Haiti earthquake, the aftermath (Photo: Matthew Marek/American Red Cross)
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Several organizations based in Switzerland are spearheading much of the relief effort in Haiti, and they are appealing to the public for funds. Aid has begun pouring into the country, more than 30 hours after the 7.0 scale earthquake that ravaged the capital, Port-au-Prince.
If you live in the Lake Geneva area and you would like to contribute to funds going to Haiti, here is a GenevaLunch selection of key groups, with fund appeals and explanations about their work in the area on their web sites:
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News story, GenevaLunch, 14 January 2010.
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Tags: appeals, Caritas, donations, funds, Geneva, Haiti, ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontieres, public, relief effort, Swiss Red Cross, Switzerland, Unicef, UNOCHA, WHO