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Businesses that want to donate equipment and large scale commodities may donate through the following organizations:
United States Government:
· Department of State Global Partnership Initiative: http://www.state.gov/s/partnerships/
· USAID: http://www.usaid.gov/
· OFDA: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/
· CIDI: http://www.cidi.org/
Private Sector:
· US Chamber of Commerce BCLC: http://www.uschamber.com/bclc/haitiearthquakeresponse.htm
· Clinton Foundation: http://www.clintonfoundation.org/haitiearthquake/
UN Agencies:
· UN and the Private Sector: http://business.un.org/en/documents/6452
· UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/
· World Food Program: http://www.wfp.org/
· WHO: http://www.who.int/en/
· Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: http://ochaonline.un.org/
In addition to equipment and commodities, agencies with services such as medical, volunteers, Search and Rescue, etc. should contact the United Nations agencies listed above or work through a Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) listed below.
NGOS:
Cash donations (which are preferred at this time) from individuals or private sector can be made through the following websites.
· InterAction: http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti
· AidMatrix: http://www.aidmatrix.org/haiti.htm
· ALAN: http://www.aidmatrix.org/alan/about.html
· CIDI: http://www.cidi.org/
If Donors do not feel comfortable donating to these organizations, they are encouraged to donate to local offices of the American Red Cross (https://american.redcross.org) or Salvation Army (http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf).
Locating Family in Haiti:
The State Department Operations Center has set up the following phone number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747 (due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording). You can also send an email to the State Department. Please be aware that communications within Haiti are very difficult at this time.
