First response:

Emergency Food

GOAL: $2,500 each week

HAPI decided on a system of distribution through our children's program, Peace Pals. Peace Pals was a Saturday program. We will now increase it to three days per week and we will send dry food home through the children to share with their families. This will reach approx 250 families in Mizak and will provide programming for the children to help them process the earthquake and provide a degree of 'normalcy' to their disrupted lives.

 $2500 PER WEEK TO MAINTAIN THIS INITIATIVE. $10 per child per week. Our goal would be to continue this initiative until normal market activity resumes and food prices stabilize. More $$, more families. HOST A FUNDRAISER TODAY!

Second response:

Medical Equipment & Supplies

GOAL: A 'Lab in a Suitcase PLUS' from International Aid. Cost is $5950 and our goal is to send the lab with our March medical team.

Help our medical teams keep a full medicine chest. Your donations will help our teams to purchase discounted prescription drugs they can delivery with upcoming teams.  

A small medical team went out shortly after the quake and we have 3 teams scheduled, beginning February 19-March 31. Each has a medical component. One of HAPI's RN volunteers, Anne Ringger, has established a Medical blogsite you can check for updates on teams and donation needs.

Third response:

Repair and Rebuild

GOAL: $50,000

With 325+ houses completely destroyed and over 217 structurally unsound, housing is an urgent health need. Our initial thoughts are tents, blankets and/or earthbag homes. Contact also has been made to request shelter boxes.

Everyone is living in fear or more quakes, aftershocks and falling buildings and whole c mmunities are living outside of their homes like the picture on the right shows. This is a health hazard that needs attention.