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"HOPE FOR HAITI NOW" distributing remaining $31 million
Tue Jul 13, 2010 02:35 PM


Hope for Haiti Now" (HFHN) today announced the allocation of the remaining $31 million—of the $66 million in total—raised through the Emmy‐nominated telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief." The $31 million will be distributed in two payments to partner organizations including Oxfam America, Partners In Health, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yelé Haiti Foundation, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund that are focused on recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti. The first payment was made on Friday, July 2 and the second payment will be in December 2010, following an assessment of the effectiveness of the funds' use.



Image Courtesy of UNICEF


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