Students Helping Haiti
Check out this partner post from the World Food Programme on their Students Helping Haiti campaign.
Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12th, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been delivering emergency food assistance to survivors. But help hasn’t just been on the ground. Students from around the world—the workers, parents, voters, and leaders of tomorrow— have been stepping up to help fight the hunger crisis in Haiti. Find out how you can join them here.
As Executive Director Josette Sheeran noted on Friday from Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s devastated infrastructure has made emergency operations extremely challenging.
“This is the most complex operation WFP has ever been involved in. That’s why opening up the supply chain is so critical,” said Sheeran.
She also noted that the UN food agency is bringing in special boats that will be able to transport humanitarian aid by sea and land directly onto beaches.
“This operation is getting up to scale, but we’re having to rebuild ports and airports.”
WFP began distributing food assistance within 24 hours of the earthquake and has launched a $279 million relief operation to reach 2 million Haitians. They’re also helping to provide logistical and telecommunications support to the entire humanitarian community.
Since the earthquake struck, WFP has delivered 3 million rations, the equivalent of nearly 10 million meals, to nearly 450,000 people. WFP aims to deliver 5-day rations to 100,000 people each day.
-Graham Bell, WFP Youth Outreach
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January 27, 2010 at 11:53 am
I want to help out so much more. I want to help out by giving my hand instead of just my money. Great job to all those who are helping out!!
January 30, 2010 at 3:01 pm
It is necessary, I suppose that the big organizations get all the donated dollars to do their work.
Traveling often to Haiti – I see the workers for these agencies driving around in their new SUV’s and staying at the best hotels in the land. Their lifestyle is far far above the people they are serving.
Grass roots efforts (people to people) can deliver aid directly to where it is needed with very low overhead.
We had such a grassroots program started before this disaster. We only need a relatively small amount of money to get a bus load of solar cookers, medical supplies and food directly into a community in Haiti.
Check out our website (www.rebuildnewmexico.org
Grassroots efforts could make donor money so much more effective.