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.

The Haiti earthquake last January 12, 2010 provided the world with various pictures of human tragedy, devastation and death. Hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the people of the little island country of Haiti have been set up in temporary relocation camps outside of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian government is also focusing its efforts on finishing the building of temporary schools where the earthquake survivors and their families will eventually settle.

The tragedy has shown how people can join together to help their fellow humans. Several governments and powerful individuals, including Hollywood celebrities, have pledged wealth and utilities to the island nation to aid and somehow help Haitians recover from the traumatic tragedy.

Ben Stiller, one of the most recognizable Hollywood stars around the world, has launched the Haitian Schools Initiative that is aimed at providing Haitian children with temporary schools and places to learn while they clean up the rubble and repair everything that has been damaged by the earthquake.

“Our goal is to help kids get back in school as quickly as possible,” Stiller says of his initiative.

He adds that schools, for him, represent a safe haven for kids, especially in these times of crisis. Schools provide not only a place where children can learn but also a place where healthcare, nutrition and other important services can be conducted and given.

Through his start-up organization, stillerstrong.org, Stiller is partnering with the organization Architecture for Humanity in making sure that the constructions of these schools will not be delayed and will be done as soon as the Haitian government finalizes all of its relocation plans.

Already working in Haiti, even before the earthquake struck, Ben Stiller and Architecture for Humanity estimated that a temporary school would cost somewhere around $45,000-$75,000. Launching stillerstrong as a fun campaign in 2009, Ben Stiller has continued on his mission to rebuild hope for the children of Haiti.

For several weeks now, headlines from all over the world have mentioned, in one way or another, the devastation and tragedy that struck the country of Haiti. With thousands of people feared dead, buried in the rubble and thousands more literally left homeless by the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake, people from all over the world have pledged help for the victims in Haiti.

Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s most recognized companies, has given the people of Haiti various contributions amounting to over $1 million dollars and counting. Several P&G executives, employees and even retirees have pledged to help and support Haitians in any way they can.

P&G products and cash have been donated to help aid not only the victims themselves, but also the other volunteers who are helping in Haiti.

In addition to all these, P&G has also provided 6 million packets of PUR, a technology the company offers to help purify water. This quantity is said to be enough to provide the victims with clean water for three months, a supply worth 60 million liters. PUR packets disinfect and purify water through a cloth filter. It removes dirt and other harmful substances in the water, making it safe to drink. P&G has been constantly supplying PUR packets to disaster-stricken countries, like the countries devastated during the Asian Tsunami in December 2004.

The Cincinnati-based company, known for its products such as Tide detergents, Pampers Diapers and Crest Toothpaste, said that their donations are ready whenever relief agencies need them.

P&G has partnered with several organizations in aiding the relief operations in Haiti. These include AmeriCares, Global Medic, CARE, PSI, Samaritan’s Purse, Pure Compassion Ministries and World Vision. It has also sent medical teams to Haiti to help care for the Haitians who got sick and injured in the January 2010 quake.