(Community Matters) We continue to raise and grant money for HelpHaiti – we’ve raised $1.3mm and have now granted nearly $1mm. It’s not easy – there are so many organizations doing such good work, yet so many people still not being reached.
Telephone conference calls & online research today including Can-Do.org founder Eric Klein who is over-the-top aggravated by the slow pace of recovery. And, Leigh Carter, Fonkoze’s US-based ED about the needs of 45,000 women enrolled in Fonkoze’s programs, about the malnourishment of their children and how most have lost everything. Leigh herself was in Haiti during the earthquake and fell from a second story floor, breaking her back. Fonkoze lost 2 Haitian employees and over 160 lost their homes. We’re talking about the possibility of stipends for their workers who did lose their homes. We’ve already funded continued training for 2,000 women on business practices and disaster recovery (mitigating risks). The HelpHaiti grants committee intends to invest a portion of monies raised in helping Haitians in economic recovery (as well as physical).
