Help the women and girls of Haiti

For information on how the earthquake has affected women and girls in Haiti, see the following:

"...Haiti is at a crossroad. It could recreate the status quo ante of
economic misery, predatory government and widespread human rights
abuses; or rebuild in ways that promote human rights and true
development, including much-needed resiliency to disaster. ...Realizing
the latter vision will require the effective participation of Haitian
women in the rebuilding process."
http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=4&news=279

Able to quickly reach a well-developed network of women throughout the
country, an alternative banking system performs while the Haitian
economy is in shambles.
http://womensmediacenter.com/blog/2010/01/micro-lender-fonkoze-to-t...

Dwa Fanm reports that women are finding it extremely difficult to find
their footing and re-group as they handle the immediate crisis.
http://www.dwafanm.org/#

Impact of the Crisis on Women
Women in Haiti have long been at the forefront of resistance and reform
in Haiti yet women are often overlooked in post-disaster relief and
reconstruction efforts.
http://www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Crisis-in-Haiti-Strengt...

UNFPA Rushes to Save Haiti's Mothers
Even before the quake, Haiti was the most dangerous place in the
Western Hemisphere to be a pregnant woman, with the lifetime risk of
dying in childbirth of 1 in 47. Today, with health facilities
destroyed, incidence of injury and trauma on the rise and malnutrition
and disease setting in, the risk is likely much higher. 
http://www.americansforunfpa.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=267&...

How you can help right now:
Your Help is needed: Urgent Assistance for Women and Girls in Haiti
 
Contribute Emergency Supplies for Haitian Women and Girls
Emergency supplies that are needed include but are not limited to:
 
Feminine hygiene supplies, household supplies for birth & delivery, supplies for nursing mothers, clothing and under garments for women and young girls, and bedding & blankets for babies and mothers.
 
Please send your donations to:
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI
Sergia Galvan and Mayra Tavarez
Colectiva Mujeres Y Salud/CAFRA
Calle Socomo Sanchez
No 74, Gazcu, Santo Domingo DR
Tel: 1-809-682-3128 or 1-809-315-0571

Local contact:
 
This assistance is being transferred through the Myriam Merlet International Solidarity Camp directly to women and women's organizations in Haiti.
 
 
*Myriam Merlet was a  National Representative of CAFRA who was killed during the earthquake.
 
**The Camp was set up by:The Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA), Colectiva Mujers Y  Salud (Women's Health Collective), Dominican Republic with support of the CAFRA Youth League in Haiti.