Haitian Earthquake Aid
A message to the University community:
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti who were profoundly affected by this tragic earthquake, but also with members of our UI community who have family members or friends in Haiti. While some have heard that their loved ones are well, others are still anxiously waiting for news.
Help Now
Supporting well-established relief organizations is the best way to help Haiti now. See the following links for more information about donating or volunteering:
- White House Haiti Earthquake Relief
- American Red Cross Text "Haiti" to 90999 to give $10 for Haiti relief. The $10 charge will show up on your phone bill. You can text more than once if you want to donate more.
- Americares
- Mercycorps
- Oxfam America
- Doctors Without Borders
- Partners in Health
- Convoy of Hope
- Project Medishare
- World Wide Village
- See Charity Navigator for other top-rated aid groups offering Haiti relief.
Events
- Interested in hosting a fundraiser?
Eastern Iowa businesses and individuals interested in holding relief suppport fundraisers can contact Angela Jordan at (319) 393-3500 or jordana@grantwood-redcross.org.
To post information about Haiti relief, support, or education events on this site, e-mail your event description, time and place, and contact info to webmaster@uiowa.edu. Post University-sponsored events on the UI Master Calendar.
Hawkeyes Helping Haiti
People throughout the UI community are pulling together to offer donations, direct aid, and support to relief organizations:
- Chris Buresh, assistant professor of emergency medicine, has traveled to the Haitian town of Leogane with a medical team of nine, working out of a makeshift clinic. (Des Moines Register, Jan. 22) Link to Dr. Buresh's report about the trip.
- Lucy Joseph and other students of Haitian descent have organized a special Lunch with the Chefs at the IMU and distributed boxes to collect aid supplies. (Iowa City Press Citizen, Jan. 26; Daily Iowan, Jan. 22; UI news release)
- As people around the world offer donations and physical support for disaster relief in Haiti, one University of Iowa faculty member and a group of students are spending the semester preparing to visit and help the country. (UI news release)
University Resources
Faculty, staff, and students with questions or concerns related to the Haiti disaster can send e-mail to diversity@uiowa.edu.
Online Resources
- Consult the U.S. Department of State web site to report missing U.S. citizens or learn more about international relief efforts.
- The Association of American Medical Colleges offers reliable information for academic health care professionals, including links to relief efforts by member schools and organizations accepting charitable contributions.
- Google's Crisis Response page offers donation options, infomation, and a Haiti person-finder.