30th January 2010
Digicel distributes aid to 4,000 people

Digicel yesterday distributed vital supplies to nearly 4,000 Haitians camping in the garden of the Prime Minister’s office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 650 families - with 270 children under the age of four - have been living in tents in the garden since the earthquake struck on January 12th.
Supplies included T-shirts, powdered milk, oats, tinned food and crackers, as well as medical supplies for the Red Cross who are treating the injured in the camp. Digicel also installed a water tank with 400 gallons of drinking water – which will be refilled every second day - and a charging station for those who need electricity to charge their mobile phones.
Digicel Haiti Marketing Director, Tatiana Policard, commented: “When we were approached by the leader of the camp, we immediately mobilized our team with the necessary supplies to assist those living in the camp. However, this aid distribution is just a drop in the ocean - there are hundreds of thousands of people living in makeshift campsites right across Port-au-Prince who are in desperate need of food, water and medical supplies.
“Sixteen days after the earthquake, it is critically important that the aid keeps coming in and is distributed to those in need. Digicel will continue to do everything in its power to assist the people of Haiti.”