New Delhi, India (PressExposure) February 16, 2010 -- CARE for Haiti
Defending dignity, fighting Poverty
CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, today introduced the 'CARE for Haiti' campaign in India.
The CARE for Haiti campaign aims to create awareness and direct funds from India for both immediate and long term relief programmes in Haiti. Dr. Muhammad Musa, CD and CEO of CARE India, says "As the emergency phase of the response gives way to reconstruction every contribution will count on the long road to recovery and will help in building a new future for Haiti." You can support CARE's relief efforts, by donating via http://www.careindia.org
CARE has worked in Haiti since Hurricane Hazel hit the country in 1954, and now implements varied and integrated programmes that address critical issues in reproductive, maternal and child health and nutrition, education and school feeding, conservation and irrigation, road and sanitary infrastructure rehabilitation, small enterprise development and income generation.
CARE's disaster management and response programmes build the capacity of communities to cope with natural and manmade disasters by working with local partners to alleviate human suffering and rehabilitate lives and promote sustainable livelihoods.
For aid to reach the people most in need, inside and outside of Port-au-Prince, organising shelter and providing essential healthcare, clean water and access to sanitation, are a priority. Women and children, including the tens of thousands orphaned by the quake, are especially vulnerable to violence in the unorganised, crowded living conditions that now prevail, and demand immediate and sustained assistance.
In addition, support for the safe delivery and feeding of newborn children must be immediate as there are reportedly 37,000 pregnant women in the capital - an estimated 10,000 of whom are due to deliver within the next 30 days. With limited or no access to health facilities, pregnant women are at an even greater risk of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.
In India, CARE has been synonymous with providing relief and contributing towards long-term development, since 1950. Their knowledge, relevant experience and extensive infrastructures enable them to design and implement emergency response, rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes in the poorest disaster-struck areas of the country. Some of CARE's emergency relief measures in India include immediate response to the recent flash floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, and relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, post Cyclone AILA and Cyclone Nisha, respectively. Innovative micro-insurance solutions implemented in areas hit by the Tsunami in 2004 have proven immensely beneficial and created sustenance for individuals and families residing in calamity prone areas of the country.