Location: Sidwell Friends Middle School
3825 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20016
Free Parking; Metro Accessible
When: Thursday, January 28th 6 - 8pm
RSVP and invite your friends and colleagues here. If you can’t make it, invite your friends and colleagues!
Haiti is reeling from a devastating earthquake, which has left hundreds of thousands homeless and without basic energy services. Portable power options like solar lamps and phone chargers will have an immediate impact, providing not only light and power, but also creating safe communities and individual well-being. A Haitian entrepreneur who survived the earthquake stated, “In the first phase we need small solar lamps for people to use (in the tent camps) as well as solar street lights as a way to light the streets.” He continued, “In the second phase, we need job creation and the best way to help over the long term is therefore to send money to help buy from local solar manufacturers.”
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EarthSpark & partners have secured donor commitment for the deployment of 6,500 solar lamps and 800 mobile phone chargers, which are now en route to Haiti!
Donate now! http://earthsparkinternational.org/relief.html
Residents carrying an injured person late Tuesday night in Port-au-Prince. Aid groups estimate that 3 million people have been affected by the quake. Photo: Jorge Cruz/Associated PressEarthSpark International is now actively working with a coalition of other Clinton Global Initiative members to coordinate the distribution of solar-powered products. We are partnering with International Relief & Development and organizations like Mercy Corps and Partners in Health to distribute tens of thousands of solar lamps to those in need and to assist these organizations in their disaster relief efforts. Companies including SunNight Solar, SunTransfer, d.Light Design, and BareFoot Power are poised to send over 50,000 solar lamps to Haiti with our help.
Donate now! http://earthsparkinternational.org/relief.html
Source: BBC NewsThere is an emerging humanitarian crisis in Haiti, currently the front page story on every major news website. If you want to help, we recommend donating to the following organizations.
RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
The Red Cross
http://bit.ly/4WodAv
The gold standard in delivering supplies and assistance to disaster victims.
Partners in Health
http://bit.ly/7bsUly
PIH sets the bar for delivering healthcare in Haiti. They are working to coordinate medical supplies during this crisis.
The International Office of Migration (IOM)
http://bit.ly/7NyHeK
IOM works to bring peace to the slums of Port-au-Prince.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Yele
www.yele.org
This is Wyclef Jean’s organization, which has a multitude of programs rooted in the slums of Port-au-Prince.
Concern Worldwide
https://www.concern.net/donate
In Haiti, Concern implements educational, health and peace building projects.
EarthSpark
http://earthsparkinternational.org/support.html
By providing access to clean energy technologies, EarthSpark can create a more resilient society.
Our thoughts and love go out to the people in Haiti.