Help Haiti
Donate to the Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal
In response to the recent natural disaster in Haiti, Westpac is supporting the Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal. If you'd like to donate to help the survivors of this natural disaster, simply click to give online or drop into any Westpac branch.
Make a Donation Today
Online via the Oxfam Website
In person at your local Westpac branch
By phone on 1800 088 110.
Your donation is important
A major earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, struck the nation of Haiti on Tuesday 12 January.
More than 100,000 people are feared dead and millions more need urgent assistance. The quake is the most powerful to hit the Caribbean country in 200 years and is a devastating blow for Haitians, many of whom were already living below the poverty line.
Oxfam is there
Oxfam have a 100 strong team working in Haiti, including 15 emergency specialists. They are supporting rescue efforts, assessing the damage, providing shelter material for people who have lost their homes and responding with public health, water and sanitation services to prevent the spread of waterborne disease. Oxfam also has links with a large network of community volunteers who can get aid to affected people quickly.
Find out more about Oxfam and the Haiti Earthquake Disaster Appeal at the Oxfam website.
Things you should know
- Information current as at 15 January 2010. Should the funds raised exceed the amount required to meet the immediate and longer term needs of the people in the affected areas, Oxfam Australia will direct donations to its International Crisis Fund to address future emergencies as they occur.
