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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 @ONECampaign: Consider this: A fraction of the world's #military spending would fund the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Columnist Marian Karvonen of @Tearfund writes about #Pakistan & how God calls us to extraordinary action. http://bit.ly/9hFAnL
RT @WorldVisionUSA: Floods in #Pakistan destroy this year's harvest making exports (and a quick recovery) unlikely: http://bit.ly/aZXZ9c
RT @ConvoyofHope: 5 years (and 1 day) after Katrina, we're helping #oilspill affected citizens of the gulf region: http://ht.ly/2wMQ3
RT @CharityNav: US donors "were more than 40 times more generous for the Haiti earthquake" than Pakistan http://ht.ly/2wKN1
RT @OneDaysWages: It's not too late! ODW's Pakistan Relief Fund in partnership w/ @WorldVision & KASHF: http://bit.ly/be8QJ1
RT @Oxfam: How large is the #Pakistan #flood-affected area? It would stretch from #NewYork to #DisneyWorld, FLA http://bit.ly/bNdNsN
RT @LNaugle: @RejectApathy another org helping Pakistan is @food4thehungry
RT @RELEVANTmag: Kenya's pres. signed a new constitution into law, renewing optimism after years of ethnic violence. http://bit.ly/b2Ojkm
RT @charitywater: We're still on the hunt for #september birthdays. is that you? http://www.borninseptember.org
#FF orgs helping #Pakistan @Oxfam @WorldVision @OneDaysWages @UN // What are some others we should know about?
RT @RELEVANTmag: Save when you subscribe for a year of BOTH @NeueMag and @RELEVANTmag. Just $20 for 10 amazing issues! http://bit.ly/8Xasg1
Fighting in Somalia between government troops and terrorist group Al Shabaab enters fourth day: http://bit.ly/c4V4NC
Scott Sabin of @PlantWPurpose on #Haiti—and why Haitians' "moderated negative" outlook is admirable: http://bit.ly/bSycCn

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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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