FACE AIDS responds to the emergency in Haiti

Since 2005, FACE AIDS, a group founded by Stanford students dedicated to fighting AIDS in Africa, has raised more than $1.5 million to support Partners in Health (PIH), a nonprofit working in Africa but with deep roots in Haiti as well. Founded by Paul Farmer, the Harvard physician who is currently serving as deputy U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti under former President Bill Clinton, PIH was among the first groups to provide emergency services on the ground in Haiti to respond to the recent calamity.
To support PIH, FACE AIDS has partnered with Sterling Stamos, a Menlo Park-based private investment firm, to raise $100,000 for PIH’s Haiti earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts. Sterling Stamos is providing a $50,000 challenge grant that it will match dollar-for-dollar with funds raised by FACE AIDS.
“We find that years of investment in building a strong local partner organization mean that we are again in the position of responding effectively to a natural disaster,” said Farmer. “We are very proud of our team.” He said PIH has been working very closely with the United Nations, the Haitian and U.S. governments, and other nonprofits to meet the immediate needs of Haitians, as well as to work toward the long-term rebuilding of the country. For more information on Stanford’s efforts in support of Haitian relief, visit the university’s Haiti Information web page.

-Ruthann Richter