A major earthquake hit Concepción, Chile on February 27, 2010 which impacted Earth as much as to have shifted the Earth’s axis 3 inches and shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 milliseconds. Recorded at 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale it’s the 7th strongest in recorded history. Here we have another country devastated by a major earthquake less than 2 months after Haiti was struck. My Monthly Charity for February 2010 will be for the Save the Children organization as they prepare to send an assessment team to focus on the needs of children and their families.
Any disaster increases the vulnerability of children. And we know from experience that an earthquake of this enormity — with widespread destruction of homes, schools, infrastructure and piece of mind — will put thousands of children at risk, said Charles MacCormack, Save the Children’s president and CEO. – Save the Children Readies to Respond to Massive Earthquake in Chile
Our mission is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need in the U.S. and around the world.
Our priorities are to ensure that children in need grow up protected and safe, educated, healthy and well-nourished, and able to thrive in economically secure households.
We provide a wide range of programs, including:
- Training community health workers to care for newborns and young children;
- Protecting vulnerable children from abuse and exploitation;
- Helping communities in at-risk countries to be prepared in advance of natural disasters; and
- Improving children’s health through regular exercise and nutritious food in the U.S.
Save the Children does work around the world to help children in need and when an earthquake of this magnitude hits anywhere in the world it will surely be needed. There is an estimated 580,000 children that maybe affected by the quake. There will be a lot of children that will be in dire need of assistance after an earthquake like this and Save the Children will do it’s part to help.
How can we help? We can help the children of Chile by contributing to the Save the Children’s Emergency Fund which helps the organization respond to those in need in the disaster zone. Recovery efforts have just begun but every little contribution will make a difference.
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02/28/2010 
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