* This Blog is updated several times daily. Just click on the blue Links to get the info:
Le3900.com - All important contact information for Haiti
Find your representatives in Congress - just enter your address and obtain the contact information (including their e-mail addresses) for your two Senators and your US House Representative.
Medical:
Medical Creole - Everything a doctor or nurse would need to communicate with a Haitian Patient
Doctors Without Borders MSF - an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.
Physicians For Human Rights - Partners in Health Volunteer Bulletin - Health workers & Logisticians needed right now.
Communications:
Relief Web - Situation Reports from the ground in Haiti and everywhere else.
Hope for Haiti Now - Twitter Dashboard rolling info on #Haiti
Project Epic - Standadizing Twitter to aid in a more expedient response
Haiti Earthquake Support Center -The Extraordinaries has created this support page to harness the power of the crowd to help locate and identify missing persons with just a few minutes of your time.
List of Twitter users currently involved in helping Haiti (all the local movers & shakers, relief workers, volunteers, news organizations, military, government and of course journalists and their producers).
Twitter grows up in the aftermath of Haiti earthquake - I certainly would not have been able to help without Twitter and neither could many others. "Twitter 4 Haiti" has been a constant refrain on the microblogging site, with #Haiti in the top 10 trending topics since the quake.
Latest News on Twitter - We all know Twitter is up to the second...
Crisis Commons - A Clearinghouse of Information - How Can I Help? Check here for the answers.
Mapping/Communications:
Ushahidi.com , a GPS Emergency Locating system, has been invaluable after the quake, helping volunteers locate many of the calls for help. With Port au Prince devastated by the earthquake, addresses have been useless. By employing Twitter or by simply texting 4636, emergencies could be entered into the system and mapped out by a volunteer via the Internet. Volunteers located all over the World have been able to help coordinate rescue operations on the ground in Haiti, saving many lives. Volunteers like my Tweep, Rachelle Houde, who has worked tirelessly since shortly after the quake, deserve much praise.
Disaster Response Portal - Situation Mapping, Organization Registry, Assistance Requests and Volunteer Information.
Open Street Map - Volunteers are building a basemap of Haiti, using satellite imagery, old maps from the CIA and military, and other sources. Open Street Map Tutorial & Info.
Haiti Live - Help Map what's happening in Haiti
Google Satellite Maps of Haiti - the National Palace is shown here, but you can zoom in and out to view all areas around Port au Prince and beyond.
GeoEye - Geospatial Revolution Project - Remarkable Satellite Imagery
Aid and Relief:
We Have / We Need - We Have We Need is a place where relief organizations can quickly post their most urgent needs and have them matched by generous donors during a time of crisis.
Haiti Volunteer Network - a platform for people who wish to donate services or goods to connect with relief and humanitarian agencies that are helping Haiti...
InterAction - a regularly updated list of agencies responding to the crisis and accepting donations.
All For Good - Find out what you can do to help in your neck of the woods. From Haiti to local programs, this organization shows all altruistic activities available all over the World. Just put in your zip code and connect with your cause. "Be the difference you want to make in the World!" AllForGood.org
Snoops.com on Haiti - Debunks the rumors of free UPS shipments, free Jet Blue and American Airlines flights for volunteers. Find out just how texting donations actually work.
Help Age International - Help for the Elderly in Emergency Situations
Adoptions of Haiti Orphans:
HumanitarianParole.com - known as "We Want Humanitarian Parole for Haitian Children Being Adopted!!", a Facebook Fan Page proving to be a wonderful resource for the prospective parents of these children.
Rainbow Kids - A Clearinghouse of Information for Haiti Adoptions. List of Agencies Placing Children from Haiti.
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After 10 days in the virtual trenches of Haiti via my Twitter Feed, I have accumulated a wealth of information. Since logistics have been the main culprit of this "Haiti Debacle", I decided to do something about it and provide some organization of useful data. I know it will help. I just hope that enough people who need it, find out about it.