How can designers help Haiti?
Through the Secretariat, we have received updates on how our Members and networks are developing initiatives to raise funds and give support to our Haitian neighbours. We encourage you to share your initiatives so that designers can connect and coordinate efforts.
How can designers help Haiti?
AIGA encourages designers to support Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF and Partners in Health because they are productive, effective and minimise their administrative expenses.Read more >>
Haiti Earthquake Rebuilding
Architecture for Humanity will soon start exploring specific opportunities for rebuilding projects in cooperation with their partners on the ground. In the meantime, they have launched a fundraising appeal to support this long term reconstruction effort.Read more >>
Designers for Haiti
gráffica.info, an information portal dedicated exclusively to the design world, is performing an act of solidarity for those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. All funds donated to this campaign will be given to the Red Cross.Read more >>
23/01/10 UPDATE: Uniting Designers in Disaster
Our IDA partner, Icsid, has opened a call to designers from all disciplines to unite in an open dialogue with international relief organisations to assess potential design-effective rehabilitation projects.Read more >>
If you or your design organisation are part of a relief or reconstruction initiative, please post the details and relevant links below.
Comments:
We're donating money saved by car-pooling (otherwise spent on fuel to commute back and forth to the city) directly to the International Red Cross for use in Haiti. "Beyond petroleum" indeed...
9:51 AM | January 21, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
Methodologie did a rapid fundraising effort with our 28 staff and long-term contractors to compile and match any donations. We raised $2100 within 24 hours. The money was immediately donated to Doctors without Borders and Partners in Health.
2:02 PM | January 21, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
The 4th year class in the Graphic Design for Marketing program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is selling hand crafted buttons in hopes of raising funds to donate through the Red Cross. We start selling online and at the University on February 4th. Find more information and news as it happens with the fundraiser here: http://blog.gdma2010.com/
7:03 PM | January 21, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
If you are a Canadian designer wanting to support relief efforts in Haiti, consider donating to http://www.canadaforhaiti.com. Every dollar donated will be matched by the Canadian government.
7:22 PM | January 21, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
Adobe, our 2010 Lead Corporate Partner, has made a $50,000 donation to the World Food Program (WFP) to support relief efforts in the wake of the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Adobe Systems Incorporated is matching employee contributions to WFP 2:1. For more information: http://www.adobe.com/corporateresponsibility/
7:34 PM | January 21, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
We are saying thanks to our lead corporate partner, Adobe, who responded to our request and are supporting Architecture for Humanity's work with software for architects and designers in the field.
6:56 PM | January 22, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
We've compiled a video of our efforts as a class (previously mentioned on the blog) http://blog.gdma2010.com/2010/01/25/donati-to-haiti-video/
8:14 PM | January 25, 2010 PST (GMT - 8)
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