TexMex is ill today, so I'm posting this as a substitute diary. I hope she doesn't mind. To date Kossacks have contributed over $124K to buy 124 ShelterBoxes, providing shelter, water purification, utensils, and dignity for 1240 Haitians. And that's probably an underestimate, because folks here have also been spreading the word throughout their personal networks of family, friends, and colleagues. I'm really amazed by this effort. I never heard of ShelterBox before this effort, but I sure know about it now, and so do lots of other people. I know that Haiti is beginning to fade from our collective societal awareness, which is sad because the needs are still great and will be for a long time to come. Follow me below the fold to join our effort....
We have 124 ShelterBoxes bought, and we are making slow but steady progress toward 125. Here are some links where you can help out, if you're so inclined, and others to give you a sense of the good that ShelterBox is doing (forgive me, I'm not advanced enough to know how to embed things in a diary, sigh...)
Here is the Secure donation page
https://app.etapestry.com/...
ShelterBox home page
http://shelterbox.org/
Canada ShelterBox
http://www.shelterbox.ca/
ShelterBoxUSA page
http://www.shelterboxusa.org/
Time video on ShelterBox efforts in Haiti
A major hat tip to leckavrea, who sent some helpful links (and the code to allow me to insert it). Here are some nice pix:
And here's a nice example of how tents are helping to bring a semblance of stability back to Haiti (h/t leckavrea):
3,000 earthquake affected inhabitants of Port-au-Prince will be hosted in Tabarre
The first formal camp of the capital city of Port-au-Prince set up by ACTED is ready to host earthquake affected-populations
As she walks down the isle of the host camp of Tabarre, Fanny Devoucoux smiles as she counts the numerous tents which will host 3,000 people. For the past 15 days ACTED’s area coordinator has been involved in setting up this first formal camp which will soon welcome the families who are staying in the Primature spontaneous settlement.
Forgive my incompetence, I am a total diary numpty (anyone wanting to help me out, please do so!). If others think we should just let this go away quietly, tell me and I will delete the diary. Meanwhile, please help out if you can, however you can (recs and comments count as helping too!)
Thanks.