As the Truth sees it…

Until Tuesday I had no idea how bad it was in Haiti. I knew they were one of the poorer countries in the world, but not to the extent of the hunger that runs rampant through the region, which I didn’t find out about until after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday night.
The story that sticks with me the most came when CNN’s Anderson Cooper was talking to Rep. Maxine Waters (D -Calif.) He said the country is so depleted of food and structure that mothers mix mud with salt for their children so that they will have food to put in their bellies. These are called mud pies. And that was before the devastation of this earthquake has turned cities to rubble and taken the lives of thousands of Hatians.
More than half the people who reside in Haiti live on less than $1 per day. And every year, an estimated 38,000 children under the age of 5 die because of malnutrition.
You never know how bad a situation is until tragedy strikes. And this is as bad as it gets.
“This is a catastrophe,” the first lady, Elisabeth Préval, told the Miami Herald. “I’m stepping over dead bodies. A lot of people are buried under buildings. The general hospital has collapsed. We need support. We need help. We need engineers.”
For those who are looking to help, below are a list of groups that you can donate to in order to help save lives and build the country back.
• Wyclef Jean’s grassroots organization: Text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5 via your cellphone.
• American Red Cross
• Action Against Hunger
• AmeriCares
• American Jewish World Service
• CARE
• Beyond Borders
• Catholic Relief Services
• Direct Relief International
• Childcare Worldwide
• Doctors Without Borders
• Feed My Starving Children
• Friends of WFP
• Haitian Health Foundation
• International Medical Corps
• Hope for Haiti
• International Relief Teams
• Medical Teams International
• Meds and Food for Kids
• Mercy Corps
• Oxfam
• Operation USA
• Partners in Health
• Samaritan’s Purse
• Save the Children
• UNICEF
• World Concern
• World Vision
• Yele Haiti

Michael Kinney

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