【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2010年1月18日海地太子港訊】 ─ 接近一個星期，海地所發生的一切，仍然是世界各地的頭條新聞。聯合國秘書長潘基文形容，這是：「十年內其中一次最嚴重的人道主義危機。」

國際的救援行動正在進行中，雖然儘管有不少困難，但災民已開始收到援助。只要是合適接待或作援助災民中心的慈幼會院，慈幼會士及母佑會修女都會盡力協助及配合。

美國東部會省福傳辦公室，正與在聖多明尼加會省的慈幼會士緊密配合，繼續策劃及組織援助在海地的慈幼會士。總會長查偉思神父正每日更新資訊並關注局勢的發展，繼續給予海地極度疲憊的會士們，他的鼓勵和支持。

在Enam學校尋找學生及教師遺體的工作正緩慢地進行。最新的資料顯示被埋在慈幼學校的瓦礫下的250名學生及部份教師已死亡。到目前，只能找到60具遺體。更多其他的慈幼學生死在他們倒塌了的家中。

警號同時響起，原因是發覺，有些不擇手段的人用欺騙的手法募集捐款。由於這個原因，我們強烈忠告，只能向有信譽及認可的組織或非政府組織捐款。舉例說，在義大利，國際志願者發展運動（VIS），就是與義大利緊急救助機構合作。

ITALCEMENTI公司，將會提供建築材料，慈幼會的舊生Silvestro Capitanio博士在與副總會長白康寧會面後，作出了承諾。他們並討論了合作計劃，包括處理瓦礫及其他工作，並安排把必須的機械盡快運到災區。

慈幼會傳教士，Attilio Stra神父，在星期六夜晚從醫院傳回消息，多明尼加共和國總統Leonel Fernandez Reyna看望了他。

在慈幼通訊社(ANS)的錄影資料部門已備妥文獻資料，這些資料幾年前由都靈市鮑思高褔傳媒體中心製作，評估了地震前慈幼會士在海地的工作。

The relief operation is under way 

 (ANS –  Haiti – Port-au-Prince, 18 January 2010 ) – Almost a week later, what happened in Haiti  is still in the world headlines; the Secretary General of UNO, Ban Ki-moon, described it as “"one of the worst humanitarian crises in decades."

The International relief operation is under way and, although there are some problems, help is being distributed to the people. Where it is possible reception and assistance centres have been established at the Salesian houses, and the Salesians and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are doing all they can to welcome and help the people.

The New Rochelle Mission Office, acting in close contact with the Salesians in Santo Domingo, continues its work of planning and coordinating help for the Salesians in Haiti. The Rector Major, Fr Pascual Chávez, being constantly updated on the situation and developments, continues to offer his encouragement to the Salesians in Haiti who have been so severely tried.

The process of recovering the bodies of the pupils and teachers at Enam slowly continues. The latest information we have is that under the ruibble of the Salesian school, 250 pupils and some of their teachers were killed. Of these so far only 60 bodies have been recovered. Very many other Salesian pupils died in the ruins of their own homes.

Alarm is also being raised by some of those involved: cases have been discovered of unscrupulous people fraudulently collecting funds. For this reason it is very strongly recommended that contributions be only made to or through accredited and authorised organisations or NGO. In Italy, for example, the International Volunteer Movement for Development (VIS), is working with the Italian Emergency Relief Agency (AGIRE).

ITALCEMENTI, which produces building materials, through Dr. Silvestro Capitanio, a Salesian Past Pupil, in a meeting with the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Adriano Bregolin, has said that they will collaborate in the process of dealing with the rubble and other works and arrange for the necessary machinery to arrive as soon as possible.

Fr Attilio Stra the Salesian missionary, has sent news that while in hospital in Santo Domingo, on Saturday evening he was visited by the President of the Republic Leonel Fernández Reyna.

In the video information section of ANS a documentary is available, made some years ago by Missioni Don Bosco of Turin, which gives an account of the work of the Salesians in Haiti before the earthquake.