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Haitians Relocated to U.S. Face Hard Transition

Haitian earthquake survivors who were able to obtain visas to enter the U.S. are now traveling the hard road of settling in their new country. In Boston, survivors are trying to adapt to the severe change in weather and their new living conditions. One Haitian woman who's relocated to Boston said: “Back in Haiti, I was an empowered woman. But now I have to rely on other people." ...

Text-to-donate "Tipping Point" for Fundraising

A recent study is calling the Haiti text-to-donate campaign a "tipping point" in future fundraising. "Mobile technology presents a huge opportunity for nonprofits that want to reach specific groups of people (likely to be younger)," the report states ...

Chile vs. Haiti: Comparing the Quakes

After the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Chile this past Saturday, comparisons and studies of the quake there and in Haiti will surely be made. Here's an article that looks at the question of how Haiti was almost completely devastated while Chile was relatively spared ...

Decision to be Made Today for U.S. Missionaries

A judge is expected to come to a decision today regarding the U.S. missionaries who were arrested for kidnapping in Haiti. The judge will announce today whether he plans on releasing the two women who remain in jail in the country, or will rule to keep them there indefinitely ...

Quake Triggered Minor Tsunami

Scientists have discovered that the quake in Haiti triggered a minor tsunami, engulfing coastal buildings and killing at least three people they know of who survived the quake but were swept away by the water. In 1946, a similar event happened when a magnitude 8.1 earthquake hit the Dominican Republic and produced a tsunami that killed almost 2,000 people ...

A Life-saving Status Update

Mobile Facebook updates have led to some rescues in Haiti. While searching for people in the rubble, Stephane Bruno noticed that one of his Facebook friends had posted an SOS status update for three people who were trapped. After a series of calls, emails and text messages, he was able to help them escape ...

Wyclef Jean to Receive Award from NAACP

Ford and the NAACP will honor Wyclef Jean with the Ford Vanguard Award for Work in Racial and Social Issues for his work with Haiti relief efforts. He will receive the award during the televised portion of the 41st NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Feb. 26 ...

Reject Apathy Tweets

RT @gatesfoundation: New study shows continued progress against #malaria: http://t.co/333Y2GcW @globalfundnews
RT @compassion: Katie is 21 years old and a mom to 14 little girls in Uganda. http://t.co/7pPmlkKn [VIDEO] #kissesfromkatie
Susan G. Komen has gone back on their decision and will again grant funding to Planned Parenthood: http://t.co/82lw0xhf
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” —Anne Frank
Who or what are you praying for today? http://t.co/PMMkjJBI
"Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute" (Psalm 82:3, ESV).
Update to the news about Komen cutting funding: RT @reuters: Bloomberg pledges $250,000 to Planned Parenthood http://t.co/7206HIcM
From the archive: Scott Sabin of @PlantWPurpose on finding opportunity in Haiti after the earthquake: http://t.co/IR4serv0
At least 79 are dead after riots at a soccer match in Egypt yesterday. The cause is still being investigated: http://t.co/9Y7mMQjL
RT @oxfam: Catering the #London2012 #Olympics will be the largest non-#humanitarian feeding operation in history http://t.co/FtFm3yVW #GROW
“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.” —Bernard Meltzer
"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead" (James 2:26).
From the archive: How an organization is helping transform a city in Colombia known for crime and poverty: http://t.co/ZLIqqVlP
RT @slave_footprint: Just in time for #ValentinesDay, Hershey pledges $10m to help fight #childlabor in cocoa fields. http://t.co/AqkMdHNT

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DROP THE DEBT
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THE PETITION
Dear U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,
As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, please work to secure the immediate cancellation of Haiti’s $890 million debt and ensure that any emergency earthquake assistance is provided in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans.

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