[amc] MCC-Haiti
- From: Werner S <wjs3108@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:13:14 -0800 (PST)
MCC to respond to Haiti earthquake, donations welcome
January 13, 2010
AKRON, Pa. -- Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is responding to the
devastating earthquake that struck Haiti late Tuesday afternoon.
Today, MCC committed $100,000 U.S. or $103,420 Cdn. for immediate needs.
International Program Department Director Ron Flaming anticipates a response of
at least $1 million U.S. or $1.03 Cdn. over multiple years. MCC is appealing
for donations to fund these efforts.
MCC workers in Haiti include nine people from Colombia, the Netherlands and the
United States; seven Haitian program staff members; and additional support
staff. All program staff located in Port-au-Prince, the capital, are accounted
for. Although the communications infrastructure in Haiti has been disrupted,
staff members were able to send a message via the U.S. embassy. All MCC staff
members who have been in touch report seeing bodies in the streets, according
to Daryl Yoder-Bontrager, MCC Latin America and the Caribbean director. MCC is
working to contact staff outside Port-au-Prince.
MCC is planning its response which will include short-term relief plus recovery
efforts over the medium and long term. “We’re looking carefully at how we can
build peace, avoid violence and do good community development at the same
time,” said Yoder-Bontrager.
MCC regional disaster management coordinators Kathy and Virgil Troyer, based in
Honduras, will travel to Haiti as soon as possible to help with the planning
and implementation of MCC’s response. The Troyers are from Orrville, Ohio.
MCC’s work in Haiti over the past years has focused on reforestation and
environmental education, human rights and advocacy for food security.Donations
to help victims of the disaster should be designated Haiti Earthquake and can
be made:* Online
* By calling toll free – 1-888-622-6337 (Canada) or 1-888-563-4676 (U.S.)
* Or by sending a cheque to your nearest MCC office.
* In Canada
* In the United States(use above URL to access live links above)
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