Haiti needs our help. All of the hospitals in Port-au-Prince have collapsed or suffered serious damage. A lot of people want to donate conscientiously. Here is a list of organizations that either I, or people I trust, feel comfortable with. Note that the first three organizations are ones that **Haitian** activists are asking people to donate to:

• The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund is organized by Haitian and American social justice and civil rights activists. HERF is taking donations by paypal or cheque.
• Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti comes recommended by Haitians who do social justice work at home. IJDH takes donations by paypal.
• The Lambi Fund is recommended to me by a Haitian friend and is also supported by Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat. Americans can donate to Lambi Fund by text message. Find out more.
• Medecins sans Frontieres aka Doctors Without Borders does a great job of minimizing the money spent on overhead. They have a large operation in Haiti, especially in Port-au-Prince. One of their facilities, the only free surgical facility in the city, has collapsed.
• Partners in Health does good social justice work in Haiti and on behalf of poor people. They are in the process of dispatching more doctors to Haiti and can use your support. UPDATE: Canadian residents with Rogers cell phones can text HELP to 1291, which gives $5 to Partners in Health.

IF YOU HAVE A DOLLAR, JUST A DOLLAR, DONATE TO HAITI, PLEASE

**UPDATE UPDATE** DO NOT DONATE TO YELE! WYCLEF JEAN HAS A HISTORY OF PAYING HIMSELF LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FROM THIS CHARITY’S COFFERS! See The Smoking Gun for more.

I will continue to update this list as I get more feedback from activists.