Thank you everyone for your comments and support over the last few days. A donation has been made to Doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontieres. The reasons why I chose this particular humanitarian organization? This Nobel Peace Prize winning organization was established nearly 40 years ago by doctors who believe that all people have the right to medical care despite their race, religion, creed, or political affiliations. The majority of funding for this secular non governmental organization is via private donation. In addition to medical care to those in need, MSF has spoken out and informed the world of numerous international crises, just a few of which include the violence in Darfur, genocide in Rwanda, and the displacement of people in Ethiopia.
Not only is MSF currently dedicating a great deal of their resources towards treating the injured in Haiti since the earthquake, they were already in Haiti. They established offices there and have been treating the Haitian people for the past 19 years. Although their offices and medical facilities were damaged, and a number of their staff injured, they were one of the first responders and were treating patients in make shift triages within the first few hours of the quake. They are in the process of bringing further resources, floating hospitals, and more staff into the country. Please take a few moments to read their website and follow more of the noble work these doctors and nurses are conducting right now, through aftershocks, all the while risking their own lives to help the people of Haiti.
This is an organization that I believe in. Our donations will continue to allow MSF to aid the people of Haiti and many other people throughout the world. Thank you again for your support! I personally feel as though I was able to do something to help those in need, and it is a wonderful feeling.
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