There’s been a tragedy in Haiti. How have you responded? Have you pledged some sort of donation? Gone out to help? Said ‘thats a real shame’ and then thought nothing more? another response?

I’m a member of a photography forum where Haiti was mentioned. Some of the responses shocked me. One response asked ‘why should the UK donate anything’. Another asks why even bother to donate any money/ help – their reasoning being twofold: We’ve been putting money into Africa for years and the problems still exist; and Haiti has been run by incompetents for years so why should we jump in?

These are responses from 2 adults in a seemingly civilized country? What happened to looking out for your neighbour? I wonder how they’d feel if their country was devastated and the world stood back and said ‘We can’t help, we have our own problems, deal with it yourselves’.

Please don’t be like these folks, have a heart and show some concern for the people of Haiti, sure they’re not the only ones suffering at the moment.

Check these sites out for ways that you can help, and, if all else fails, pray!

http://www.dec.org.uk/
Jonathan Blundells Blog post

Peace Out