As we remember the Haiti earthquake of January, 2010 Acupuncturists Without Borders asks our community to send continued thoughts for healing and recovery to the people of Haiti and their loved ones around the world.
As you know, every single one of Haiti's more than 9 million people was impacted by the earthquake. Although the spirit of the Haitian people will never be broken, prior to this devastating event Haiti was already struggling from its past history, as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% living in abject poverty. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the level of physical and mental/emotional trauma throughout the country is at an all-time high.
BREAKING NEWS: AWB will return to Haiti early this year to provide further training in trauma recovery treatment for Haitian health care providers. AWB would like to thank the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee for their generous grant. Together with your support, this funding will make a return training trip possible.
Meet Dyllan, AWB's Youngest Fundraiser for Haiti:  | 12-year old Dyllan Millar raised 12,500 pennies ($125) for AWB's Haiti Program |
Dear AWB Haiti Recovery Program: I am 12 years old and live in Ketchum Idaho. I started this idea almost a year ago when my mom read me "Three Cups of Tea." In the book Greg visited a school where a little girl came up with the idea to raise "Pennies for Peace." People would donate pennies and they would add up to hundreds of dollars. I liked the idea and decided to do it but also include my school. I would give 50% to "Pennies for Peace" and 50% to the scholarship funds of my school, Pioneer Montessori. Then in a music class my music teacher told us about the earthquake in Haiti which on a scale of 1-10 was I think she said a 7 or 8 which is still really bad. So then I included you guys [AWB] and gave 25% to you, 25% to Pennies for Peace and 50% to pioneer Montessori scholarship funds. My mom, Cal Millar, has been a great help. Sincerely,
Dyllan Millar
Please help Dyllan
support trauma recovery for the Haitian people.
Another $10,000 is needed for AWB to return to Haiti and provide further training in trauma recovery protocols for Haitian health care providers.
If you would like to contribute to this effort,
please click HERE.
Thank you to all of you who have made AWB's Haiti Disaster Recovery Program possible, including donors, our dedicated volunteers and staff, those of you who are coordinating fundraising events for Haiti, and the Haitian trainees who have committed their time and heart in the midst of their own healing process.
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