NAACP Disperses $200,000 in Grants to Earthquake Ravaged Haiti

Posted on January 12, 2011

By Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley, Chairman of The NAACP International the Affairs Committee

Just one year ago, on January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake devastated the small nation of Haiti. That day, the world united in support – holding fundraisers, mailing first aid supplies, and sending prayers. (Photo Credit: Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Today, on the one-year anniversary of the quake that shook that impoverished country, the NAACP is still fighting.