Hospital distribution in Santo Domingo Food for Life Global volunteers are
continuing their distribution of freshly prepared vegan lunches for Haitian
survivors of the earthquake who are now being cared for in the Dr. Dario
Contreras Hospital in Santo Domingo. Volunteers prepare the lunches at the
local FFL kitchen and then package them to be handed out at the hospital,
which specializes in trauma.
Haiti DistributionWe have made great progress in securing a working
relationship with other agencies to begin our distribution in Haiti. This
Sunday, a FFLG team will join a convoy of trucks accompanied by the military
to provide food support to Ms. Rosa Maria Garcia, president of
Haitian-Dominican Chamber of Commerce, and her team of relief workers in
Jacmel and Port Au Prince. Food for Life Global is also working in
cooperation with the Defensa Civil which is part of Ministry for Defense.
Project coordinator, Richard Higgins said, "We feel very confident now that
we have this military protection in Haiti. This first mission into the
disaster zone will give FFLG first hand knowledge of what we are up
against." Sanitation One of the major challenges faced by all aid agencies
is sanitation, so FFL Global has partnered with New Directions Foundation
that specializes in sanitation solutions. "There is sewage all over the
ground in Haiti. It is extremely unsanitary at the moment," explained
Higgins. Volunteer updateFood for Life Global, based in New York, is
coordinating more volunteers to arrive soon from Slovenia, South Africa,
Mexico, USA, and Canada over the next few weeks. "Our goal is to set up
kitchens in government controlled and secured camps in Haiti," explains
International Director, Paul Turner. People that have applied to volunteer
for the Food for Life Global mission will be contacted as our operation
becomes more stable. At the moment, we are in need of more money to fund
these efforts. We have been able to secure good sources for food in Santo
Domingo, however, in some cases prices are high. On top of this,
transportation costs will most likely be substantial over a long period of
time.
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