|
GPHT has joined with UNICEF to bring emergency relief to the hurricane victims of Haiti.
The country has been particularly hard hit by 4 successive storms that have left many on the brink of survival.
We invite you to join us and UNICEF on Thursday, September 25th, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for an after work NETWORKING FUND RAISER at
the TRANE STUDIO, 964 Bathurst, north of Bloor.
A UNICEF representative will be present to take your donations directly and talk about the emergency initiative to bring relief to
800 000 Haitians, including 300 000 children that are in dire need of food, medicine, clothing and clean water.
An estimated 300,000 children affected by the recent hurricanes are at risk.
Toronto - September 12, 2008- UNICEF Canada is launching an emergency appeal to assist children and families affected by the devastating hurricanes in Haiti.
"Children and families in Haiti are in urgent need of clean, safe drinking water, crucial sanitation supplies to help prevent the spread of
waterborne diseases, and other life-threatening illnesses," says Nigel Fisher, President & CEO of UNICEF Canada. "We are asking Canadians to
give generously now and support UNICEF's humanitarian work on the ground, providing much needed relief supplies to the affected children and their families."
In the past three weeks, Haiti has been struck by hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike, leaving more than 800,000 people in need of immediate assistance, an estimated
300,000 of whom are children. According to reports from the field, tens of thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed, forcing up to 70,000 people in the city of
Gonaives alone to seek refuge in temporary shelters.
Severe flooding has interrupted the water supply and caused heavy contamination of wells, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases. One of UNICEF's priorities is now
providing access to safe water and sanitation facilities, especially to vulnerable children. The situation, however, is further complicated by the risk of social and
political unrest, in a country where a food crisis that led to violent riots in April remains unresolved.
"UNICEF has been working for children in this deeply impoverished country for many years. But right now we are deeply concerned about the children and families in Haiti
who have been severely impacted by four hurricanes in a row," says Fisher.
"UNICEF has responded immediately to assist them in the wake of these major storms. We are now asking all Canadians to support our crucial emergency relief efforts and
help Haitian children and their families cope with these extremely difficult living conditions."
|
acebook
