My bf finally got me to go see a football game. Or no, actually it was the second time, but the other time was at Camp Nou and Zlatan was playing..whole other deal. Yesterday I went to Karaiskaki. Olympiakos' stadium. Also called The Tempel, by bf. Why would I do this?
It was the Match Against Poverty. A match arranged by Ronaldo and Zidane to raise funds for the people affected by the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan. Worth it? Yep. Even though it was freezing and all I did for two hours was try to identify all the famous players (Can't they stand still just for a minute?). Made bf happy and helped raise money for people in need, check and check. Good deed OF THE WEEK!
Showing posts with label haiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haiti. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The situation in Haiti
The situation in Haiti is getting out of control. Follow this link to donate money. Or if you are a doctor or a nurse, think about helping out on site...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Give something
This is pretty much my old life I've gotten back to. Sure I have alot of stuff going on, but then I read about the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and how much worse it has gotten since I last wrote about it. And I feel like a jerk again. This wasn't suppose to be me anymore...
I guess the least I can do is mention what's happening. 1034 people has died, and at least 16.799 are sick. There is war going on in the streets, after rumors getting out about the cholera coming from UN soldiers. It's just totally crazy. As I've said before, cholera is an easily treated disease. We can help by donating money to Doctors Without Borders. Follow this link to donate online (min. amount 5$).
I guess the least I can do is mention what's happening. 1034 people has died, and at least 16.799 are sick. There is war going on in the streets, after rumors getting out about the cholera coming from UN soldiers. It's just totally crazy. As I've said before, cholera is an easily treated disease. We can help by donating money to Doctors Without Borders. Follow this link to donate online (min. amount 5$).
Friday, October 22, 2010
Cholera outbreak in Haiti
You would think the people in Haiti already suffered enough. You would think.
We all know that over a million people were homeless in Haiti after the earthquake in January, which also killed 250-300 thousand. Many of us made donations. But what have we been doing since then? I admit I've done nothing.
A disaster like this has a massive immediate response around the world, but it scary to see how fast compassion fades. It has only been months sice the capital Port-au-Prince was destroyed. The global relief effort meant numerous nations and volontary groups sent help. But did we fix the country? Except from the obvious fact that nothing can bring back what Haiti has lost, did we give all we can?
There are huge camps around Port-au-Prince where homeless people live in tents, with terrible sanitary conditions. Many aid organizations have warned about how fast diseases might spread in these camps, where clean water is a rarity. And now here it is, the second disaster. A cholera epidemic is spreading in Haiti, killing 135 people so far. 1500 others are sick, and waiting in the streets outside the hospitals for help. And this is the situation now, before the epidemic has reached the camps around the capital.
Why is this happening? Because the resources aren't enough. Cholera is an easily treated disease, and all that's needed are hospital beds, rehydration salts and in some cases antibiotics.
Considering everybody knows about the situation in Haiti, I find this unacceptable. We have to help out more. We CAN help out alot more.
We all know that over a million people were homeless in Haiti after the earthquake in January, which also killed 250-300 thousand. Many of us made donations. But what have we been doing since then? I admit I've done nothing.
A disaster like this has a massive immediate response around the world, but it scary to see how fast compassion fades. It has only been months sice the capital Port-au-Prince was destroyed. The global relief effort meant numerous nations and volontary groups sent help. But did we fix the country? Except from the obvious fact that nothing can bring back what Haiti has lost, did we give all we can?
There are huge camps around Port-au-Prince where homeless people live in tents, with terrible sanitary conditions. Many aid organizations have warned about how fast diseases might spread in these camps, where clean water is a rarity. And now here it is, the second disaster. A cholera epidemic is spreading in Haiti, killing 135 people so far. 1500 others are sick, and waiting in the streets outside the hospitals for help. And this is the situation now, before the epidemic has reached the camps around the capital.
Why is this happening? Because the resources aren't enough. Cholera is an easily treated disease, and all that's needed are hospital beds, rehydration salts and in some cases antibiotics.
Considering everybody knows about the situation in Haiti, I find this unacceptable. We have to help out more. We CAN help out alot more.
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