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Hearts for Haiti

Hearts for HaitiWith extensive

swaths of Port-au-

Prince in ruins,

more than 500

makeshift

settlements with

a population of

about 472,000

are now scattered

around the

capital.

Hearts for HaitiIn 2007, the

United Nations

Children's Fund,

or UNICEF,

estimated that

there were

380,000 orphans

in Haiti

Hearts for HaitiA 7.0-magnitude

earthquake

struck the

impoverished

nation January

12, devastating

parts of the

country. More

than 200,000

people died from

the quake

Hearts for HaitiA neighborhood is

in ruins in the

Haitian capital of

Port-au-Prince

following the

devastating 7.0

magnitude

earthquake that

struck the region

on Jan. 12, 2010.

Hearts for HaitiHaiti is the

poorest country

in the Western

Hemisphere with

80% of the

population living

under the poverty

line and 54% in

abject poverty.

Hearts for HaitiLocal residents

stand amid

destroyed

buildings in

Jacmel, Haiti,

after an

earthquake

struck the region

Jan. 12, 2010.

Hearts for Haiti Haiti

Population:

6,964,549 as of

July 2001

Hearts for HaitiWhile the disaster

relief efforts in

Haiti gain

momentum, the

ongoing support

for humanitarian

aid remains vital.

Hearts for HaitiShown here Jan.

17, 2010, are

destroyed

buildings in

Jacmel, Haiti.

According to local

officials about

350 people lost

their lives in

Jacmel due to the

earthquake that

hit the region Jan.

12, 2010.

Hearts for HaitiShown here Jan.

17, 2010, are

destroyed

buildings in

Jacmel, Haiti.

According to local

officials about

350 people lost

their lives in

Jacmel due to the

earthquake that

hit the region Jan.

12, 2010.

Hearts for HaitiShown here Jan.

17, 2010, are

destroyed

buildings in

Jacmel, Haiti.

According to local

officials about

350 people lost

their lives in

Jacmel due to the

earthquake that

hit the region Jan.

12, 2010.

Hearts for HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE,

Haiti (Jan. 26, 2010)

Medical personnel

examine a baby in

casualty receiving

aboard the Military

Sealift Command

hospital ship USNS

Comfort (T-AH 20).

Casualty receiving is

the central processing

area for incoming

patients. Comfort has

treated more than 500

patients and

preformed more than

100 surgeries since

arriving in Haiti

Hearts for HaitiThousands of

displaced

Haitians live in

one of the many

tent cities located

throughout the

capital of Port-au-

Prince following

the devastating

7.0 magnitude

earthquake

Hearts for HaitiThe number of relief

workers in Haiti is

now in the

thousands and is

expected to increase

as Haiti continues to

recover from the

devastating January

12 earthquake.

Relief workers have

pulled survivors

from the rubble,

given them food and

water, set up water

purification plants

and opened shelters.

Hearts for HaitiShown here Jan.

17, 2010, are

buildings in

Jacmel, Haiti, that

were destroyed

by the

earthquake that

hit the region Jan.

12, 2010.

Hearts for HaitiShown here Jan.

17, 2010, are

buildings in

Jacmel, Haiti, that

were destroyed

by the

earthquake that

hit the region Jan.

12, 2010.

Hearts for Haiti Haiti Infant

mortality rate:

95.23

deaths/1,000 live

births (2001 est.)

Hearts for HaitiIf you are not a doctor

and cannot volunteer

abroad you can still

help out where you

are. Go to your local

Red Cross chapter.

You may be able to

help answer phones,

organize and plan

community

fundraising efforts.

The Red Cross also

has a database so

people can find their

Haitian relatives. As a

volunteer, you can

help reconnect people

in war and disaster.

Hearts for HaitiNearly 23,000

people have been

seen by U.S.

personnel since

the January 12

earthquake.

http://www.haitisurf.com/factsabouthaiti.shtm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583604,00.html

www.cnn.com

www.worldfactbook.com

Photos:Department of Defense

Navy

sources