Haiti Renewal Alliance via OneDiaspora.

Org Activates Emergency Response

Unit for Haiti Earthquake 2021

Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA) activated it’s Haitian Diaspora Emergency Response Unit (HDERU)
shortly after the August 14, 2021, 7.2 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southwest Region of
Haiti. Diaspora organizations are invited to register at www.Onediaspora.org to streamline the
relief efforts. HRA pledges $50,000 towards it’s $3M Earthquake fund goals and encourages friends
of Haiti to donate, and pledge towards these relief, recovery and sustainability efforts.

Alexandria, VA August 31, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA) activated its Haitian
Diaspora Emergency Response Unit (HDERU) shortly after the August 14, 2021, 7.2 magnitude
earthquake that devastated the Southwest Region of Haiti. Diaspora organizations are invited to register at
www.Onediaspora.org in order to streamline the relief efforts. With an initial pledge of $50,000, HRA
also launched an appeal to raise $3M; 25% of the funds raised will go to immediate relief efforts, and
75% will go to long-term recovery and rebuilding the impacted areas of the south. “We stand in solidarity
with our homeland and share our heartfelt prayers and condolences to those impacted,” said Firmin
Backer, President of HRA. Friends of Haiti are encouraged to visit www.OneDiaspora.org to donate to
the long-term recovery and sustainability, and corporations are challenged to match the pledge.

HDERU Framework:
Features of Haitian Diaspora Emergency Response Unit (HDERU):

- Activate an incident command center with a network of organizations when disaster strikes better to
streamline the efficiency and effectiveness of relief efforts
- Register vetted organizations working both in the Diaspora and on the ground
- Coordinate with national institutions responsible for providing relief efforts in time of natural disasters
- Support the Haitian economy by purchasing needed goods and services from local vendors and provide
direct funding and/or in-kind support to organizations working on the ground
- Track diaspora in-kind and financial donation via the reporting system

Support of the Haitian Diaspora Emergency Response Unit (HDERU) via the www.Onediaspora.org
registry will allow for fast payments to trusted vendors, local organizations, and partners supporting these
grassroots efforts. HDERU also maximizes stronger connections to fund Haiti’s private sector, mainly
small-medium enterprises, to ensure the local economy is not disrupted. As stated by HDERU creators
Firmin Backer and Magalie Emile-Backer, “Diasporas are the first to answer the call for action and
remain active throughout the recovery. For this reason, HDERU’s efforts are sustained beyond the
international relief response and are focused on diaspora projects and plans at the nexus of humanitarian
assistance and development. We are appealing to our friends and friends of Haiti to join us in giving,
knowing that we are Building Back Better with different players.”

About Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA)

Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes sustainable
development, investment, donor advocacy, humanitarian assistance, and local and government

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consultations. As the managing body and administrator of the HDERU for the diaspora community,
HDERU has established partnerships with Haitian institutional disaster management bodies such as the
Direction Générale de la Protection Civile (DGPC; FEMA counterpart) and AGERCA (Private Sector
and Civil Society Disaster Risk Management body) in Haiti. Through the HDERU, the diaspora
community is directly coordinating with AGERCA, who is tasked to work with the Diaspora on
streamlining communications and humanitarian response efforts with the DGPC (Haitian government).
To Learn more, visit www.haitirenew.org

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Contact Information:
Haiti Renewal Alliance
Jessica Theodore
1-800-872-9891
Contact via Email
onediaspora.org

Online Version of Press Release:

https://www.pr.com/press-release/843699

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