0114102wyclef1.html?link=rssfeed
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LikeDislikeThis is why the last part of my page asks those who plan to donate to do their homework about the organizations they’re donating through.
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LikeDislikeGood point. Just thought if you knew there were accounting issues and such you might amend the list. In the interest of your visitors.
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LikeDislikeI’m not removing any organization from the list.
Again, anyone planning to donate should do their research on the organization s/he plans to donate through.
Thanks for sharing what you found during your research. I posted your original comment so others could take advantage of the “legwork” you already did and make their own decision.
As an aside, Wyclef Jean tweeted a statement about the allegations against his organization. Jean also created a video to address the issue.
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LikeDislikeMennonite Central Committee, a faith-based organization with staff already in Port-au-Prince, is another place to add to your list:
http://donate.mcc.org/project/haiti-earthquake
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LikeDislikeThanks for the information.
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LikeDislikeThank God for this effort to make it easy to find ways to help Haiti.
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LikeDislikeYou’re most welcome. Thanks for visiting the page, and I hope you’re able to find some resources here that will help you help those in Haiti.
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