Gulf oil spill: How you can help
CNN Wire Staff
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/US/04/30/impact.oil.spill/story.oil.spill.iyw.jpg caption="Conservation groups say birds, now in the prime breeding season, are especially at risk." width=300 height=169]
Efforts to minimize the damage from the huge oil spill from a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico are under way, but wildlife conservation groups say the oil could pose a disaster for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida coastal areas.
How can you help? A number of organizations are recruiting volunteers.
The Audubon Society, which is affiliated with the Louisiana Coastal Initiative, is making its Center for Birds of Prey in Florida available for bird cleansing and rehabilitation and is seeking volunteers. Elsewhere, Audubon said it was gearing up to mobilize volunteers and provide assistance as the oil reaches land in Louisiana and elsewhere. Find a local office
Help for Tennessee flooding
CNN
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/04/story.tn.flooding.gi.jpg caption="Heavy storms in the Southeast have caused at least 28 deaths, 19 of them in Tennessee" width=300 height=169]
Heavy storms that have battered the Southeast since the weekend have caused at least 28 deaths, 19 of them in Tennessee.
The rain has been especially cruel to Tennessee, swelling rivers to historic levels, turning roads to lakes and flooding landmarks such as the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Parts of Tennessee had been so damaged by the floods that President Obama declared them major disaster areas, a designation that makes federal funding available to affected residents.
How you can help...
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
To find out how you can make a difference and help provide relief for the flood victims in Tennessee, visit our Impact Your World page.
Photo Gallery: A dispatch from Rwanda
Program Note: On Thursday, April 22, CNN takes an in-depth look at flashpoints around the globe where natural resources are caught in the crossfire of conflict.
Tune in to watch Anderson Cooper swim without a cage with Great White Sharks, meet a group of Mountain Gorillas never seen before by tourists and explore the next possible deadly pandemic with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
A special Earth Day edition of CNN’s award winning documentary, Planet in Peril will air tomorrow night at 11pm ET on CNN.
AC360°
Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Lisa Ling traveled to Rwanda as part of the Planet in Peril series, examining the conflict between humans and nature.
Video: Anderson Cooper dives with sharks
Program Note: On Thursday, April 22, CNN takes an in-depth look at flashpoints around the globe where natural resources are caught in the crossfire of conflict.
Tune in to watch Anderson Cooper swim without a cage with Great White Sharks, meet a group of Mountain Gorillas never seen before by tourists and explore the next possible deadly pandemic with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
A special Earth Day edition of CNN’s award winning documentary, Planet in Peril will air tomorrow night at 11pm ET on CNN.
Anderson Cooper | BIO
AC360° Anchor
Impact Your World: How to help in Haiti
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/31/haiti.donors/story.petionville.gi.jpg width=300 height=169]
AC360°
The devastating earthquake affected 3 million people – one-third of Haiti's population. Considered the most vulnerable are the Haitian children that survived the catastrophe. These organizations have created specific programs to protect these children, meet their medical and nutritious needs and help them recover from the trauma of this disaster.
How you can help:
• Child Hope International – Caring for orphans
• Friends of the Orphans – Pediatric Care
• Jean R. Cadet Restavek Foundation – Helping children in servitude
• Kids Alive International – Sheltering orphans
• Meds & Food for Kids – Feeding malnourished children
• Mercy Corps – Comfort for kids
• Save the Children – Child-friendly spaces
• UNICEF – Protecting children
• World Food Programme – Feeding orphans
• World Vision – Child-friendly spaces
Impact Your World: How to help in Haiti
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/31/haiti.donors/story.petionville.gi.jpg width=300 height=169]
AC360°
The devastating earthquake affected 3 million people – one-third of Haiti's population. Considered the most vulnerable are the Haitian children that survived the catastrophe. These organizations have created specific programs to protect these children, meet their medical and nutritious needs and help them recover from the trauma of this disaster.
How you can help:
• Child Hope International – Caring for orphans
• Friends of the Orphans – Pediatric Care
• Jean R. Cadet Restavek Foundation – Helping children in servitude
• Kids Alive International – Sheltering orphans
• Meds & Food for Kids – Feeding malnourished children
• Mercy Corps – Comfort for kids
• Save the Children – Child-friendly spaces
• UNICEF – Protecting children
• World Food Programme – Feeding orphans
• World Vision – Child-friendly spaces
Video: Haitian baby really an orphan?
Elizabeth Cohen | BIO
CNN Senior Medical Correspondent
Last month, a Haitian couple awaits a DNA test to prove a baby flown to the U.S. after the earthquake is theirs. Tonight CNN Senior Medical Correspondent follows up on the story and is with the parents who will be reunited with their daughter. Don't miss their reunion tonight.
Impact Your World: How to help Haiti
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/31/haiti.donors/story.petionville.gi.jpg width=300 height=169]
AC360°
The devastating earthquake affected 3 million people – one-third of Haiti's population. Considered the most vulnerable are the Haitian children that survived the catastrophe. These organizations have created specific programs to protect these children, meet their medical and nutritious needs and help them recover from the trauma of this disaster.
How you can help:
• Child Hope International – Caring for orphans
• Friends of the Orphans – Pediatric Care
• Jean R. Cadet Restavek Foundation – Helping children in servitude
• Kids Alive International – Sheltering orphans
• Meds & Food for Kids – Feeding malnourished children
• Mercy Corps – Comfort for kids
• Save the Children – Child-friendly spaces
• UNICEF – Protecting children
• World Food Programme – Feeding orphans
• World Vision – Child-friendly spaces
Impact Your World: How you can help Haiti
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/SPECIALS/2007/impact/images/t1s/haiti6.jpg caption="Take action and help save the victims of the Haiti earthquake." width=416 height=234]
CNN
As aid organizations work to provide for the survivors in post-quake Haiti, the ongoing support for humanitarian aid remains vital. You can text donations for Haiti relief from your cell phone. In addition to your donation amount, standard text messaging fees will apply.
Red Cross: Text HAITI to 90999 ($10 donation)
UNICEF: Text UNICEF to 20222 ($10 donation)
Clinton Foundation: Text HAITI to 20222 ($10 donation)
Yéle Haiti: Text YELE to 501501 ($5 donation)
United Way: Text HAITI to 864833 ($5 donation)
Intl Medical Corps: Text HAITI to 85944 ($10 donation)
World Food Program: Text: FRIENDS to 90999 ($5 donation)
UN Foundation: Text CERF to 90999 ($5 donation)
Compassion Intl: Text DISASTER to 90999 ($10 donation)
Intl Rescue Committee Text: HAITI to 25383 ($5 donation)
The Salvation Army: Text HAITI to 52000 ($10 donation)
Cure Intl: Text CURE to 85944 ($10 donation)
Oxfam: Text OXFAM to 25383 ($10 donation)
Samaritan's Purse: Text SP to 85944 ($10 donation) Convoy of Hope: Text CONVOY to 50555 ($10 donation)
From Canada:
Salvation Army in Canada: Text HAITI to 45678 ($5 donation)
Plan Canada: Text HAITI to 30333 ($5 donation)
From the United Kingdom:
Disasters Emergency Committee: Text GIVE to 70077 (£5 Pounds)
From France:
French Red Cross: Text HAITI to 80222 (1 Euro)
For more on how to help Haiti, go to Impact Your World.
Lifesaving Tweets: Malaria nets distributed in Senegal
Courtesy: MHallahan/Sumitomo Chemical
Joneil Adriano
AC360° Producer
“Social networking media is going to change the world!”
How many times have you heard that in the past year? Probably too many to count – especially if you’re an avid AC360° viewer who uses Twitter and Facebook regularly.
But I bet even the most jaded techies among you will feel good about this story: This past January, the folks at Malaria No More and their partners distributed the first of more than 89,000 malaria nets in the Saraya and Velingara health districts in Senegal.
“The most effective tool for preventing malaria in Africa is a $10 mosquito net. A family can sleep under it, and it protects them from the mosquitoes that spread malaria at night,” explains Malaria No More CEO Scott Case.
By distributing those nets, Case’s group hopes those parts of Senegal could become some of the first in the entire continent to reach “Universal Coverage” – where every single person is able to sleep under a mosquito net.
On Twitter
