Despite the chaos WER aid is getting through to Haiti.

For the injured and sick in capital city Port au Prince and the slums of Cite Soleil, medicine is needed now.  WER is providing $2 million worth of pharmaceuticals through International Relief and Development (IRD).  These medicines will be in use by the end of the week and a further shipment of similar value will be sent next week. 

WER has also sent doctors travel packs.  These mobile kits have the basic medical supplies to treat 4,000 people.  The packs, together with the pharmaceutical shipments, will not just help to save lives now.  Simple medicines like antibiotics will prevent infections that will in many cases save injured limbs from severe treatments like amputation.

Cite Soleil

Cite Soleil, the slum area surrounding capital city Port au Prince has been very badly affected.  Even at the best of times, life in Cite Soleil is a daily struggle but since the earthquake the situation has become much worse.  Through our partners working on the ground, WER is providing emergency goods to those in desperate need.

WER has provided cash grants to our local partner Pastor Astrel Vincent and the Good Samaritan School.  More than just a school, the Good Samaritan is a focal point for the local community.  The grounds are currently home to over 1000 people made homeless or injured in the earthquake.  Vincent is using the grants to secure food, water and emergency goods for these people and the local area.

Port au Prince

The chaotic response to the crisis in Port au Prince has been widely reported.  While the violence and riots have been over-played the situation is far from stable.  There is a very real danger that during this time aid will not reach those that need it the most.

Recognising this, WER is giving direct grants and aid to the St. Vincent Centre, which provides care for children with disabilities.  The staff have managed to relocate many of the children to a site outside of the capital and are now sourcing medicines and food.  The staff are also doing what they can to locate and help disabled people that have remained in the city.

In the Days Ahead

Many Haitian children have been orphaned by the earthquake and need immediate care and attention. WER will help 50 Haitian orphans who have reached homes in the Dominican Republic run by Kids Alive.   Moving the children outside of the danger zone will keep them safe but locating them in the Dominican Republic will ensure that they are still close to home in the event that a family member does come forward.

WER funded Integracion Juvenil (I.J), supports slum dwelling children from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.  Despite being desperately poor themselves the children have collected food and supplies for transport to Haiti. 

These pages will continue to be updated with details of the crisis and the WER response.
 

Please give immediately so that World Emergency Relief can help the victims now.

£20 will provide rehydration treatment and safe water for all 150 students at WER supported Good Samaritan school.  This will prevent them from dying because of sanitation problems during the crisis.
£50 will provide basic painkillers to over 100 people.  With many thousands injured these kinds of medicines will often be the only anaesthetics available.
£100 will allow us to provide antibiotics to prevent infections.
£150 will allow us to ship a full box of medicines that will allow for the emergency treatment of around 500 patients.

Even just £5 is enough to provide food for a child for a whole week.

Any amount will save lives.

You can donate on our website at http://www.wer-uk.org/donate or by calling 0844 2492129.

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