The announcement comes on the heels of the Harvard for Haiti Benefit Concert, which raised over $37,000 for earthquake relief efforts. All the money from the concert will go to Partners in Health.
The Harvard Foundation and the Office for the Arts at Harvard are different entities, but wouldn’t it make sense — given that the OAH and concert organizers are using the arts to promote aid for Haiti — to donate at least part of the concert proceeds to Jean’s Yele Haiti organization?
The money will go to Partners most likely because its co-founder is Harvard professor Paul Farmer, a graduate from the med school. Or perhaps it’s due to the increasing amount of negative information coming out about Jean’s foundation.
Give Jean the voice, not the money?
Hopefully the Harvard Foundation will not have to regret its choice.
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