Israel Flying Aid in Haiti Caring for Abandonded and Wounded Children, Needs Donations

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"We urgently need funds to continue this operation and other international humanitarian missions that we carry out throughout the year. There are many injured children in Haiti who were abandoned. We have supplies for the children in Haiti for a few more weeks, but we need additional funds to donate supplies that will last them throughout the year and the hurricane season."

Israel Flying Aid in Haiti Caring for Children, Needs Urgent Donations
"We urgently need funds to continue this operation and other international humanitarian missions that we carry out throughout the year. There are many injured children in Haiti who were abandoned. We have supplies for the children in Haiti for a few more weeks, but we need additional funds to donate supplies that will last them throughout the year and the hurricane season."

Israel Defense Forces medical teams and the humanitarian relief delegation of Israel Flying Aid at the IDF Field Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, were awakened this morning by two new aftershocks that rocked Haiti exactly two weeks after a massive earthquake left up to 300,000 dead.

Normally it would be the sound of roosters, loud IDF public announcements and the roar of helicopters soaring over the camp that would open the our sleepy and tired eyes.

As the Israel Defense Forces continued to care for and transfer the critically injured to other hospitals, they slowly began to pack their supplies and take down their green tents. The IDF had arrived within 3 days of the earthquake and within 8 hours were operating on patients.

But contrary to press reports that Israel is leaving this Caribbean nation, Israel Flying Aid announced that it plans to move its humanitarian relief tent camp to a nearby orphanage.

Yesterday, Israel Flying Aid and the Israel Defense Forces visited an orphanage in Haiti where they examined 50 children who were suffering from severe malnutrition. Many of the children had bloated stomachs, something that Jews had not seen since the Holocaust.

An IDF Lt. Colonel and three nurses began to vaccinate the children, while professional clowns that came to Haiti by Israel Flying Aid, provided the children with treatment for trauma.

The children quickly grabbed and ate the fish, rice, beans and fresh milk that IFA brought them - food they had not seen for almost two weeks.

Israel Flying Aid and Orange Israel Telecommunications announced they plan to aid humanitarian efforts in Haiti by building an orphanage that will immediately accommodate 70 children. This will be the first of three stages of establishing an orphanage that will absorb more than 200 children in Haiti.
The orphanage will be staffed by volunteers from both Haiti and Israel . The volunteers, working in cooperation 20 nuns, will provide primary medical care, educational, social services, nutrition and post trauma treatment.

"Israel Flying Aid is based on the Jewish principles of the prophet Isaiah, 'To uphold the rights of the orphan; defend the cause of the widow,’ and in doing so we do not discriminate by race, nationality or religion," said Gal Lusky, CEO and founder of Israel Flying Aid.

"We urgently need funds to continue this operation and other international humanitarian missions that we carry out throughout the year, and to help those children who were injured or abandoned. We have supplies for the children in Haiti for a few more weeks, but we need additional funds that will last them throughout the year and during the hurricane season."

Israel Flying Aid, which was established in 2005, has an uncompromising obligation to the victims of disaster and not to their countries, governments, militias, or military that may prevent international assistance to victims. IFA delivers aid to communities that are hostile towards Israel, such as Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Indonesia and others.

Hundreds of IFA volunteers, who leave their families on short notice and risk their lives as they are dispatched to the most remote areas of the world, are brave individuals who represent the heart of Israel.

Israel Flying Aid reaches out on behalf of the Jewish people in the spirit of peace, love, and compassion.

IFA is placing an urgent appeal to the global public to assist in finding and treating children in Haiti by sending donations to Israel Discount Bank, branch 199, account # 57797, SWIFT ID: BLILIT.

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The Michael Cherney (Mikhail Chernoy) Foundation renders help new arrivals to Israel, victims of catastrophes, terrorist acts and to low-income victims of terror in other countries. The Michael Cherney Foundation is also involved in the news, media and information effort with regards to providing facts on Israel democracy and Islamic terror.
The Rochelle and Richard Maize Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports and contributes volunteer and financial resources to causes locally in the community and worldwide by supporting meaningful programs focusing on art, culture, family services, humanitarian and health care that work to help people live more fulfilling lives.
Richard Maize has generously supported organizations and causes including the American Cancer Society, Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, Hurricane Katrina, Los Angeles Police Foundation, and Cedars Sinai Board of Governors.
More information on Israel Flying Aid’s mission in Haiti can be found at: http://israelflyingaidhaitinews.wordpress.com/