As people are thinking about Haiti, and what limited help we can provide, I wanted to post some information about organizations that can put your donations to work right away.

 At this point, I would recommend the larger independent NGOs such as the two below.
1.    •Partners in Health – PIH has already set up two field hospitals in Port-au-Prince. According to WCAX, a delegation of doctors from Dartmouth is heading down there on Saturday.
2.    •Doctors Without Borders, a very well known and respected doctor's organization with people already on the ground in Haiti.

3. Another organization I just learned of, but provides vital connections to the outside world, is Telecoms Sans Frontieres. They are already on the ground in Haiti.

Other good groups like The Lambi Fund – a Washington-based, well run, Haitian founded NGO,  or Fonkoze – a micro-lending, Haitian-American bank that has been extremely helpful in Haiti in both development and response to emergencies, are also very good, but might not have the infrastructure in place right away for a significant emergency response.