Nine months after the earthquake, Haiti now experiences a new crisis in the western region of the cholera outbreak. More than 300 people have died and relief organizations working to support more quickly to stop the spread.
We are very much on the new Twitter account of the Red Cross (@ kwawouj) fascination, which was created specifically for this outbreak to inform residents of Haitian Creole of auxiliary resources in their immediate vicinity.
Thanks to the support of Voila, one of the largest wireless providers in Haiti, this weekend, , many residents @ kwawouj with the fast follow follow option via SMS and will therefore no internet connection and without Twitter account the vital information. Since the creation of @ kwawouj already received 1,000 residents of Haiti these important tweets.
It's incredibly great to work with a provider such as Voila, whose mission is to offer the best possible tools to enhance the region affected by a good communications infrastructure. We are working on similar relationships to communication providers around the world to produce.
The Account of the Red Cross is currently part of our Promoted Tweets for Good program by Hope140. Hope140 support promotional initiatives selected non-profit organizations that are using Twitter for their campaign. Episode @ hope140 to get the latest news and to give feedback on how Twitter can be used better to help people.
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