Haiti's Earthquake: Teaching Resources and How You Can Help

Teaching about Natural Disasters

The 2008 January/February issue of Social Education was dedicated to articles and lessons about how social studies teachers can use the topic of natural disasters in their classrooms.

• publications.socialstudies.org/se/7201

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour Extra provides an article and classroom activity on the Haiti earthquake.

• http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june10/haiti_01-13….

The Choices Program at Brown University

The Choices Program at Brown University offers”The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically”, free one-day lesson on Haiti (teachers need only register for an account).

• http://www.choices.edu/resources/current.php

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross sharing with teachers online lessons that are part of the Red Cross’ Exploring Humanitarian Law program.

• http://www.redcross.org/ehl

How to Help

Teachers and Students Helping Haiti

Schools and universities can dedicate funds to the World Food Program’s emergency assistance operation and fight the hunger crisis in Haiti. See WFP’s “Students Helping Haiti” page www.wfp.org/students-help-haiti

Below is a list of leading organizations making a difference for Haiti’s earthquake victims:

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org

Oxfam
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/

Partners in Health
http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti

Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos Haiti (Our Little Brothers and Sisters), which runs a hospital and orphanage in Haiti.
http://www.nphhaiti.org/

Doctors without Borders
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

Photo caption: Members from assault craft unit 2 bring disaster relief supplies to Gonaives to be off loaded and transported to areas in need by locals. (U.S. Navy photo)