After a week of turmoil, Haiti's nightmare was staggering. On recent reports, authorities had estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless people. Six days after the earthquake struck, the unmet needs of thousands is escalating, locals pledged for more money, food, medicine and police asssitance.



Despite news that massive help arrived in Haiti, people continue to receive little or no aid. The Red Cross says up to three million people have been affected. Describing the cost of loss is overpowering, damage could run into billions. Every nation must geared up to send aid. This is not a local disaster, it's a world concern. Haiti couldn't do it alone..and they need our help! It's our time to share and GET INVOLVED!



I am posting here ways on how and where you could send help and relief. It's our responsibility to make sure we give our donations to safe institutions. Unscrupulous scammers could use this disaster as an opportunity to take advantage of well-meaning would-be humanitarians.

1. American Red Cross
    You also can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the International Response Fund. The money will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti.
2. Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)
    They do respond in building clinics in replacement of destroyed hospitals and other medical facilities.
3. World Food Programme
4. Unicef
5. CIDI - Center for International Disaster Information handling hundreds of thousands of public inquiries related to international emergencies
6. Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
7. Direct Relief International
8. Mercy Corps
9. American Jewish World Service
10. Care
11. Habitat for Humanity
12. International Medical Corps
13. International Relief Teams
14. Medical Teams International
15. The Salvation Army
16. World Concern
17. Yele Haiti
      This organization, founded by Wyclef Jean, creates projects to improve the quality of education, health, environment and community development in Haiti. To donate to to its Haiti relief efforts, go to yele.org or text YELE to 501501 to donate $5.


*Check up on charities before sending your money, visit Charity Navigator , Give.org , or GuideStar.org.