The exact toll in human life and critical infrastructure caused by the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti this week is still unknown. Heifer International, the nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty and caring for the Earth, reports that the Heifer staff in Haiti are accounted for and safe.
What is certain at this point is that once the rescue and relief efforts have been completed, there will be many years of rebuilding essential infrastructure and developing agricultural and commercial enterprises to sustain the Haitian people. Hope Equity helps provide long-term support for the work of Heifer International through endowments, or interests. Many of us are now looking for ways to help the survivors that have lost everything. Once the conditions on the ground have stabilized, there will be continue to be a need for long-term support as the nation begins to rebuild.
One way to support Heifer’s efforts in helping the people of Haiti put their lives back together is through country interests, which can provide support year after year. When you give to an interest those funds are invested and each year a percentage of the interest is made available to the area you have specified.
The following are links to the Haiti interests as well as Heifer’s Disaster Relief Interest, which is utilized to support the efforts of Heifer’s country programs after a major crisis.
Haiti: Carolyn W. Reynolds Interest