Dear friend,
Within the last few weeks, Haiti has been devastated by a string of hurricanes - Gustav, Hanna and, most recently, Ike. Many have been left homeless. Strong rain has pounded villages, has knocked down trees, and destroyed whatever little crops have been planted. The flooding by hurricanes has caused hundreds of deaths, loss of crops, homes, micro-enterprises and animals. Families are suffering from massive food shortages and lack of clean drinking water. Haiti being a smaller island country in the Caribbean has also received less international attention compa red to other hurricane-affected areas.
We earnestly appeal to you to donate generously towards providing hurricane relief to Haiti. We have a goal to raise $400,000. Your contributions will be directly used to pay for:
1. Barrels of clean drinking water
2. Non-perishable food items
3. Basic over-the-counter medical supplies (bandages, aspirin, etc)
4. Transportation of goods to and within Haiti
The relief work will be conduct by IAHV (International Association of Human Values) and The Friends of Petite Anse Inc. IAHV has been working in Haiti to train youth leaders in a reforestation project. Please visit:
http://www.iahv.org to contribute.
Thank you for your generosity.
The Haiti Relief Team
Uma Viswanathan (
umav@artofliving.org)
Gerthy Lahens (
gerthyl@MIT.EDU)
