Free The Children - Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund

Haiti needs your support.

(en français)

On Tuesday, January 12, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, just 15km from the capital. Reaching a magnitude of 7.0, this is the worst earthquake Haiti has experienced in 200 years. While the death toll is still unclear, hundreds of thousands are feared to be dead. Another three million are affected as schools, homes and hospitals have collapsed.

Haiti is one of the world’s poorest countries, meaning that vital services like electricity and water are now almost completely inaccessible in the wake of the destruction. At this moment, the people of Haiti need our support more than ever.

Although Free The Children’s mandate is to empower communities through long-term sustainable development, we are well positioned to get emergency aid to those most in need. Drawing on the experience of building schools in various regions of the country and staff with connections in-country, we are in close contact with local organizations able to provide quick and effective relief. This is a place close to our heart.

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Phone: 416.925.5894 ext. 153
E-mail: projects@freethechildren.com

Call to action.

With the help of our on-ground partner, Partners In Health, we are providing emergency relief and medical supplies to get immediate, effective, primary health care and support to the hardest-hit communities. In the days and weeks ahead, our emergency funding will help to rebuild Haiti’s infrastructure. True to our mission, Free The Children’s long-term relief efforts will focus on education and school-building to get children safely back in school.

Your donations will support the people of Haiti in three ways:

Emergency relief through a partnership with Partners in Health, an organization that has provided on-the-ground healthcare in Haiti for over 20 years.
Shipments of medical supplies where $1 = $10 of medical supplies (made possible through a partnership with World Medical Relief that allows Free The Children to purchase supplies below cost).
Education projects to equip schools locally with supplies, school kits, teacher training and more.

Click the appropriate donate button, in US or Canadian dollars, to support these vital relief and development initiatives.

Thank you so much for your support.

Canadian donors, please note: Free The Children is eligible for a matching fund through the Canadian International Development Agency.
The Government of Canada will match all donations made by February 12 toward the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.

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