Millions of people in Haiti have lost everything following the recent earthquake - no homes, no food, no jobs. Measuring 7 on the Richter scale, it was said to be Haiti's worst quake in two centuries.
World Food Programme has long-term operations in Haiti, and within in 24 hours of the earthquake we had already begun food distributions. We currently have over 200 of our staff are on the ground and our rapid-response logistics and telecommunications team are supporting the entire humanitarian effort.
Over the next six months, 2 million people will be in critical need food assistance to rebuild their lives. .
How you can help:
1. Ask people to donate to wfp.org/haiti or to text FRIENDS to 90999 if they are in the US
2. Add an appeal banner to your blog
3. Blog about the crisis Haiti faces
#Haiti and the UN World Food Programme need your help! Go to http://wfp.org/Haiti or text FRIENDS to 90999 in the US
2 million ppl in #Haiti need food assistance to rebuild lives. Help! http://wfp.org/Haiti or text FRIENDS to 90999 in the US
How to #HelpHaiti? Go to http://wfp.org/haiti or text FRIENDS to 90999 in the US. UN World Food Programme and @fighthunger need help!
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Drew Barrymore is an Ambassador for the World Food Programme.