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> Emergency Fund for Haiti Hurricane Relief and Rebuilding
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> Hurricane Matthew made a direct hit on Haiti on October 4, pounding the island nation with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. The first Category 4 storm to hit Haiti in more than 50 years, the cyclone assaulted the precarious infrastructure and flooded the denuded countryside. As Rosnel Jean Baptiste from Tet Kole explains: “Haiti is a very vulnerable country — and because of our vulnerability hurricanes do not pass by without doing terrible damage.”
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> Families throughout the country are suffering from the devastation – particularly along Haiti’s South and Southwest coast – and need vital emergency financial support for Haitian-led recovery efforts. Grassroots International has worked in Haiti for 24 years and has strong. Our long-lasting partnerships with groups in Haiti allow us to get much-needed funds directly into the hands of Haitians who are leading the recovery efforts during this critical time.
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> There must not be a repeat of the mistake of relief efforts after the earthquake of 2010, when hundreds of millions of dollars in aid went to top-down projects that did little to help the grassroots communities.
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> In 2010, Grassroots International was one of the few international funders whose support reached communities on the forefront of responding to the crisis. That know-how and commitment to Haitian-led movements and organizations is one of the things that make us unique. When you make a gift to Grassroots International today <https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5123/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=14378>, you will be supporting emergency response efforts led by communities on the ground in Haiti who know the local needs.
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> Working closely with partners and allies – such as the National Peasant Movement of Papaye (MPNKP), Tet Kole, the Regional Coordination of Organizations of the Southeast, and the Haitian Platform to Advocate for Alternative Development (PAPDA) – Grassroots International has deep networks throughout the South and Northwest.
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> These organizations will not only address immediate needs but build local capacity for sustainable livelihoods and resilience to climate change for the long-haul.
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> To find out more about our on-going work in Haiti and our partners, click here <https://grassrootsonline.org/who-we-are/partners/haiti/>.
> During this emergency, 100 percent of your donation <https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5123/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=14378> will go to support Haitian-led organizations recovering from Hurricane Matthew.
> Please share this with others who might be interested in supporting Haitian-led recovery efforts. Thank you!
> Photo: Carlos Rawlins / Reuters