Measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale has struck Haiti causing an unfolding humanitarian crisis. Children have been killed and injured — many are in desperate need of clean water, shelter and medical help. Early reports indicate a large number of casualties and widespread damage.
The situation for Haiti was already difficult before the earthquake hit the island. Haiti is the one of the poorest countries in the world and is struggling to recover from years of violence, insecurity and massive natural disasters. More than half of the country’s 9.6 million inhabitants are under 21 years of age.
I have received in these days the appeal from the friends of AVSI for HAITI. I have subscribed it and I would like to suggest to do the same.
AVSI Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in Italy in 1972 and presently active in 39 countries of the world, with more than 100 development cooperation projects.
Since 1973, AVSI is recognized as an NGO for international cooperation by the Italian Government; it is registered as a private and voluntary organization (PVO) with USAID (N°10013, July 22 1991); it holds General Consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna and the UN Fund for Children (UNICEF) in New York, and is recognized on the NGOs Special List of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva; it is registered with the Italian Tax Office as a not-for-profit organization entitled to receive 5 per thousand of income tax, and is a member of “LINK 2007”, a network grouping the main Italian NGOs.
AVSI is also an approved body to deal with international adoptions in Italy and abroad.
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AVSI – www.avsi.org
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“Please donate to AVSI APPEAL FOR HAITI.
“SOSTIENI ANCHE TU L’APPELLO DI AVSI PER LHAITI – indicando nella causale “terremoto Haiti”:
Credito Artigiano – Sede Milano Stelline, Corso Magenta 59
IBAN IT 68 Z0351201614000000005000
Per bonifici dall’estero:
IBAN IT 68 Z0351201614000000005000
BIC (Swift code) ARTIITM2Conto corrente postale n° 522474, intestato AVSI
