Greetings from the Gender and Disaster Network to Our Friends in GROOTS, MADRE and Other

Greetings from the Gender and Disaster Network to our friends in GROOTS,MADRE and other women's networks: We want you to know we stand ready to support your local partners in Haiti to the extent possible. Knowing that communications are down and that both short-term and long-term needs are acute for girls and women in Haiti, how can we help? Money is one way and we encourage our members to donate as possible through your networks. What else can our members offer the women's groups on the ground now? How can we help in future? In solidarity and for the GDN, Elaine Enarson
Contact persons:
Lourdes Meyreles, Santo Domingo, FLACSO:
Elaine Enarson, Denver:
Kris Peterson, New Orleans:
Email to be forwarded to two groups:
A. Women's groups previously active around disaster resilience:

MADRE [http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=4&news=2]

GROOTS/Disaster Watch: http://www.disasterwatch.net/index.html
B. Women's groups in Haiti with emails (thanks to Maja Herstad, Gender adviser, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
)

ENFOFANM, Organisation de Défense de Droits des Femmes, E-mail: . ENFOFANM is a non-profit organization whose mission is to defend the rights of Haitian women and to promote Haitian women as actresses in the process of national development. It works in four areas: documentation and archives, communications, capacity building and women’s rights and advocacy.

FANMYOLA, Collectif Féminin Haïtien pour la Pariticipation Politique des Femmes, E-mail: ; . FANMYOLA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote women’s participation in the Haitian political process.

MOUFHED, Mouvement des Femmes Haïtiennes pour l’Education et le Développement, www.moufhed.org and . MOUFHED is a non-profit organization whose mission is the promotion of the fundamental rights of women and the family; it is especially involved in women’s legal issues, including legal advice and counseling and training.

RÉSEAU NATIONAL DE DÉFENSE DES DROITS HUMAINS - RNDDH,

www.rnddh.org and .

Formerly the National Coalition of Haitian Refugees, this organization is a watchdog and advocacy group for human rights in Haiti and documents and report incidents of various abuse, including those including and affecting women.

FEMMES EN DEMOCRATIE,

E-mail:

Femmes en Démocratie was formed in March 2000, as a non-profit organization inspired by the international movement to support women to their fullest potential in the judicial, social, political and economic domains. Its primary objectives are to promote the emergence of a feminine Haitian leadership; support women to participate in the highest levels of decision-making; communicate and support th exchange of experiences and best practices, and constitute a feminine lobby to national and international decision-makers.

FONDS KORE FANM

This is the Local Management Office for Canadian Cooperation in Haiti exclusively concerned with women’s issues and development; it currently has a budget of CDN$4 million for support to women’s issues and groups.