Dear friend:

I write to share the most recent news we have received from PROFAMIL, our Haitian Association, which has been working to improve the lives of Haitians since 1984.

We are deeply concerned because PROFAMIL's acting Executive Director has severely infected wounds and had to be evacuated out of Port-au-Prince to receive care. We have yet to receive feedback from everyone but many of our staff are struggling to salvage what they can from PROFAMIL clinics in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince which have been seriously damaged, and to resume mobile services of first aid and family planning in tent cities where displaced persons have gathered. We need your help!

	Destruction of PROFAMIL's Port-au-Prince clinic. Alix, a PROFAMIL driver and other clinic staff helped rescue some materials and equipment from the rubble.

Because the damaged clinics are inaccessible, we are urgently collecting money to mobilize human resources and purchase supplies, including first aid and medicines. If you have not already done so, please donate today to help PROFAMIL provide critical, lifesaving services.

PROFAMILIA, our Member Association in the Dominican Republic is setting up a presence in five areas, including Jacmel, that have yet to receive much-needed assistance. They have also transferred a Mobile Health Unit to the Haitian border, to serve the numerous refugees fleeing the country. We are grateful to our partners on-the-ground who, with your help, are ready to make a difference.

In the wake of this enormous tragedy, I thank you for your support and encourage you to spread the word. Please ask your friends and family to donate to support PROFAMIL.

Donations can be made on our secure site and 100% of the money will go directly to PROFAMIL's operations, to get their clinics and mobile health units up and working as soon as possible.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Carmen Barroso
Regional Director
International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region