Haiti Earthquake Relief

ACT NOW: Donate to World Vision's Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund through Facebook Causes.

Mobilize a Prayer Gathering for Haiti on your campus, church, or community. 

January 16, 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C. – A disaster-response security expert from World Vision joins U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Agency for International Development Director Rajiv Shah and other humanitarian aid workers on Saturday as they travel to Haiti to survey the impact of the January 12 earthquake and support relief efforts.

By James Addis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Navensky Charles might be surrounded by the stench of death, but he is alive.

Like all patients at L’Hospital General in downtown Port-au-Prince, the 18-month-old cannot be accommodated in a hospital building. The few buildings still standing are unsafe to use.

Port-au-Prince airport closure frustrating Haiti relief efforts - World Vision appealing for $25 million from its U.S. donors

ACT NOW: Donate to World Vision's Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund through Facebook Causes.

Mobilize a Prayer Gathering for Haiti on your campus, church, or community.

January 14, 2010, Port-au-Prince – The closure of Port-au-Prince’s airport today threw up yet another obstacle for relief workers serving thousands of the estimated 3 million Haitians affected by Tuesday’s massive 7.0 earthquake. Leading agency World Vision warns that water, medical supplies and emergency shelter resources are critically low and that the closure will only delay life-saving supplies to the quake’s survivors.

Ron Sider and Steve Haas encourage our network to host a Prayer Gatherings for Haiti on our campuses.

ACT NOW: Donate to World Vision's Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund through Facebook Causes.

Afternoon flight out of Denver will carry 18 metric tons of basic supplies to quake zone.

DENVER, January 14, 2010 – Today, Christian humanitarian agency, World Vision will rush 18 metric tons of life-saving supplies from its warehouse in Denver to the island nation of Haiti, which was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Tuesday, which has affected some 3 million people.

These supplies and others already pre-positioned by the aid group will help meet the immediate survival needs of those affected by the quake until rebuilding efforts can begin.

A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in an area about 14 miles from Haiti's capital city of Port-au-Prince at about 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday afternoon. The quake, which lasted about one minute, was followed by a series of aftershocks felt by World Vision staff members in the affected region.

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Your gift will help our staff members rush emergency assistance to those in greatest need following the disaster -- like food, clean water, blankets, tents, and more.