natural-disaster

displaced-haiti- In my previous post, I wrote about how mobile phone carriers have made it so easy and so convenient for the average person to donate to the relief efforts in Haiti. There is absolutely nothing wrong with donating via mobile phone – that’s what I did, actually. However, there is only so much that an individual can give in terms of money, right? If you look at things from a wider perspective, though, if more people band together to help out, the results just might be so much better.

I was actually inspired by this story I read at The Guardian the other day. It’s about a group of mothers who organized a sale – baby toys, books, and clothes. They got together to raise cash to donate to Unicef’s Haiti Earthquake Children’s Appeal. Being mothers, their hearts were touched by the plight of the children in ravaged Haiti.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Ms Sheffied said: “We just wanted to give more than we have ourselves, and we thought a charity sale would be the best way to do this. So many children have been left orphaned or homeless by the earthquake, so it’s vital that funds are raised to support them. We just hope lots of people will come along to support us. We think this will be a really fun morning for local families, and most importantly we aim to raise money for the children of Haiti.”

They’re in the UK, but the location is not important. If they can do something like this, anyone from any country can set up something similar. How can you help Haiti? Ask yourself that.

The whole world experiences different types of fortuitous events each year, most of which are not fortunate enough to weather the damage and potential threats that disasters like typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and other forms of devastating acts of nature bring. Their impending presence can help people prepare for such but the aftermath caused by such disasters is something else that needs to be taken into consideration.

The good thing about people is that once such events hit random regions, the willingness to help is all out. Providing aids and support to victims of such untoward events is a sight to behold. Canned goods, clothes and any form of cash or in kind solicitations to be able to extend help are the common forms of aid that help in such disaster-relief efforts. With the rampant growth of such natural disasters hitting parts of America and Asian countries, there is no telling which country or region may evidently be in need of help on a yearly basis.

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