The Institute for Shipboard Education Responds to Haiti Crisis

The Institute for Shipboard Education would like to express its deep concern and sympathy for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti on January 12. As a global educator whose mission is inextricably linked to global service and engagement in communities around the world, we continue to look for ways that we might provide assistance and support to the people of Haiti.

Many Semester at Sea alumni have asked how to be of service in the aftermath of this crisis. Please consider the following suggestions:

Give to charities online

• The American Red Cross
  International Response Fund
  http://american.redcross.org/
  American Red Cross P.O. Box 37243 Washington, D.C. 20013
• UNICEF Haiti Earthquake Fund
  http://www.unicefusa.org
  125 Maiden Lane New York, NY, 10038
• Operation USA
  http://www.opusa.org
  3617 Hayden Avenue, Suite A Culver City, California, 90232
• International Medical Corps, Earthquake in Haiti Fund
  http://www.imcworldwide.org
  1919 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 400 Santa Monica, CA, 90404
• Save The Children Haiti Earthquake Children in Emergency Fund
  http://www.savethechildren.org
  54 Wilton Road Westport, CT 06880
• Mercy Corps Haiti Earthquake Fund
  http://www.mercycorps.org
  PO Box 2669, Dept W
  Portland OR 97208-2669
• Doctors Without Borders
  http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org
  333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
  New York, NY 10001-5004
• Direct Relief International Earthquake Response
  http://www.directrelief.org
  27 S. La Patera Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93117
• CARE
  http://www.care.org
  PO Box 1871 Merrifield VA 22116-9753
• Better Future International Help Haiti
  http://www.betterfutureinternational.org
  PO Box 20196 New York, NY 10014
• International Rescue Committee IRC Haiti Crisis Fund
  http://www.theirc.org
  122 East 42nd Street New York, New York 10168-1289
• Net Hope Haiti Quake Relief Fund
  http://www.nethope.org
  PO Box 6704 McLean, VA 22106-6704
• World Vision Haiti Quake Relief
  http://www.worldvision.org
  P.O. Box 9716, Dept. W Federal Way, WA 98063-9716
• American Red Cross International Response Fund
  2025 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20006
  http://www.redcross.org/
• United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund
  http://ochaonlineun.org
  OCHA UN Secretariat NY, NY 10017
• Merlin USA
  http://www.merlin-usa.org
  1600 K Street NW, Suite 450 Washington DC 20006

Volunteer

Volunteer opportunities in disaster settings are extremely rare and are usually limited to people with prior disaster experience and technical skills. To register your skills and experience for a possible volunteer opportunity, see the Center for International Disaster Information's registration page.