Haiti’s ambassador to Washington since 2004, was invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to join him in his box of Congress to attend the speech by her husband before the elected and the nation, highlight the political year U.S., according to the White House.

Among the guests of Mrs. Obama also included, in addition to Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joe Biden, students and entrepreneurs, a veteran wounded in Iraq in combat and a police official military base of Fort Hood ( Texas, south), scene of a fatal shooting in November.

Mrs. Obama has also invited the wife of a firefighter Virginia (is) deployed to Haiti as part of U.S. aid following the earthquake that struck near the capital Port-au-Prince January 12, killing some 150,000 lives, according to an estimate by the Minister of Health of the country.

Act of Mercy, as the most fundamentalist Christian groups, focuses on the many orphanages that are lacking everything. The 135 residents of one of these institutions, the House of God’s children, camped around their building cracked. Fifteen American missionaries, mostly teenagers, camped at their sides, encumbered with heavy luggage. The deputy director of the House, Alexis Pierre-Delete, ignores the origin of these “whites” and their mission: “They promised to help us but they did nothing. I think they want to repatriate the children in the United States. ”

Scientologists in the corridors of the hospital

Tim Morris, a nurse from Open Hands Group, has seen its share repressed by the UN major health centers in the city. The reputation of the association, who said to cure AIDS through nutrition, spent the borders. In the alleys of the university hospital, they are followers of Scientology who are working on patients. A follower must affix their hands on the head of a patient’s leg broken. “We are releasing the energies that remain trapped in the crash,” says the young woman.

The proliferation of alternative medicine irritates the major NGOs. “These people account for resources that might be more useful for associations more efficient,” says a senior UN official. The U.S. military put an end to the ballet for small aircraft “Christians” that clog the airport, already overloaded, Port-au-Prince. “We do not know what these groups or who they are. They must be identified before they do harm, “Veronique Ductan storm, a Haitian physician.

In the Delmas neighborhood, the Quisqueya Christian School  serves as support groups. The very expensive school, which boasts “100% Christian, welcomes in particular, the Crisis Response International  which is as an” army of the end times. ” But the heavy metal door of the facility remains closed: “We do not get the press.” On its website, ICC said Tuesday in its local host part of the U.S. command in Haiti

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross, which is almost three-times bigger than the next-biggest charity listed here, is providing support to Haitians affected by the earthquake. It is, however, rated as a three-star charity by Charity Navigator — which means it “exceeds or meets industry standards and performs as well as or better than most charities in its cause.” The four-star charities listed below “exceed industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause.”

Food for the Poor Haiti Earthquake Relief

Food for the Poor is providing emergency relief to earthquake victims.

World Vision Haiti Earthquake Relief

World Vision is distributing relief supplies – including food, clean water, blankets and tents to children and families impacted by the earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti.

Care Haiti Earthquake Relief

Care is sending helping to rescue people from the rubble, and providing food and water.

UNICEF Haiti Earthquake Relief

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is providing immediate support, even though its own offices in Port-au-Prince were devastated by the earthquake. At this writing, the UNICEF USA donation page is down, though.

Samaritan’s Purse Haiti Earthquake Relief

Samaritan’s Purse dispatched a team just hours after the quake to help with water, shelter, medical care and other emergency needs. We will focus on medical help, shelter, clean water and hygiene supplies.

World Food Program Haiti Earthquake Relief

Friends of World Food Program works in the U.S. to support the U.N.’s World Food Programme, which is supplying food to Haitians during the crisis.

Global Giving Haiti Earthquake Relief

Global Giving has launched an emergency earthquake relief fund that will provide emergency assistance.

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