There aren’t a lot of natural disasters worse than the earthquake that just struck Haiti. The earthquake is such a disaster that the people who are normally in charge of telling you what a disaster it is are mostly dead or missing.
Earlier, I posted a list of charities that are set up to quickly get relief to those who need it. All of these charities are legitimate and regardless of denominational affiliation are dedicated to providing humanitarian relief. Here’s an updated and expanded list.
Dan’s doing a much better job than I could possibly do on this, so go over there for a better idea of what you can do.
Can I throw my support here behind Partners in Health for donations? I’m sure you’ve heard how many of the hospitals in Port-au-Prince have been knocked down. PIH has two operating rooms a couple hours outside the city and are seeing a massive flow of cases needing orthopedic surgery into their facility. They are flying in volunteer surgeons and surgery teams from the US to keep their operating rooms going 24 hours a day.
