The organisation has committed 100 per cent of funds raised through the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Appeal to the people of Haiti. Compassion is not withholding ANY funds for administration purposes.
Compassion CEO Paul O’Rourke said the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country of Haiti this morning was cause for grave concern for the thousands of Compassion assisted children in the region.
He said the organisation had already mobilised an emergency response team from Miami that will fly to the Dominican Republic and bus into the capital of Port-au-Prince, as the airport has been closed.
“We have struggled to communicate with our Haitian office because communications across the city are down. However, a senior staff member in our Latin American office received an email from a friend saying that it was a terrible day for his country, a catastrophic event where whole mountains have collapsed,” Mr O’Rourke said.
Electrical power was lost during the event, which occurred just before 5pm local time, resulting in communities now being forced to seek out loved ones and begin recovery efforts under a shroud of darkness.Read the Full Report here Via Compassion
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