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Inexperienced NGOs in Disaster Zones

A report published by the Humanitatian Accountability Partnership on 20th May warns of the dangers of unregulated and often inexperienced NGOs entering disaster zones.

New Video: CoAid delivers clean water to Haiti

Please watch our latest update from Haiti. CoAid partners with Fountains of Hope to deliver clean drinking water to thousands of earthquake victims in Haiti.

Watch the 5 minute video

2nd Annual Food Drive

CoAid is organizing a city-wide food drive in Denver, CO that will run during the entire month of November to benefit refugees in our community.

This year there will be close to 3,000 refugees arriving in Colorado from various countries. CoAid is partnering with Lutheran Family Services, a resettlement agency in Denver.

CoAid Haiti - Clean Water Appeal

The ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti has already claimed over 500 lives. The recent flooding caused by Hurricane Tomas is spreading the disease wider and further. More people are at risk from contracting the disease and the need to provide clean drinking water is more important than ever before.

Haiti Update - Lafferronnary and Darbonne

In August we reported on the communities we helped establish in Darbonne and Lafferronnary, Haiti. CoAid worked with Promised Provision Ministries and Samaritan's Purse to create 2 transitional communities in these locations to shelter over 300 families -- survivors of the devastating earthquake.

War-hit countries 'most corrupt'

War-torn states are still seen as being the most corrupt in the world, according to a new report from Transparency International.

The Berlin-based watchdog monitors perceived corruption and has published its annual report, based on a poll of businesses and people in 178 nations.

The worst country is Somalia, followed by Burma, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tie for top place as the world's least corrupt countries, with the UK 20th.

Read the full article from the BBC at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11625623

1,500+ people infected with cholera in Haiti

From the BBC today...

Haiti's president and medical officials have confirmed that an outbreak of cholera has killed scores of people north of the capital Port-au-Prince.

The victims suffered diarrhoea, acute fever and vomiting. More than 1,500 people were infected, officials said.

President Rene Preval said his government was taking steps to ensure the disease did not spread further.

There are fears the outbreak could reach the camps around the capital for survivors of January's earthquake.

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