EARTHQUAKE AID–DONATE NOW

Give now and give generously to life-saving aid for Haiti.

On the Canada Haiti Action Network Site:

When mailing a cheque to any of the qualifying organizations below, write “Haiti earthquake” and provide your mailing address to receive a tax receipt.

The Haitian Red Cross

You can contribute to the Haitian Red Cross through its international partners in the International Red Cross. Contributions are tax deductible. The Canadian Red Cross is at: http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=33900&tid=001.

Zanmi Lasante/ Partners in Health

The Zanmi Lasante medical center is located in the Central Plateau of Haiti and delivers health care through a network of clinics in that region of the country. It also trains Haitians as doctors and health professionals.  Update: PIH is now managing Haiti’s university hospital in Port-au-Prince and has established more than a dozen satellite clinics in the earthquake zones.  PIH is a co-signer to a statement calling for maximum respect for the human rights of  Haitian people.  (see here).

To donate, go to: http://www.pih.org/home.html Donations in the U.S. are tax deductible.  IN CANADA:  For tax deductions in Canada, Partners in Health is partnered with Free The Children.  When donating on its website,  select “Earthquake Relief” in the appropriate box, then in the “Leave a note” box, write “Partners in Health.”  These are the instructions from both organizations. You must write “Partners in Health” to be sure that your donation will be directed to it.

By mail in Canada:   Free the Children; 233 Carlton Street; Toronto, Ontario  M5A 2L2

By mail in USA:   Partners In Health; P.O. Box 845578; Boston, MA 02284-5578

Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins sans frontières

Doctors Without Borders operates clinics in Port au Prince and surrounding neighbourhoods. It has expertise in disaster relief. Donations in Canada and the U.S. are tax deductible. Go to:

http://www.msf.ca/news-media/news/2010/01/haiti-update/

By mail in Canada:   Doctors Without Borders; 402 – 720 Spadina Avenue; Toronto, ON   M5S 2T9

Sawatzky Family Foundation-SOPUDEP School

SOPUDEP is a pioneering school in Petionville with an enrolment of 600 students from elementary to senior high school grades. The school has survived the earthquake and we understand there were no casualties inside. Staff are transforming it into a disaster medical center and will urgently need funds.  The Sawatzky Family Foundation is a registered charity in Canada and issues tax deductible receipts. Go to: http://www.sopudep.org/donate.

By mail: The Sawatzky Family Foundation; PO Box 626, 25 Peter Street North; Orillia, Ontario, Canada L3V 6K5

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund

In association with the Haiti Action Committee in San Francisco/Bay Area, this fund delivers resources directly to grassroots organizations in Haiti. It was founded 04 following the 2004 coup d’etat that forced the elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, from office and imposed a two-year regime of human rights violations whose consequence continues today.

http://www.haitiaction.net/About/HERF/HERF.html

By mail:   Haiti Emergency Relief Fund/EBSC; East Bay Sanctuary Covenant; 2362 Bancroft Way;  Berkeley, CA 94704

Cuban Medical Brigades

Donations to Cuban Medical Brigades, which were already active in Haiti before the earthquake, and which train Haitian doctors to work in Haiti, can be made through:

Make cheques out to “The Mackenzie-Papineau Memorial Fund” and mail to:   Attention: S. Skup; 56 Riverwood Terrace; Bolton, ON L7E 1S4