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Sunday, 17 January 2010 21:54 |
Support Micah Challenge Member Organisations working in Haiti
Micah Challenge members have existing programmes and staff in Haiti working in the earthquake hit areas. Please support these programmes now.
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cbm has supported projects in Haiti since 1976, five of which are based in Port-au-Prince. cbm has a unique and urgent role in helping the survivors. As the world’s leading disability and development organisation, cbm has the specialist expertise to prevent disabilities and to help the most vulnerable survive. For every one person who dies in a natural disaster situation, three will suffer a serious disability. http://www.cbm-nz.org.nz/NEWS/Haiti.html |
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TEAR Fund NZ has just released an initial $50,000 to help the aid efforts already underway. The response by Kiwis to TEAR Fund’s Haiti relief appeal had been enormous, with a flood coming in overnight. Food, drinking water, and medical help are among the immediate needs being poured into the country through TEAR Fund’s Integral Alliance partners and through its child sponsor partner, Compassion International. There is also a great need for shelter and clothing. http://www.tearfund.org.nz/about-us/newsroom.html |
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visionnetwork is the New Zealand member of the World Evangelical Alliance, which is calling on Christians globally to pray for survivors and to generously support WEA members engaged in the massive relief and rescue effort. http://www.worldevangelicals.org/haiti/ |
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World Vision has deployed a rapid response team following the powerful earthquake of 7.3 magnitude which struck southern Haiti, rocking the capital Port-au-Prince. World Vision has been working in Haiti for 31 years and currently runs 20 long-term development programs across five regions, supporting more than 300,000 people. http://www.worldvision.org.nz/
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Experienced emergency workers are arriving in Haiti to help The Salvation Army's local response to the earthquake that has devastated Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. Lieut-Colonel Lindsay Rowe, Chief Secretary for The Salvation Army's Caribbean Territory, says: 'Like all other relief agencies The Salvation Army is experiencing a great deal of difficulty and frustration in its efforts to get emergency response personnel and vital supplies of food, water and medical aid on the ground in Haiti. With the main seaport severely damaged and the airport stretched beyond its capacity...' For more see http://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/research-media/media-centre/international-news/relief-workers-head-to-haiti-update-15-jan
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BANZAid is the aid and development arm of tranzsend (New Zealand Baptists in Global Mission). New Zealand Baptists don't have any direct work in Haiti, but donations for the Haiti earthquake given through the Baptist Churches, or through BANZAid or tranzsend will be forwarded to Baptist World Aid who have teams on the ground working with Baptist churches and missions in the earthquake damaged areas. See the BWAid website for information on what they are doing, and make a donation either directly through the BWAid website (donations will be in US dollars), through BANZAid or through your local Baptist Church. |
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