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Donations Provide Aid for Haiti

From Jan 12 to Feb 12, Canada will match each dollar donated to Canadian charitable organizations to support humanitarian and early recovery assistance to people affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Read the announcement here.

Will Habitat for Humanity Canada send volunteers to Haiti?
Right now there are no plans to mobilize volunteers or teams from Canada. Currently, the Canadian Government has advised against travel to Haiti, and HFH International is working on a plan which will engage local people in the clean up, emergency shelter construction and, finally, the rebuilding of permanent homes. This will accomplish a few things.
  1. The local people will be paid for their work and so it will inject cash into an economy that has been devastated.
  2. It will give people meaningful, engaging work so they can be and feel productive and part of the rebuilding process.
  3. It will mean HFH Haiti doesn't need to use valuable and scarce resources, like food, water and safe housing, to look after volunteers from outside the country when there are people within Haiti who can benefit from the work.
So, the best thing Canadians can do is donate money to support the effort. Dollar for dollar, more will be accomplished by sending money to support HFH Haiti's work than by buying a plane ticket.

You can donate to the Haiti effort online here.

News & Events ... more news on our blog and facebook page

Jan 14 Habitat sends relief in response to Haiti earthquake (details here).
Nov 28 Read about our efforts to recycle and stay environmentally friendly.
Nov 28 The City of London has recognized us for helping the community.
Nov 25 The ReStore is accepting only donations that meet these criteria. (PDF)
Oct 6 We have several openings on our Family Selection Committee.
Oct 5 Celebrate World Habitat Day! (see video)
Oct 1 Dedication Day 2009 is Nov 8th, 1:00pm at 178 Springbank Dr.
Sep 22 Welcome to our new CEO Jeff Duncan (see videos of event).
Special thanks to the Delta Armouries for hosting our event.
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