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Hip-hop artist, former member of the Fugees, and Haitian native Wyclef Jean has led efforts to help Haiti for years through his charity Yele Haiti.
The term "Yele" comes from a Haitian Creole word meaning 'to yell,' and when asked by CBS's Scott Pelley why he chose this name for his charity, Wyclef responded "Because I want you to hear us."
Jessica Calefati at Mother Jones reported on Wednesday that Yele spends $100,000 a year on athletic programs for Haitian children and helps feed 50,000 people a month with food donated by the UN.
photo: Angelina Jolie and Wyclef Jean in Port-au-Prince in January 2006, celebrating Yele's 1st anniversary. Credit: Brennan Leslie / Associated Press.
When Wyclef received word of the disaster, he immediately acted, sending a “flurry of tweets” for people to donate $5 by texting 501501. He has already returned to Haiti to help.
More details on Wyclef's actions over the past few days here on Treehugger.com.
Saw this on Twitter today, from @dosomething:
NEWS: we're offering grants of $500 for people under 25 who are working on Haiti relief projects.
The country needs much more persons like him.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.