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Haiti:
Edinburgh Launches City Appeal for Quake Stricken Haiti
An urgent appeal has been launched today to raise funds for the island nation of Haiti after it was struck by a severe 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. Read More ›
Giving Campaign: Haiti Earthquake
Mercy Corps’ experienced, crisis-tested emergency team is on the ground in Port-au-Prince, responding to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti. Read More ›
Haiti:
Blog Post: What the Haitian people still have
It has meant a lot to me to be back here in Haiti. I had spent some time here 15 years ago and just fell in love with the culture, people, and their artistic and spiritual life. Read More ›
Haiti:
Blog Post: 'Every January 12 for the next five years, take a moment for Haiti'
The epic devastation in Haiti is about much more than an earthquake, Mercy Corps' President Nancy Lindborg told a crowd of supporters in New York. Read More ›
Recent Blog Posts
Watching Jet Li in Haiti
Posted February 7, 2010 5:52 pm by Joy Portella
The small town of Mirebalais has been overrun by 16,000 people who fled Port-au-Prince, one hour to the south, after the January 12 earthquake — this out-migration has more than doubled its size.
Displaced and uncertain
Posted February 7, 2010 2:09 pm by Linda Mason
One million people are displaced by the earthquake. There are tent encampments throughout the city — every open space is now filled with tents.
In Haiti, organisation is everything
Posted February 6, 2010 7:00 pm by Joy Portella
Haiti is still intact because its people are gentle, resilient souls who have mobilized to save themselves.
What the Haitian people still have
Posted February 6, 2010 8:26 am by Linda Mason
It has meant a lot to me to be back here in Haiti. I had spent some time here 15 years ago and just fell in love with the culture, people, and their artistic and spiritual life.
Find Mercy Corps in Haiti on Google Maps
Posted February 5, 2010 8:59 pm by Kody Leonard
One of our staff has been gathering GPS data for various sites in Haiti where we have been working, giving us an opportunity to share locations through Google Maps.
"Moments of the Haitian spirit breaking through"
Posted February 5, 2010 6:19 pm by Linda Mason
It’s a shock to look at Port-au-Prince from the airplane. As I looked out over the city it looked like a series of children’s sand castles after a long day — some standing, but many crumbled.
How can we help people in Haiti? (A short presentation for elementary school kids)
Posted February 5, 2010 11:19 am by Paul Souders
Last week I spoke about Haiti with 2nd through 5th graders at Willamette Primary School in West Linn, Oregon.
Struggling with a post-earthquake birthday party
Posted February 4, 2010 6:48 pm by Joy Portella
Children in Haiti are afraid. They're afraid to be alone, afraid of loud noises, afraid of another earthquake.
Some of the best of what we humans do
Posted February 4, 2010 3:30 pm by Greg Tuke
Nearly every day something happens that deeply inspires me — and yesterday was no exception.
My six years with Mercy Corps
Posted February 4, 2010 11:11 am by Elpido Soplantila
It has been raining all night long; even when I heard my alarm rang at 6 a.m. sharp, the rain was still pouring outside.
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- What's it like in Port-au-Prince's myriad displacement camps? Linda Mason visited a mother and two daughters in one: http://bit.ly/cz9J1P
- Attention Super Bowl fans: @Reggie_Bush designed adidas shoes to aid @mercycorps Haiti efforts. Check it out: http://bit.ly/b7K4qN
- Haiti is still intact because its people are gentle, resilient souls who have mobilized to save themselves: http://bit.ly/9bWKzF
- Our Board Chair Linda Mason wrote this touching and evocative piece from a displacement camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: http://bit.ly/dC7AP1
- @reggie_bush @KimKardashian Running Back Reggie Bush designs custom adidas shoes to aid @mercycorps Haiti efforts: http://bit.ly/b7K4qN
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