Hope continues to grow for the Haitian people as more and more individuals and groups continue to provide aid and donations to the people of Haiti. People from all over the world, from ordinary citizens to some of the most influential people, have chipped in and done their part in raising the hopes of the victims amidst all of the rubble and destruction surrounding them.

Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, a telethon aimed to raise funds for Haiti and its people, was held recently and was participated in by many of Hollywood’s best and brightest celebrities. Filled with performances and appearances by some of today’s most popular stars, the telethon was one of the avenues where people came to show their support for the Haiti relief operations. Stars like George Clooney, Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z, Rihanna and U2 spearheaded the event and lent their talents to the show.

Some of the world’s biggest corporations also sent aid to the country. These include Cable News Network (CNN), Procter & Gamble, and some others who pledged generous amounts of money and sent their own teams of medical staff to reinforce the efforts in Haiti.

US President Barack Obama expressed his support and help to their neighboring country and deployed thousands of US Army personnel to provide stability in the earthquake-ravaged country.

Ben Stiller, founder of stillerstrong.org and Haitian Schools Initiative, and also a participant in the Hope for Haiti telethon, said that it is crucial for the world to help the victims in Haiti. He says that the more money people will raise, the more money there will be for building schools for the children of Haiti.

Since almost every infrastructure in the country was brought down by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit the country early in January 2010, food and shelter, among other things, are needed now more than ever by the thousands of victims left homeless by the devastating disaster.