On January 28, 1985, a day after the American Music Awards, stars gathered in Jim Henson studios under the direction Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie to record “We Are The World.” The goal was to raise money and awareness about hunger in Africa. Proceeds were donated to the newly formed charity, at the time, USA for Africa (www.usaforafrica.org). To date, over $63 million dollars have been raised from this original recording co-written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson.

NEW YORK—The following is a statement by Wyclef Jean on yesterday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti: “Haiti yesterday faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake – and several very strong aftershocks – struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince.

Wyclef Jean has partnered with the Yele Haiti Foundation to start The Haiti Storm Relief Fund.
Read more about it through these links.
YELE HAITI’S HOMEPAGE- YELE.ORG
CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM- WYCLEF JEAN PITCHES IN TO HELP HURRICANE BATTERED HAITI
E! ONLINE- WYCLEF JEAN RALLIES FOR HURRICANE RELIEF IN HAITI

It’s one thing to talk about our own nation’s ability to recover from a hurricane’s fury, but think about the island nations who do not have as much access to resources as we do here.

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(photo taken in Dominican Republic, source:  thisislondon.co.uk)
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