Act, Give, Support, Help.
The thoughts and concern of the Fractor Team is with our neighbors to the South.
You can help immediately by donating to the Red Cross to assist the relief effort. Contribute online to the Red Cross, or donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting “HAITI” to “90999.” Find more ways to help through the Center for International Disaster Information.
And one other group: Partners In Health have been in the Central Plateau in Haiti for 25 years and are setting up a temporary field hospital in Port-au-Prince and a supply chain through the Dominican Republic. PIH is an incredible organization and have the long standing relationships in place to help quickly and effectively.
In general, it seems that cash donations are best way of helping. Save the in-kind donations for a month down the road when distribution will be easier and the items will be more useful. Haiti needs our support now and for years to come.
Along those lines, consider supporting: Edeyo and the school they are building/rebuilding. Their École du Bel-Air is set in one of the poorest areas of Port-au-Prince, which like the 9th ward in the aftermath of Katrina, has been particularly devastated.