Fri
Jan 15 2010
02:10 pm
By: R. Neal
In addition to helping locally-based Remote Area Medical as mentioned here yesterday, following are some other legitimate and worthy relief organizations providing aid to Haiti earthquake victims:
• American Red Cross
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Mercy Corps Haiti Earthquake Fund
• Partners in Health
• UNICEF
• UN World Food Programme
• Doctors Without Borders
• American Jewish World Service
• Catholic Relief Services
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