The Women of Haiti Need Our Help! A List Of Resources

*This note is written by a woman, about women, to help the women of Haiti but *MEN*, we deeply & wholly, *NEED* your support, strength, & solidarity, as well! Please read below and learn how to help the women of Haiti & the women you most care for in your own life. We all are connected, need each other, must work together to heal ourselves, our Earth, our global community.
Thank you for your support, respect, action and love of all humanity. ~Jennifer

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Dear Friends,

So often, as women, we are busy fighting for equality--to be paid, treated, and respected the same as men--that we forget to value our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits from a female perspective.

Now, more than ever, it is imperative for us to connect with ourselves, as women, and envision the plight of Haitian women who may be pregnant, nursing, post-partum, or menstruating. They may have lost children, spouses, partners, whole families, pregnancies.

Tent cities have sprung up and while, reports from Haiti have been peaceful mostly, without alot of interpersonal violence, as the trauma sets in, undoubtedly (though, I wish for just the opposite!) there will be untreated Post-Traumatic Stress that takes root, causing the rates of violence, sexual assault and all forms of abuse to skyrocket.

We-here-now...must take a moment to consider what it would be like as women to face the circumstances Haitian women are experiencing. Perhaps some of us have lived through natural disasters before. Perhaps we have lived through our own, personal disastrous circumstances. Either way, the value of an incredible network of women is irreplaceable.

Many of Haiti's women leaders of change have been lost from within Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora, an imperative piece of Hatian infrastructure and security. Therefore, at this time, we must dig deeper, give more, organize harder, activate in greater ways, and share as if we were experiencing this extreme crisis & catastrophic situation first-hand. There is no, greater motivation than empathy.

The power to help is in our hands. We can hold fundraisers, bake sales, donate portions of income, auction crafts, ask companies to match donations, write music, create art, send quilts, organize community contributions, create accounts for donations from houses of faith...the list is endless and can be as creative as one's own passions to give.

Below is a list of Women's Organizations that work in, around, in support of and with Haiti which provide resources specifically, to women through women's programming. This is not a complete list but is a fairly comprehensive initial list-and will continue to grow. Please post others on our group wall or message me. I will add them to the expanding list. Please circulate this list!

When giving, please give sustainably-commit even small amounts for a month, a year, 5 years. We see the change in our own lives & spirits from the help we provide to others. The women of Haiti need our love, support, and for their womanhood to be cherished.

We must work together to help fill in the gap.

In solidarity and hope for Haiti's future,
~Jennifer

*Women's Organizations & Programs For Women of Haiti*

Alternative Chance
http://www.alternativechance.org/Women-Criminal-Deportees-in-Haiti

Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/protection-human-rights-must-accompany-relief-efforts-haiti-20100115

Amplify Your Voice
http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/kirbygirl87/2010/1/14/Women-and-Children-First-in-Haiti-Relief-Effort

Association Women Sun of Haiti (AFASDA)
Tel: 509.431.4089
afasdacap@yahoo.fr

Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (AFAB)
http://www.afab-kafanm.org/

AWID
http://www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Haitian-Women-Pillars-of-the-Economy-and-of-Resistance

CARITAS HAITI
Tel: 509.246.2886
loudlahens@yahoo.fr

Centre for Specialized Education
Tel: 509.222.21.54 or 257.2738 or 554.4376
magloirenicole@hotmail.com

Care
http://www.care.org

Care2
http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/help-the-women-of-haiti/

Carma Foundation
http://carmafoundation.org/

Change.org
http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/meeting_haitian_womens_specific_needs

CRAD
Tel: 509.246.3496
cradhaiti@yahoo.com

Code Pink For Peace
http://codepink4peace.org/blog/2010/01/how-you-can-help-in-haiti/

Consulat Général de la République D'Haïti à New York
Haitian Women's Program
Tel: 718.953.4100
Fax: 718.399.0360
http://www.haitianconsulate-nyc.org/haitian_orgs.html

Directory of Organizations Working In and For Haiti
Website: http://www.quixote.org/haiti/directory_of_haiti_work.html

Enfofanm+ coordinator of CONAP
Tel: 245.0346
enfofanm@compa.net
Journalist at Enfofanm
Tel: 509.211.0169

Fanm Yo La
Tel: 509.244.5428 or 509.403.9229
fanmyola@yahoo.fr

Family Health International
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/booksReports/haitiwom/index.htm

Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami
http://www.fanm.org/contents/

Feminist Peace Network
http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2010/01/15/providing-gender-responsive-aid-in-haiti/

Fonkoze

http://fonkoze.org

Foundation des Anciens Eleves de L'Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague (FASLG)
http://www.slgafi.org/home/index.asp

Gender & Disaster Network
http://www.gdnonline.org/

Global AIDS Program
Tel: 509.2511.1460
Tel: 509.2942.0321
http://www.panosaids.org/

Global Fund For Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/campaigns/campaigns/gfw-in-solidarity-with-our-sisters-in-haiti.html

Global Fund For Women Partners:
Fondation TOYA

Association Femmes Soleil D’Haiti
http://www.unccd.int/ngo/accreditationDB/institutionDetails.php?id=761

Organisation Femmes Victimes de Solino

Kodinasyon Solidarité Fanm Djanm Sid

Mouvman Peyizan Papay/Fanm MPP

Global Women's Strike
http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/Haiti/HaitiIndex.htm

Grassroots International
http://grassrootsonline.org/haiti

Haitian American Organization for Women, Inc.
http://haitianamericanwomen.org/

Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees
Tel: 718.735.4660
Tel: 718.735.4664
hwhr@hotmail.com

Industrial Workers of The World
http://www.iww.org.au/node/1207

Incite
http://www.incite-national.org/

International Gay & Lesbian Rights Commission
http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/takeaction/globalactionalerts/1074.html

Jhpiego, An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
http://www.jhpiego.jhu.edu/

Kay Famn (part of CONAP)
Tel: 509.245.5174
E-mail: kayfanm@compa.net

Kiva

Kiva.org

Lambi Fund Of Haiti
http://www.lambifund.org/

Lig Pouvwa Fanm
Tel: 509.22.3035
Tel: 509.45.8200

MADRE - Haiti
Tel: 212.627.0444
Tel: 212.675.3704
madre@igc.org or lac@madre.org
http://www.madre.org

Mosaic.net International, Inc.
Tel: 613.728.1439
Tel: 613.728.1154
coupal@mosaic-net-intl.ca
http://www.mosaic-net-intl.ca/home.html

Ministère de la Condition Féminine et des Droits des Femmes
Tel: 509.224-962 or 509.224-969

Movement of Haitian women for Development and Education (MOUFHED)
Tel: 509.245.8570

Movimiento De Mujeres Dominico-Haitanas
http://mudha.org/

Ms. Foundation For Women
Haiti Earthquake Guide To Giving
http://ms.foundation.org/our_work/earthquake-in-haiti

National Coalition for Haitian Rights (Coalition Nationale pour les Droits des Haitiens)
Tel: 212.337.0005
http://www.nchr.org

National Council of Jewish Women
http://www.ncjw.org/content_4093.cfm

National Council of Negro Women
http://www.ncnw.org/

National Council of Women of Haiti (Conseil National de Femmes d'Haiti)
Umbrella organisation
BP 1082, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

National Organization For Women
http://www.now.org/search.html?cx=015960483074374081895%3Aerh82vrjnk0&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=+haiti&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&sa=Search#733

Pan American Development Foundation (PADF)
Tel: 509.246.3938
Fax: 509.246.07 86
scurrelly@padfhaiti.org

Partners In Health
http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti

Partners In Health Women's Clinic In Haiti / Proje Sante Fanm
http://www.pih.org/where/Haiti/Haiti.html

Peace Women: Women's International League of Peace & Freedom
http://www.peacewomen.org/contacts/americas/haiti/hai_index.html

Poto Mitan
http://www.potomitan.net/

SOIL
http://www.oursoil.org/

Solidarite Fanm Ayisyen / Solidarity with Haitian Women (SOFA)
Tel: 509 245 44 60
Fax: 509 245 84 77
sofa@hainet.net

The Breast Milk Project (Donate Breast Milk to Haiti!)
http://www.breastmilkproject.org/

The Cloth Diaper Report (Donate Diapers To Haiti!)
http://www.theclothdiaperreport.com/2010/01/cloth-diaper-and-donation-fundraisers.html

Tulane-Xavier National Center For Women's Health & Excellence
http://www.tulane.edu/~tuxcoe/NewWebsite/index.htm

V-Day

Haiti Rescue Fund
https://secure.ga4.org/01/donatehaiti

UNDEF
http://www.un.org/democracyfund/XNewsHaiti.htm

UNFPA
http://www.unfpa.org

UNIFEM
http://www.unifem.org

UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/

Vivir Latino
http://vivirlatino.com/2010/01/17/supporting-the-women-of-haiti.php

Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
Tel: 212 973 0325
Fax: 212 973 0335
wedo@wedo.org
http://www.wedo.org

Women For A Change
http://womenforachange.org

Women's Refugee Commission
http://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/how-you-can-help-haiti

Women War Peace
http://www.womenwarpeace.org/search/node/haiti

*Women's Organizations & Programs For Women of Haiti*
Compiled By:

Jennifer A. Sachs
Jennifer Sachs Holistic Consulting
jenniferasachs@gmail.com

Thanks to all who work so, diligently, to network & resource for the well-being of all.

♬ Neshama Carlbach: The Lessons Of New Orleans...Applied To The Crisis In Haiti

The Lessons of New Orleans…Applied to the Crisis in Haiti

Dearest Friends,

This Friday morning, I head down to New Orleans to spend a beautiful Shabbat with Rabbi Uri Topolosky and his small but spirited Jewish community in Metarie.

My NOLA Shabbaton will constitute the fourth visit I have made to the region in the past half year as part of my awareness-raising campaign GO YOU FORTH. As I prepare for the Shabbaton, I look forward to davening, singing and learning with Reb Uri and to spending a warm Shabbat with his wife Dahlia and their children, in addition to the members of their kehillah.

Each time I arrive in New Orleans, I am struck by the need to keep focused on the mitzvah of completely restoring the great city of New Orleans because if you stay in the restored French Quarter or the Garden District or other rebuilt areas, it is easy to miss the ongoing devastation.

Four and a half years after Katrina, it is a daunting yet important task to remind people that in the great city of New Orleans, homes still need to be rebuilt. That the food banks have to be kept stocked because people have no money as a result of the national recession.

And that helping people in need is not charity but justice – tzedeka, which comes from the word for justice – tzedek.

When I started GO YOU FORTH last year, it was to keep the consciousness of remembering to respond alive, because it is human nature to forget that others are suffering beyond the initial stage when a breaking news story captures the headlines.

The outpouring of support for the victims of Haiti’s recent hurricane has warmed my heart. From every corner of the world, aid has poured in. Last night, I performed at an Martin Luther King, Jr event that raised funds for Haiti and New Orleans and on Thursday, January 28th, I will be taking the stage with my band and my beautiful choir – The Green Pastures Baptist Choir – to participate in a Jewish community night of music for Haiti at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. If you are in NYC, I hope you will come…or donate to the relief effort through the American Jewish World Service.

And if there is any lesson from my work in New Orleans that I can bring to the current humanitarian crisis in Haiti it is the following:

That the need for help and support lasts long after the crisis departs from the front pages and television broadcasts. The need to respond continues far after the camera crews pack up and go home. The disaster becomes a prolonged agony for the victims but the rest of the world tends to move on, for it is human nature to forget and move on…unless you are in the epicenter of the crisis yourself.

So, my friends, I ask you to adopt a consciousness of caring now and in the future. Remember that human beings in Haiti are enduring a living Hell. Recall the tragedy of the still-homeless of New Orleans.

Join me in my GO YOU FORTH campaign, donate to relief efforts for Haiti through the American Jewish World Service (hyperlink) or the organization of your choice and help alleviate human suffering because that is what it means to be human.

All my love,

Neshama

http://www.sojournrecords.com/index/page/id/2

GO YOU FORTH

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