Haiti Earthquake Relief and
Reconstruction Watch Resources
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Relief.Organizations I know and trust.
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund - Aid goes directly to grassroots Haitians. No overhead. No saving the money for another disaster. This is Haitian guided aid assessment/distribution/solidarity."Solidarity needed, not charity" - Board member Mariliyn Langlois describes the work of the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund (HERF). Six month report back from Haiti with Robert Roth. Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) and the Haiti-based public interest law firm (Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI). "For friends of Haiti who seek to support a progressive and principled human rights organization that gets its facts right and does not erase history, look no further than the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti." — Paul Farmer, Co-Founder, Partners in Health What If Foundation - Go to their earthquake page and blog. Feeding about 10,000 a hot meal every week in the earthquake aftermath, Monday thru Friday. Currently serving 1800 meals/week, a great improvement. What If? is more productive and effective at less cost than a lot of the big NGOs. What if? is staffed with Haitian volunteers. Six month update. Partners in Health/Haiti- This wonderful organization that has worked in Haiti over 20 years. For background material read "Mountains beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder. Watch MTV track 8 million in donations to PIH raised by the Hope for Haiti Hollywood telethon. MTV travels with a shipment of medical supplies purchased with money raised by the telethon, from Florida to Cange, Haiti just in time to help a lot of people, Donations in Action. Three month report. Six month report. Doctors without Borders- Been in Haiti already 19 years. They have 3000 Haitian and 400 international aid staff. As of March 11 have treated 40,000 people, performed 3,500 surgical procedures, distributed 7000 tents. On March 3 they announced they would expand post-operative services.Map of medical activities. Three month report. Six month report. |
Relief/Reconstruction watch/resources.
Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Watch - CEPR (Center for Economic and Policy Research)
Involuntary Removal from Camp Form
Lawyer's Earthquake Response Network (LERN) -LERN was launched January 17 and within the first two weeks over 259 lawyers, law professors and law students joined. LERN is a national network (US) of lawyers working with Haitian lawyers to implement a legal response to the earthquake in Haiti. LERN employs a human rights-based approach to advocate for the victims of the earthquakes and reduce Haiti's vulnerability to future natural, political and economic stresses. Projects include fighting for safe housing, long-term effective international assistance to Haiti and immigration opportunities in the US.
Fonkoze is Haiti's alternative bank for the organized poor and largest microfinance institution in Haiti serving more than 55,000 women borrowers, most of who live and owrk in the countryside of Haiti, and more than 15,000 savers. With its network of 37 branches covering every region of Haiti, it is also the only MFI that is truly national in scope. Services include micro-credit, business development loans, money transfer (send money to family in Haiti for a flat fee of $6.00), literacy, business skills,social impact monitoring, etc.
MADRE - an international organization “demanding rights, resources, and results for women worldwide.”
Mainstream/UN cluster resources
One Response Website (overview of humanitarian aid "clusters")
Haiti Shelter Cluster (Inter-Agency Standing Committee)
Evacuation of iDPs - Protection Issues and Options, April 17, 2010
Haiti Camp Coordination and Management
Map of Humanitarian Assistance as of 4/30/2010
Haiti at a Crossroads by government of the USA, June 22, 2010
Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti, Government of the Republic of Haiti (55 page document)
Guidelines for Field Staff for Promoting Reintegration in Transition Situations, April 17, 2010
Displacement tracking details as of April 6, 2010.
Transitional Shelter: Who, What, Where (April 5, 2010), Relief Web Inter-Agency Standing Committee Haiti Shelter Cluster
Red, Yellow and Green Security map of Port-au-Prince created by UN's Minustah, uploaded March 11, 2010 by Mediahacker
The Volunteer Mappers who Helped Haiti by BBC, March 24, 2010
Helping Haiti's Earthquake Survivors (a comprehensive list of organizations involved in Haiti Relief), Daily Kos, April 19, 2010
Addressing Corruption in Haiti by The American Enterprise Institute, Working Paper Series on Development Policy, April 2010
Citizen's Action Team's Relief Database, An all volunteer organization dedicated to Katrina relief providing a database for Haiti relief.
Cooking for Groups: A Volunteers Guide to Food Safety, US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
Haiti Soft House
Miscellaneous
Local SF Bay trauma first aid training with Trauma First Aid Associates. Others coming soon in Portland, Maine, Austin, Texas and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Haitian Creole: Lessons 1 - 5 by Pimsleur (who gave lessons 1-10 away for free to all Haiti aid workers)
Involuntary Removal from Camp Form
Lawyer's Earthquake Response Network (LERN) -LERN was launched January 17 and within the first two weeks over 259 lawyers, law professors and law students joined. LERN is a national network (US) of lawyers working with Haitian lawyers to implement a legal response to the earthquake in Haiti. LERN employs a human rights-based approach to advocate for the victims of the earthquakes and reduce Haiti's vulnerability to future natural, political and economic stresses. Projects include fighting for safe housing, long-term effective international assistance to Haiti and immigration opportunities in the US.
Fonkoze is Haiti's alternative bank for the organized poor and largest microfinance institution in Haiti serving more than 55,000 women borrowers, most of who live and owrk in the countryside of Haiti, and more than 15,000 savers. With its network of 37 branches covering every region of Haiti, it is also the only MFI that is truly national in scope. Services include micro-credit, business development loans, money transfer (send money to family in Haiti for a flat fee of $6.00), literacy, business skills,social impact monitoring, etc.
MADRE - an international organization “demanding rights, resources, and results for women worldwide.”
Mainstream/UN cluster resources
One Response Website (overview of humanitarian aid "clusters")
Haiti Shelter Cluster (Inter-Agency Standing Committee)
Evacuation of iDPs - Protection Issues and Options, April 17, 2010
Haiti Camp Coordination and Management
Map of Humanitarian Assistance as of 4/30/2010
Haiti at a Crossroads by government of the USA, June 22, 2010
Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti, Government of the Republic of Haiti (55 page document)
Guidelines for Field Staff for Promoting Reintegration in Transition Situations, April 17, 2010
Displacement tracking details as of April 6, 2010.
Transitional Shelter: Who, What, Where (April 5, 2010), Relief Web Inter-Agency Standing Committee Haiti Shelter Cluster
Red, Yellow and Green Security map of Port-au-Prince created by UN's Minustah, uploaded March 11, 2010 by Mediahacker
The Volunteer Mappers who Helped Haiti by BBC, March 24, 2010
Helping Haiti's Earthquake Survivors (a comprehensive list of organizations involved in Haiti Relief), Daily Kos, April 19, 2010
Addressing Corruption in Haiti by The American Enterprise Institute, Working Paper Series on Development Policy, April 2010
Citizen's Action Team's Relief Database, An all volunteer organization dedicated to Katrina relief providing a database for Haiti relief.
Cooking for Groups: A Volunteers Guide to Food Safety, US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
Haiti Soft House
Miscellaneous
Local SF Bay trauma first aid training with Trauma First Aid Associates. Others coming soon in Portland, Maine, Austin, Texas and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Haitian Creole: Lessons 1 - 5 by Pimsleur (who gave lessons 1-10 away for free to all Haiti aid workers)
