From Wyclef’s Yele-Haiti.org PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 12, 2010 – Wyclef announced the creation of Yéle Corps, a new program that will provide jobs to nearly 1,000 people a day cleaning the streets and removing garbage. The program also includes a vocational training component. Nearly 1,000 people attended a Yéle Corps rally at the Place St. Pierre tent camp where Wyclef addressed […]

On January 12, the earth shook here. More than 220,000 people were killed. More than 300,000 people were injured. The city and large stretches of surrounding countryside were devastated. Six months later, not much appears to have changed. It still looks like a bomb just dropped on this city.

The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration (AABMC) presented a check for $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity International in Atlanta, Ga., as a part of their commitment to help Haitians rebuild their lives and communities.

Following the Jan. 12 earthquake, the Archdiocese of Miami announced plans to spend $1.57 million for Haitians in Haiti and in South Florida.

In the midst of the recovering from the tragic quake, Haitian women and girls are now being targeted by Hatian male rapists. According to CNN, two cases of attempted rape have been reported in the past few days and one suspect has been arrested.

Target: Governments and Institutions holding Haiti’s Debt Background (Preamble): Recognizing that Haiti has a rate of poverty nearing 80% and that it is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.Further recognizing that the recent events in Haiti have stalled the progress made in the past few years and that drastic action needs to be taken […]

Houston

Soles4Souls and New Balance Shoes  have joined forces to bring shoes to victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. New Balance will help collect footwear and funds to support Soles4Souls¹ commitment to donate more than 1.3 million pairs of shoes to affected areas. Beginning immediately, customers at most of the 132 New Balance locations across […]

Recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier (Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios) “We Are The World 25 For Haiti”, in which Jones and Richie serve as executive producers and producers, was created in collaboration with executive producers Wyclef Jean, Randy Phillips and Peter Tortorici; producers […]

VIA: myfoxhouston You may have seen the movie or the television series about it — now you’re going to see the real “flying nun.” The hard work and determination of St. Agnes Academy students in Houston have so far raised more than $50,000 for Haiti relief. As part of that fundraiser, one school leader agreed […]