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Medical volunteers needed - 19/01/2010 15:56
Following the earthquake in Haiti last week it is now estimated that in addition to the 200,000 people who have been killed, 300,000 others are in need of urgent medical attention and 3 million left homeless and starving, 50% of whom are under-18. In order to try to access treatment Jubilee Actions partners on the ground have been building a hospital in Cap-Haïtien, and although unfinished it is ready for use and is being used to deliver medical care. However, without medical supplies and staff we cannot save the lives of the men, women and children who are coming to...
Situation in Haiti - 18/01/2010 12:04
Listen to us on BBC Surrey's Saturday breakfast show on iplayer, discussing the desperate situation in Haiti even before the earthquake hit. Our slot is from about 1:12. Click here to listen >>...
Jubilee Action local staff deliver food, medicine, shelter and hope to the devastated population of Haiti - 15/01/2010 20:48
15th January 2010: The Haitian earthquake in the capital city of Port au Prince is likely to have taken the lives of over 50,000 people, rendered 300,000 homeless and affected in excess of three million. As homes, schools and hospitals have completely crumbled, in many cases crushing the men, women In response to the disaster British charity Jubilee Action has mobilised their team in the North of the country, taking part in a first aid convoy to deliver medication, clothing and food, as well as carrying injured people to hospitals in the North, to alleviate pressure on the few hospitals Commenting on the Jubilee Action relief effort, the charity Director, Caroline Saunders, said: “Having worked with our partners on the ground in Haiti since 2008, we have been able to respond immediately to this catastrophic natural disaster, which has devastated the capital city of Port au Prince. By being able “We are determined not just to help in the immediate aftermath of this earthquake, but to provide long-term development support to this impoverished people, who already struggled to survive before this earthquake destroyed their homes and livelihoods.” For further information or interviews with Caroline Saunders, please contact us on 020...
Message from our partners in Haiti - 15/01/2010 11:22
Thank you everyone for your prayers and support. Carwyn, myself and all the staff at House of Blessings are ok. The earthquake hit in Port au Prince, the capital city of Haiti. Cap-Haitien is in the north of the island and thankfully our building, staff and children have been unaffected. Port au Prince is densly populated, mostly filled with shanty towns. As we have heard, even many of the larger buildings have been destroyed, so it's fair to assume the smaller shacks, simply constructed from old materials people can find lying around, have been utterly obliterated. Life in Haiti is These children need your prayers and your support. Please donate >> Reninca...
Haiti Radio Discussion - 15/01/2010 10:46
Listen to us on The World Today programme from BBC World Service here >> We are on from about 29 minutes through....
