Our most urgent need was to get the funds to the team on the ground. It’s estimated that 828k+ people are afffecerd by the earthquake with 2.2k+ Dead, 344 missing, 130k+ destroyed/damaged homes and 650k in need of emergency assistance. They are also a great source of ‘on the ground’ relief effort for the people there.
Hope for Haiti has been working towards reducing poverty in Haiti and working with the Haitian people and children in particular. We are humbled and excited to announce that our 3rd Charity Donation will be to “Hope for Haiti”, who is currently supporting the Earthquake relief efforts in the region. networks on Friday, January 22.We are really happy to bring you our 3nd charity donation to Hope for HaitiĪs you may have seen, Haiti was unfortunately hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the 14th August U2 is expected to perform the song during "Hope for Haiti," a global telethon scheduled to air across major U.S. Irish rock band U2 has collaborated with American rapper Jay-Z and producer Swizz Beatz on a song to raise funds for Haiti. The devastating impact of the earthquake in Haiti has inspired a number of celebrities to issue calls for aid.
They include "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up Susan Boyle and "X Factor" winner Leona Lewis.Ĭowell said his fellow "X Factor" judge Cheryl Cole would also "love to" take part.Ī spokeswoman from the Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Brown had phoned Cowell to ask him to make a charity record.
It is unclear which artists will contribute to the single, however Cowell manages a stable of high-profile singers through Syco, his joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. "We had a request from the prime minister and The Sun newspaper, 'Would we put a record together?' We haven't got a lot of time but we are going to do something and attempt to raise as much money as possible," Cowell said, according to the UK's Press Association. London, England (CNN) - British television mogul Simon Cowell is producing a record to raise funds for the earthquake recovery effort in Haiti.Īt the British National Television Awards in London Wednesday, Cowell said he had received a request from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to consider a charity record.
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