Many want to donate whatever they can organizations that are helping the people of Haiti recover from an unimaginable disaster.
I know of two organizations that have been on the ground in Haiti. They are
The William Clinton Foundation, which has a donation page that provides direct links so that you can donate to them, AND (or) also donate to other organizations. This is the link:
http://www.clintonfoundation.org/haitiearthquake/
One of the organizations on that page deserves special mention.
UNICEF has been on the ground in Haiti for many years. It has already begun attempts to recover prepositioned supplies and is receiving flights carrying emergency supplies. You can follow their day-to-day efforts on their blog at
http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2010/01/unicef_speeds_relief_to_haiti.html
The impressive thing about UNICEF is that 100% of your donation goes directly to relief efforts. They are absorbing the administrative costs so that everything donated goes to Haiti and the Haitians. This is phenomenal. We know that the American Red Cross counts on disaster appeals to fund the administration of their organization as well as particular and future disaster relief. Nor did they acquit themselves particularly well during Katrina. Still, they also have people on the ground.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations has been active in maintaining a locator system, for people separated by the loss of their homes, varied relief efforts, traveling for help, disorientation, and many other reasons. More on this later.
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