The day that Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake is one that will never be forgotten. On February 8, 2010, the campaign, Hope Help & Relief Haiti, was launched at the Urban Zen Center, a collaboration between Donna Karan, Andre Harrell, Mary J. Blige and Andre Balazs, the campaign provides for the distribution of tents as temporary homes and a means of survival for those who were displaced. Our Map of Hope shows the location of the tents distributed in Haiti as a result of this ongoing campaign. To date we have purchased tents which will provide shelter for up to 7,160 displaced Haitians.
After sending 200 tents to Yele Haiti to provide Shelter for up to 2000 people, Hope Help Relief Haiti is pleased to be able to send 356 Shelter survival kits to Partners In Health which will provide shelter for up to 3,560 individuals, along with water purification tablets and other critical supplies. With and additional 160 tents for an additional 1,600 people being distributed in the most critical need areas within Haiti.
Most recently Hope Help Relief Haiti sent shelter tents to the settlement camp at Parc Jean Marie Vincent in Port au Prince. This is a camp of over 40,000 people in which PIH is providing daily clinical services. Dr. Lambert, a Haitian physician who works for PIH in Haiti, reported that there are many children and families living in deplorable conditions, sleeping on the muddy ground. He is confident that working with the settlement committee they can identify the families most in need, targeting pregnant women and prioritizing those with children.
The locations are identified in the Map of Hope. Thank you to our donors who made this possible.
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- Update from Haiti
- Tents Today Home Tomorrow: in action
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- Update from Haiti
- Finding a Place of Hope
