We are looking a business or organisation in Haiti who’d like a pro bono web design and development. We’ll design, build and host the website free of charge.
If you know of any businesses directly, or ways of finding one, please let me have your suggestions by 14th February.
As Haiti reconstructs after the earthquake, its emerging businesses will need to find ways to trade. A free web development struck me as the best way we could offer support. The website could be a brochure site, ecommerce shop, a membership site for an organisation, or even an online magazine.
The difficulty is finding a suitable business in Haiti, and that’s where I’m hoping you can help. Perhaps you have a direct contact, or maybe you’ll know someone who does and re-tweet this out to them.
I’d like suggestions by 14th February, we’ll choose one and design and build the website during February / March.
If you are a French translator, and would like to help on the web design and development project, please let me know.
Really pleased to announce we are building a website for the Institute for Human and Community Development (IHCD) schools in Haiti.
The schools provide education, healthcare and support for abused (Restavek) and poor children in Haiti.
I'll blog about the project in more detail separately.
Hello. If you are still open to doing pro bono work for a charity in Haiti, please look at http://www.fondetha.org. This is the website for Foundation for the Development and Transformation of Haiti (FONDETHA). They have been in existence since 2006. The people who initiated and developed FONDETHA are graduates of programs that I, Patrick Smyth, funded and Swiss Consulting Group (SCG) provided to over 300 middle class citizens of Haiti. The projects you will see on their website were financed by themselves. No money was gifted or granted by outside sources. All of the money was raised by these people, after they got what incredible leaders and people they really are.
Now they want to expand their work and provide these courses and free project direction to others in their neighborhoods and communities. Please consider helping them with the website design and the contribution page. You can contact me at 410-902-0067 or 443-324-1366.
Thank you,
Patrick
Hello,
I work for JEARS, and we are working on the front lines of Animal Rescue and support in Japan, after the Tohoku Earthquake on March 11..
We are working with the World's animal groups:HSI, IFAW,PETA, Best Friends, World Vet.
We desperately need a website to highlight our efforts to the world, our blog, people needing help, etc.
Our site is so lame, we continue to use a prive + a public FB page to communicate to the world. https://www.facebook.com/#!/AnimalRescueJapan
We currently had a website guy, but he fell thru almost instantly, and our site looks like a 12 year old made it.
http://www.jears.org
Time , and for now, pro-bono, is critical for us.
Can you help us, or point us in the right direction?
Thank you,
Bill Gabbard
bill@jears.org
HI Bill,
thanks for getting in touch.
As per feedback to Patrick, we don't have any spare capacity at the moment. We'll hopefully be able to tackle a further pro-bono project in the late Autumn (Fall).
I took a quick look at your site – as it's WordPress based, and structure (with the exception of the forums) looks fairly standard, you may be able to get a quick and effective solution by purchasing a suitable 'off the shelf' theme.
A good theme from a specialist WordPress company should only cost around $100.
Cheers,
Roger
I have been to Haiti twice since the earthquake and have had family caught up in the crisis. I'm in the UK currently but would do work for a good cause like this free of charge.