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R.E.A.C.T. Haiti Earthquake

On January 12th, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck 17km south-west of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Tens of thousands are feared dead, many more are injured, and unknown numbers are still buried under the rubble. The entire capital appears damaged or destroyed, including...

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Mercy Corps teams up with Sesame Workshop in Haiti

Mercy Corps has teamed with Sesame Workshop to integrate Elmo, Cookie Monster, and other Sesame Street characters into the emotional recovery work the organisation is doing with children in Haiti.

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Cargill provided aid to those suffering from the earthquake in Haiti

In 2010, as a global food company, Cargill worked with its nonprofit partners to provide aid on the ground to help in Haiti after the earthquake.

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Verizon Foundation partners with World Vision and Food for the Poor to assist relief efforts in Haiti

The Verizon Foundation has awarded an additional $100,000 in grants to Food For The Poor and World Vision to assist ongoing relief efforts in Haiti in response to a cholera outbreak and in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas and the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island earlier this year. Grants will...

Hope for Haiti

Hope for Haiti is a Naples, Florida, based 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children. Building upon 30 years of experience, Hope for Haiti works in five core program areas (Education, Healthcare, Water,...

Clean Water for Haiti

Clean Water for Haiti builds and installs water filters in Haiti and sells them at a subsidized price to make them affordable to Haiti's poor. The organisation specializes in biosand filters and has installed over 18,000 of these filters to date in areas of Haiti stretching from Port au Prince to...

Haiti Action Collective (HACC)

Haiti Action Collective (HACC)is a Haitian NGO that implements projects in the North West department of Haiti. HACC works in the following areas: education / citizenship; health/nutrition; agriculture; environmental protection; risk management/disaster; microfinance; assistance to women and the...

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SEFADES, Oxfam and Twin Holdings support fair trade of Haitian coffee

RECOCARNO (Réseau des Coopératives Caféières de la Région Nord), a network of eight small coffee-producer cooperatives in northern Haiti, was launched with support from several partners, including a fair trade buyer, local and international NGOs, and an international strategic marketing expert.

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ArcelorMittal Foundation helps to build houses for low-income families

The ArcelorMittal Foundation has been a Habitat for Humanity corporate partner since 2008, helping them build houses for low-income families with more than $ 3,700,000 donated.

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Buy an iPhone app, help save lives

A coalition of iPhone application makers donated the full proceeds of almost 150 top applications on January 20, 2012 to Haiti relief.

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Pre-Positioning Product for Rapid Deployment by Abbott and DRI

Abbott and Direct Relief International (DRI) have worked together to expand pre-positioning of supplies closer to those who need them—helping to stockpile supplies first in relief organization warehouses, then in free clinics, and now for local relief partners in high-risk regions of the world.

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Habitat for Humanity partners with ArcelorMittal designing low-cost steel housing solution

In 2008, soon after the Tecucel River in Romania flooded and destroyed more than 300 homes, the ArcelorMittal Foundation formed a global partnership with Habitat for Humanity to improve affected families’ lives.

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CHF International and Caterpillar are Finalists for BCLC’s Partnership Award

Since the earthquake of January 12, 2010, CHF International has been working hard, partnering with Haitian communities to help them recover from the devastating effects of the disaster and the challenges they have faced since then.

Global Vision Over Haiti Today/ Vision Globale Sur Haiti D'aujourd'hui

Mission Statement Global Vision over Haiti today is a private, nonprofit Humanitarian organization founded on April 15, 2006 .Global’s mission is to provide consistent help, support to the poor and quake victims people living in diverse...

Haitian Christian Outreach

Haitian Christian Outreach partners with Haitian Christians to transform a culture for Christ. HCO is building generations of new believers through work in four primary areas. Through Church Planting to equip Haitian leaders. HCO ministers to Children by meeting their educational,...

North Haiti Mission (NHM)

North Haiti Mission (NHM) is committed to community development and promotes medical care, feeding programs, education and agricultural training.

MedGroup Haiti

MedGroup HAITI (MGH) is a non-governmental, apolitical, non-profit organization founded among several health professionals, after identifying a set of health problems ravaging the Haitian population. The vision of MGH is to see a country where the population is well educated in the field of...

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Haiti

UNDP is one of United Nation organisations that has targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. Much of the UNDP's work in Haiti focuses on restoration after the devastating earthquake that leveled the country in...

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New version of Global Hand - January, 2010

Following the launch of the new United Nations site (business.un.org), built by Global Hand, we have re-launched our own website at the end of January, 2010. This happens to fall in the immediate wake of the tragedy in Haiti which is necessitating rapid global response, given the breadth of...

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Coca-Cola joins the fight against HIV/AIDS

Coca-Cola has developed a range of awareness raising initiatives for HIV/AIDS. Working with a range of NGO partners, its programs have reached at risk people in 11 countries.