Call for funds for Haiti

UNIFEM has issued a call for US$2 million to provide shelter and services for women in Haiti. It is now estimated that over 150,000 people have died as a result of the catastrophic earthquake on 13th January.

As part of the overall UN effort in the country, the UNIFEM team in Haiti will work alongside NGO partners to strengthen services to victims of gender-based violence and their families in women’s centres and temporary shelters in Port au Prince and Jacmel. The money raised will go towards a range of efforts from emergency community-based violence prevention programmes to repairing damage of existing centres and providing humanitarian aid like emergency supplies, staff and counselling services in communities most affected. UNIFEM will also focus on coordination efforts to ensure that emergency and early recovery assessment and assistance incorporate a gender perspective to adequately address the differentiated needs of women, men and children.

To donate please go to the UNIFEM Australia website at: www.unifem.org.au