It’s been a big week at Toronto Works For Haiti. First of all, we got an attractive and informative new design for our website. Then, thanks to the Uncles’ hard work with the facelift, we made new groups of friends. We’ve got in touch with other groups who are raising money for Haiti, like HaiHaiTO; One Love for Haiti; and Eat, Drink, and Give. Our Facebook page has added a bunch of new friends and potential volunteers and we’re just getting started on getting our Facebook connections involved. We welcomed new volunteers, Karen, Chris, and Nuwan, who have been busy this week. Thanks for the video shout-out from Chris about TW4H, and for the generous donation of artwork from Fonsekaa Nuwan, which you can check out on “Service Offering” page. We also have bilingual content on “About Us” page thanks to Kat’s translation. Let’s not forget the highlight of the past week: our first Meet-and-Greet event, here are our pictures!
It’s been a big week for Haiti as well. The G7 nations have agreed to cancel Haiti’s debts in the wake of the earthquake, which will be of some help.
However, it’s important to note that the exact amount owed bilaterally to G7 countries is relatively small in comparison to Haiti’s debt owed to other countries and international organizations like the IMF and World Bank. Haiti’s total debt owed is estimated at close to $2 billion. Will the write-off of debts help Haiti in lifting itself out from being one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere? How will this affect the problems of corruption in Haiti? This isn’t the full solution, but it will hopefully be a step forward.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Chantal Labonte from Sudbury, Ontario. She has collected empty bottles and cans to raise funds for Haiti and has raised $250 so far. Good job Chantal!
