How to Help Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti Print E-mail

Experts advise that the most effective way to help survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Haiti, right now, is to donate cash to a reputable organization with expertise on the ground there. The following is a list of reputable organizations that are working to help Haitians overcome this ordeal:

AmeriCares

American Jewish World Service

The American Red Cross

American Refugee Committee

CARE

Catholic Relief Services

The Clinton Foundation

Direct Relief International

Doctors Without Borders

Episcopal Relief and Development

Friends of the Orphans

Haitian Health Foundation

Handicap International

International Medical Corps

International Rescue Committee

Jewish Federations of North America

 

Mercy Corps

NetHope

Operation USA

Orphans International America

Oxfam America

Partners in Health

The Salvation Army

Save the Children

Stillerstrong

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund

UNICEF

World Concern

UN World Food Programme

World Vision

Yele Haiti (Wyclef Jean's effort)

Our thanks to The Huffington Post for their work in compiling this list.

Read a dramatic blog by our reporter, Amelia de Sousa, who narrowly escaped death in the flattened UN building in Port-au-Prince.

Listen to Peggy's interview of Amelia about her experience and what life is like in the quake zone right now.

Watch a slideshow of Reuter's photos depicting the aftermath of the devastating quake.