DEC HAITI EARTHQUAKE APPEAL HITS £23million (4)
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Hi Juneau,
I'm not knocking your intentions..What happened was a catastrophe. but Haiti was a mess before the earth quake. It was a third world country. Ravaged by corrupt politicians, crime lords and kids dying on the street.
Where was the aid then??? Or the compassion? Or the millions that are swilling the bank's???
If the money thats being donated today to help the victims, had arrived last year or before to reinforce the infrastructure, there wouldn't have been s many dead..
Why do people only close the stable door after the horse has bolted??
I spent last Saturday here in Sarkoville with a vey good friend (who grew up and lived in Port de Prince).. He's helping co-ordinate things..and he reckon's (I agree) with in a week people will forget about it and the shanty town's will spring up again...All everyone is doing is paying lip service...
I'm not knocking your intentions J.....but where was the help last week, or last month when it was needed???
I'm not knocking your intentions..What happened was a catastrophe. but Haiti was a mess before the earth quake. It was a third world country. Ravaged by corrupt politicians, crime lords and kids dying on the street.
Where was the aid then??? Or the compassion? Or the millions that are swilling the bank's???
If the money thats being donated today to help the victims, had arrived last year or before to reinforce the infrastructure, there wouldn't have been s many dead..
Why do people only close the stable door after the horse has bolted??
I spent last Saturday here in Sarkoville with a vey good friend (who grew up and lived in Port de Prince).. He's helping co-ordinate things..and he reckon's (I agree) with in a week people will forget about it and the shanty town's will spring up again...All everyone is doing is paying lip service...
I'm not knocking your intentions J.....but where was the help last week, or last month when it was needed???
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Urgently needed water supplies and medical expertise are increasingly reaching the people of Port au Prince. The DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal total has increased to £23million counted so far as the public responds to desperate need of Haiti’s survivors.
Since yesterday’s update, the DEC has confirmed:• Since Sunday, Oxfam had installed four water tanks capable of holding 10,000 litres of water each, including one at Delmas 42 - a former golf course now home to about 15,000 displaced people which surges to 50,000 at night, and at a hospital in Carrefour, one of the worst hit areas. A plane will depart East Midlands airport tomorrow with 30 tonnes of water and sanitation equipment and plastic sheeting for temporary shelter
• CARE have distributed water in the suburb of Petionville on Sunday, and had given out eight-days supply of water purification tablets for 5000 people in Port au Prince by Saturday evening.
• Merlin’s medical team arrived in Haiti Sunday and will shortly be joined by a surgical team of 12, including a plastic surgeon focussing on limb salvaging, an anaesthetist and nurses, plus 5,000kg of surgical equipment including emergency surgery tents
• Help Age International have a mobile medical unit due to arrive in Haiti today
Disaster Emergency Committee Chief Executive Brendan Gormley said:
“The response from the public has been absolutely overwhelming. It does show that whatever financial concerns people are experiencing here in the UK, they feel a deep level of empathy for the people of Haiti, and will give whatever they can.”
“Our partner agencies have been distributing aid and installing vital equipment, such as water bladders and medical facilities. We know that people are being reached, but there is a huge challenge ahead, and much more work to be done. The area affected by this earthquake is huge, and devastation wrecked upon the infrastructure of Haiti means agencies face many obstacles. However our members are working round the clock to both meet urgent needs and plan for longer-term reconstruction, thanks to the continued generosity of the British public”
Web and phone donations to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal have now reached £23m. The massive response shows the UK public understand that member agencies need their support as they overcome communications and logistical problems to help people desperately needing assistance. The amount includes online and phone donations only, with amounts from corporate, postal, events, SMS and over-the-counter donations still to be counted.
To make a donation to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal visit
To make a postal donation make cheques payable to ‘DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal’ and mail to ‘PO Box 999, London, EC3A 3AA’.
• Donations can be made at any high street bank, or at a Post Office by quoting Freepay 1449.
• Text “GIVE” to 70077 to give £5 to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal. £5 goes to the DEC. You pay £5 plus the standard network SMS rate.
• The DEC consists of: Action Aid, British Red Cross, CAFOD, CARE International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, World Vision.