Facebook’s Global Relief Aims to Help with Haiti, Other Disasters
Facebook launched a new page, yesterday, aimed at spotlighting the earthquake in Haiti and other disasters around the world. The Global Relief page, live for less than 12 hours is up to 1,400 fans already, although we expect that number to climb quickly due to the attention on Haiti earthquake relief.
The page’s design is currently aimed at moving Facebook users to other resources to enable them to assist in the Haiti disaster. One tab uses the Causes app and directs users to donate under the “Global Relief on Facebook” moniker; an Other Pages tab features 11 groups working in Haiti, including Yele Haiti and Catholic Relief Services.

On the Info tab, Facebook notes that the Global Relief page “will spotlight efforts on Facebook to help respond to disasters around the globe.” This allows users to participate in relief efforts without having to leave Facebook’s page.
This morning alone the page has already posted two status updates directing Facebook users to help by donating water or money to Oxfam America through the Causes app. As of this morning “Help Earthquake Survivors in Haiti” had more than 7,600 members and had raised more than $34,000 dollars, and both were growing quickly.














January 15th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
[...] donation page (via iPhone Savior). Facebook has just launched a new Global Relief page, “aimed at moving Facebook users to other resources to enable them to assist in the Haiti disaster,” reports Inside [...]
January 18th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
I want to think all the visitors on behalf of my hatian fellow citizens for their outpouring genrosity and love after such a massive disaster that left millions of people with no food or shelters in Haiti.
Among the pile of destruction an organisation in Carrefour-Feuilles CAD with the mission to help the staywith and street-children is in dire need of your assistance.
I am again very grateful for your sympathy.
Sincerely,
JCPhil, PR for CAD-Haiti