I am heart broken when I read these stories. I donate to a charity in Haiti called the Lambi Fund that gives aid to familes to grow their own food and become self-sufficient. I really needed this reality check. The holidays are here I was feeling down about what I ain't got while these babies are dying from malnutrition.
The hurricanes that have swept across the gulf hits this nation particularly hard. Each storm wipes out crops and livestock.
In pockets of Haiti accessible only by donkey or foot, children are dying of malnutrition — their already meager food supply cut by a series of devastating storms that destroyed crops, wiped out livestock and sent food prices spiraling. At least 26 severely malnourished children have died in the past four weeks in the remote region of Baie d'Orange in Haiti's southeast, aid workers said Thursday, and there are fears the toll will rise much higher if help does not come quickly to the impoverished Caribbean nation. Another 65 severely malnourished children are being treated in makeshift tent clinics in the mountainous area, or at hospitals where they were evacuated in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere, said Max Cosci, who heads the Belgian contingent of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. One evacuee, a 7-year-old girl, died while being treated, Cosci said, adding: "The situation is extremely, extremely fragile and dangerous."SOURCE
Most places will let you direct funds directly to the Haitian initiative or program of your choice. It's Thanksgiving guys. If you want to donate, I suggest checking out these organizations:
| Charity | Phone | Web site |
Pct. of income spent on charitable programs
|
| ADRA International | 800-424-2372 | http://www.adra.org |
93%
|
| Americares | – | http://www.americares.org |
98%
|
| American Friends Service Committee | 888-588-2372 | http://www.afsc.org |
80%
|
| American Red Cross | 800-HELP NOW | http://www.redcross.org |
82%
|
| CARE | 800-521-CARE | http://www.care.org |
91%
|
| Christian Children's Fund Child Alert Fund | 800-776-6767 | http://www.christianchildrensfund.org |
80%
|
| Christian Reformed World Relief Committee | 800-55-CRWRC | http://www.crwrc.org |
81%
|
| Church World Services | 800-297-1516 | http://www.churchworldservice.org |
80%
|
| Direct Relief International | 805-964-4767 | http://www.directrelief.org |
99%
|
| Food for the Hungry | 800-2-HUNGERS | http://www.fh.org |
93%
|
| Habitat for Humanity International Asia Tsunami Response Fund | – | http://www.habitat.org |
72%
|
| International Rescue Committee | 877-REFUGEE | http://www.theIRC.org |
90%
|
| MAP International | 800-225-8550 | http://www.map.org |
98%
|
| Plan USA Asia Disaster | – | http://www.planusa.org |
77%
|
| Save the Children | 800-728-3843 | http://www.savethechildren.org |
90%
|
| United States Fund for UNICEF | 800-4-UNICEF | http://www.unicefusa.org |
88%
|
| World Emergency Relief | – | http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org |
97%
|
| World Vision | 888-56-CHILD | http://www.worldvision.org |
85%
|
| Doctors Without Borders USA | 212-679-6800 | http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org |
NA
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| Sources: Associated Press, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance | |||
Do you donate regularly to a charitable cause? Which one and why?