Those of you wishing to contribute to Haiti’s relief fund: Lauren Fordyce and Greg Beckett, two anthropologists with extensive experience on Haiti, recommend the following as very dependable organizations: Lambi Fund of Haiti, Project Medishare (affiliated with U Miami, http://www.lambifund.org/) and Partners in Health/Zanmi Lasante (renowned medical anthropologist Paul Farmer’s organization http://www.pih.org/home.html).
Another Important one is Yele: http://yele.org/mission/