In response to the massive earthquake in Haiti on January 12, Boca Comm Global Philanthropy has created the Haiti Relief Fund to support its network of grantees as they address the urgent needs of the affected population.
The 2010 earthquake is only the latest catastrophe to strike Haiti. Decades of deforestation left the Carribbean island defenceless against 2008's catastrophic hurricanes. In one season, hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike inflicted damages of US $1 billion to the impoverished country. The flood waters from the hills washes cows out to sea and spits up boulders as if they are corks.
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 The iconic National Palace lays in ruin after the earthquake. Although the President René Préval survived, the government ministers and officials have been depleted by death and injury.
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A constellation of factors – crushing poverty and environmental degradation, political instability and bad governance, ill-conceived international aid efforts and sheer geographical bad luck – have crippled Haiti's ability to withstand and recover from tropical storms and other natural disastes. "Haiti is a mosaic of vulnerabilities," said Ronald Joseph Toussaint, the Haitian environment ministry official.
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Your donation will go directly to:
- Support search and rescue efforts by community volunteers
- Provide food and shelter for survivors
- Provide emergency health services and education to help reduce the second wave of casualties due to wounds, contamination from corpses and human waste
- Clear roadways to facilitate rescue and distribution of emergency supplies
- Provide emergency psychosocial support to survivors
- Fund humanitarian aid being sent from the Haitian-Dominican community in the Dominican Republic that includes mobile clinics, medical supplies, donations and volunteers
- Support longer-term recovery (in the months following the earthquake) including rebuilding of community centers, clinics and schools; replanting of crops and farms to reestablish the local food supply and provide a source of income; and support to community-based organizations’ efforts to rebuild civil society.
- Develop sustainable long-term programs in the country supporting and developing local economic development
With a per capita income of $3.60 per day, Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere. Thus, its population is especially vulnerable to natural disasters, such as the 2010 earthquake.
100% of donations to this fund will go exclusively towards Haiti relief and recovery efforts. Boca Comm Global Philanthropy is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit. Please send your your tax-deductible donations to the address below. Thank you.
Boca Comm Global Philanthropy
Haiti Relief Fund
5970 SW 18th Street #177
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Or make your tax deductible contribution by credit card:
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