The Goodness Map

Tony Campolo's Work in Haiti

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In response to the recent earthquake, we have set up short term, middle range and long term programs to alleviate the immediate suffering caused by the earthquake, as well as dealing with the ongoing need for the social, economic and spiritual development of the Haitian people.

SHORT TERM PROGRAMS

Emergency Assistance – Since just after the quake, we have been working through our longstanding relationships with trusted community leaders and partner organizations to provide emergency assistance – food, water, tents, generators, medical personnel and supplies – to people who have lost everything, especially in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince and the nearby communities of Jacmel, Darbonne, and Marianman.
Safe Havens for Children - We are working to maintain two “safe havens” for hundreds of children who have been found wandering, dazed and lost on the streets of Port-au-Prince. These children are being cared for until their families can be found or some safe placement can be made where they will be clothed, fed and housed.
Transitional Education - As the situation begins to stabilize, we are providing teachers, educational resources, and other necessities to improve the situations of displaced people, and especially children, until they can rebuild their communities. Restarting education this way – particularly for children – is commonly understood to be one of the most immediate and important tasks in the aftermath of a disaster.

MIDDLE RANGE PROGRAMS

Resettlement of Refugees - In the coming weeks, large numbers of Haitians who have been living in Port-au-Prince, the capital, will be moving to smaller communities in outlying areas. In up to 25 of these communities we will endeavor to empower those who live there to receive and minister to these refugees, and integrate them into local churches, schools, and economies.
Rebuilding Communities – As the initial crisis passes, we will help with a variety of rebuilding projects, especially those focused on schools and economic development in those same communities, where we have trusted colleagues and long term relationships.

LONG TERM PROGRAMS

As soon as possible, our ministries will re-establish and expand the programs that were in place prior to the earthquake. These ministries have intentionally avoided the paternalism that has marked many well-intentioned missionary and government agencies in Haiti over the years, which have often nurtured mind-sets and practices of dependency among the very people they hope to help. Instead, we have been committed to empowering Haitians, rather than trying to do for them what only they can do for themselves.
Education and Leadership Development – Educating more than 6000 children (many of whom are restaveks, that is, virtually enslaved domestic servants), and more than 300 teachers and community leaders from all over the country
Living Words -- Continuing this effort to provide 10,000 people in churches and literacy centers with Bibles and training in literacy and spiritual development.
Child Welfare and Child Protection – Continuing our growing campaign to help Haitians end the restavek system of child servitude through education, advocacy, and direct intervention.
It is our hope to raise $500,000 in order to develop all of these programs. To support these efforts, please click here and designate your gift as “HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUND”.
Give generously and prayerfully in Haiti’s hour of need. Gifts can be made online at www.eape.org and www.tonycampolo.org or by mailing us your gift at:

EAPE
P.O. Box 7238
St. Davids, PA 19087-7238

UPDATE 1-U.S. texting raises $11 million for Haiti

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Mobile Giving Foundation has seen 10,000 texts/second

* Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile USA waiving texting fees (Adds updated figures on dollar donations)
By Nicole Maestri
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in what is being hailed as an unprecedented mobile response to a natural disaster.
The Mobile Giving Foundation called it a "mobile-giving record" for funds raised for a single cause. Donations are rising swiftly, it said, as former President Bill Clinton and other politicians urge the American people to give.
Jim Manis, chief executive officer of the foundation helping to manage cellphone donations, said it was receiving up to 10,000 text messages per second. The foundation said more than $11 million has been donated.
Cellphone users can donate $5 to Haiti-born hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund by texting the word "Yele" to 501501, or they can donate $10 to other nonprofit organizations, such as the American Red Cross, by texting the word "Haiti" to a specified number, like 90999.
The donation is charged to a user's cellphone bill.
The American Red Cross said it has received more than $9 million in donations from more than 900,000 mobile phone users.
"It's unprecedented that we've received this amount," said spokeswoman Nadia Pontif.
Jean's fund had raised $2 million via text messages, according to Give on the Go, Yele's mobile application service provider.
The giving is also being fueled by the popularity of websites like Facebook and Twitter, where users are urging one another to make donations using cellphones.
Wireless carriers Verizon Wireless (VZ.N), AT&T Inc (T.N), Sprint (S.N) and T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE), have waived fees for customers wishing to send mobile donations. Carriers are also letting users know they are not taking a cut of the donations.
"There are no text messaging fees and 100 percent of the $10 donation goes to the American Red Cross," Verizon said in a statement.
Manis said Mobile Giving is working with wireless carriers to decrease the lag time between when a cellphone user makes a donation and when the funds arrive at a charity. Donations can take 90 days to be delivered to a charity.
"Every carrier is working through a solution to push those funds out faster," Manis said.
U.N. disaster experts said at least 10 percent of housing in the Haitian capital was destroyed, making about 300,000 homeless, but in some areas 50 percent of buildings were destroyed or badly damaged.
An increasing number of corporations and celebrities have announced aid for the devastated country amid a clamor for help from victims of Tuesday's quake.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million from their foundation to Doctors Without Borders, which has been tending to victims of the quake.
Actor George Clooney will host a telethon on MTV next week to raise funds for the victims. The event will be broadcast on all MTV Network channels on Jan. 22. Clooney is expected to be joined by many pop music and movie stars. (Additional reporting by Christine Kearney and Sinead Carew in New York; editing by Mohammad Zargham)

How You Can Help Haiti Earthquake Victims - ABC News

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How You Can Help Haiti Earthquake Victims - ABC News
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David Blaine's Times Square Marathon for Haiti - ABC News

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David Blaine's Times Square Marathon for Haiti - ABC News

Makeshift Hospital in Haiti

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