IT Expertise Serving to In Haitian Revival
As the Haitian folks fight for subsistence, the planet is responding with food and medical assistance.
This tragedy wreaked havoc on a victim unsung by the news media - the telecommunications infrastructure.
However, there is a ground-swell in the technical community targeting this need.
George Moraetes is among those who have used their skills to help.
?Monitoring events via Twitter, Skype, and the Internet,? said Moraetes, ?I volunteered and helped a little firm re-establish their communications and what was left of their salvageable computing equipment remotely.?
He observed that Haiti?s ISP Multilink is in dire want of network engineers and that interested people or organizations should forward their resumes.
Given various economic, political, and geographic challenges, Haiti?s Internet is not well developed.
Carnegie Mellon University?s Jon M. Peha wrote an informative paper on the Haitian Internet Infrastructure which I urge you to study if you wish to help.
Moraetes points out that in the method of serving to others, you’re developing your own skills and exposure.
?Those of you in transition may want to supply your talents,? said Moraetes. He cited Crisis in Common as an organization that is leading efforts where IT talent is needed.
The actions of one individual can save the lives of many. It’s through complacency that we surrender our power.
Below is a list of reputable organizations that are on the ground helping those in need.
* International Committee of the Red Cross - http://www.icrc.org/eng
* Yankee Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/ or text the word HAITI to 90999 for a $10 donation*
* Action Against Hunger- http://actionagainsthunger.org
* ActionAid - http://actionaidusa.org
* Air Serve International - http://www.airserv.org
* Airline Ambassadors - http://www.airlineamb.org
* AmeriCares - http:// www.AmeriCares.org
* The Yankee Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals- http://www.aspca.org
* CARE - http://www.care.org/donatehaiti
* Clinton Foundation - http:// www.clintonfoundation.org or text the word HAITI to 20222 for a $ten donation*
* Doctors While not Borders - http:// doctorswithoutborders.org
* Habitat for Humanity - http:// www.habitat.org
* Humane Society International - http:// www.hsi.org
* Mercy Corps: Haiti Earthquake Fund - http:// www.mercycorps.org
* Oxfam America - http:// OxfamAmerica.org/Haiti
* Partners in Health - http:// www.pih.org
* Save the Youngsters - http://savethechildren.org
* The Salvation Army - http:// salvationarmyusa.org
* UN World Food Programme - http:// www.wfp.org
* UNICEF - http:// www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake
* United Approach International - http:// www.liveunited.org
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