Press release n.11 24 January 2010
Hello Mom!
Thank you very much for your letter.
Press release n.8 21 January 2010
Only indirect news today. Doctors disinfect their hand with vodka, and had to buy a saw for amputations.
A Medicines Sans Frontiers airplane was denied landing three times.
Refugees continue to arrive to La Gonave, one church has food for 10 days.
Press release n.7 19 January 2010
Our president in La Gonave tells me taht no aid as yet reached La Gonave and everyone sleeps outdoors.
Our local bank has emailed me that they hope to repone by Thursday. Unfortunately our contact Mr Lochard died in the disaster with other colleagues, yet Natasha managed to find the time to contact us. The reconstruction spirit is back.
CNN has contacted me and are interested in running an interview on La Gonave, I am waiting for their call.
Press release n.6 19 January 2010
Bad news from:
http://www.gutschurch.com/site/postings/802 La Gonave food has been rationed to half and basic medical aids start to
dwindle.
It is unknown for how long more they can feed the children and presently
they are only feeding children under 6 years of age.
The USA have asked that the Americans on the island evacuate (!) clamly
while refugees from mainland continue to arrive looking for shelted and for
the food that the island does not have.
On
Press release n.5 18 January 2010
The land behind the school is very long we can do whatever in it as I said that already.
Tonight we will meet together and after we will send you our suggestions about.
FONKOZE is the only bank that opens in the Island but there is no system to verify is the money is available because the central FONKOZE at Port-au-prince is craked. so as soon as I have an answer I will let you know.
Mom, we don't know when Haiti specially Port-au- prince will be ok but that requires lots of money as you see that via Internet.
you are right they come to help but not people in La Gonave they forget us here.
a lot of people come in the Island we can't help them but we only help children they bring with them with the money we had and food from Refugee Relief.
Press release n.4 17 January 2010
The president of our association is safe and sound, he traveled back from Port au Prince just on Tuesday morning!
People sleep in the street on the island too, as they are scared of crumbling buildings and food is scarce.
The bank is functional and is waiting for reopening order from the headquarters.
Press release n.3 17 January 2010
UN: worst disaster ever seen in UN history, deaths are forecast towards 200,000, though the excat number will never be known as in Haiti deaths and births are normally not recorded (the office is a 3 x 3mt and registering is expensive).
Helicopters have started to parachite food from ships as the roads and port are unviable.
Medical help cannot reach patients other than on foot, in most cases.
Help to Haiti has been delayed by lenghty discussions about damage assessment (Russel Honore, US retired General).
Dominican Republic has closed the border to avoid mass exhodus, although has conceded some landings for humanitarian aid (great heart!).
La Gonave: the ferry pier is closed and the island, that depend from mainland supplies, is isolated. The bank is working, although is not in contact with the headquarters.
The Digicel headquarted in PaP are ground zero and the communication towers are mostly down.
Press release n.2 16 January 2010
The 100+ children we look after are well, but there food has become prohibitive. The food-supplying ships anchored in the bay cannot download as trucks cannot reach the coast and the port has been severely damaged. We hope they will use helicopters soon.
Please refer to our site and support spreading the chain of help
Press release n.1 15 January 2010
From USA: our children are all ok, we don't know the extent of damages. Food is getting scarce and we must ensure distribution as well.
We would like to keep the children we are helping now in close contact but because of our feeble means we can't. So we want to be clear so that to know what we can do with the money.
You will find the photoes soon.
Explain them for us we are obliged to use the rest of money they sent us just to help other needy children who were victims from the earthquake.
After could you please ask our donors just to start the (food) program again because we don't have any organisation that can help us with a such of program.
Haiti receive a lot of help but they completely forget La Gonave. La Gonave yesterday is not La Gonave today. it is full of people and life becomes more and more difficault here, goods are very expensive so they are lot of anger now.
yours
Nado
