Donations are pouring from everywhere.
People are taking in donations from their churches, their work, their kids schools, their schools, anywhere they can find something to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
One BIG problem arises: getting to donations to the ones who need it.
Well, we at The Haitian American Association of Filmmakers (www.thehaaf.org) and Polycarpe, Inc. (www.polycarpe.org), have a few reccomendations for you who have piles of donations sitting in your garage or in a trailer.
If you wish to donate to the Red Cross, Yele or other big world organization, it's best to donate money.
They can do more with that than your goods.
They have a way of getting thins for cheaper than you and I.
If you have goods or you have organized a drive for goods, you must pay for taking them to Haiti.
Now, dont get scared and let all those donations go to waste.
There are a few things you can do.
Ask for cash donations so you could ship those goods to Haiti.
Find a specific place to send your donations to. The big organization cater to the relief on the macro level.. Unfortunately, many neighborhood are lost in the system and left behind.
Send your donations directly do your neighborhood.
Everybody is sleeping in the street in the affected areas in Haiti.
Not all will agree to go stay in line under that hot sun for hours to get some relief help. They are also hurting.
So organizing a relief effort directly to your neighborhood is a very good. We tested that and found that very positive.
Go to www.thehaaf.blogspot.com to watch our videos and how we achieved that.
Right now, it's best to send your donations via Santo Domingo to reach Haiti.
it is safe, quicker and with less hassle.
Dont forget, there is a cost associated with that. Designate somenone to go to Haiti via Santo Domingo and deliver those donations or contact us for assistance.
We can help you find a route.
e-mail us at info@thehaaf.org
Do not buy water and certain canned goods here in the US to ship to Haiti.
You can buy them in Santo Domingo for about the same price and even buy more with the shipping money from Miami to the Dominican Republic.
The Dominicans have been very helpful and warm to the haitian disaster and are very open to help.
Dont let that good work go to waste.
Get your donations to Haiti and get them preferably to your neighborhood.
Lots of rice has been distributed.
Great work by the international community.
But nothing has been done yet to lower the cost of basic necessities of food for those who can not go in the lines of free distribution, the middle-class of Haiti.
As a matter of fact, cost of living has risen more than 30%.
The Haitian American Association of Filmmakers and Polycarpe, Inc., are non-profit corporations in the US. We can help you get those donations to Haiti by sharing our experience and our contacts with you.
One last piece of advice.
If you are still making donation drives, request medications for female yeast infections, children diahrea, bacterial soap, adult diahrea, crutches for amputees, over the counter cold medication, heavy duty tents.
The needs have changed in haiti a month after the earthquake.
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