However difficult, accept the harsh reality about suffering and loss. "A terrible thing happened. It cannot be changed. So now what?"

I Will Not Be Broken

Jerry White, Survivor Corps Founder

Jerry is a recognized leader of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines, and co-founder of Survivor Corps (formerly Landmine Survivors Network). In 1984, Jerry lost his leg—and almost his life—in a landmine accident. He has endured the pain of loss and the challenge of rebuilding. As co-founder of Survivor Corps, Jerry has interviewed thousands of victims of tragedy. With this book, he shares what he—and they—have learned.

How to Help Survivors in Haiti

1/15/2010 9:29:00 AM

Please help survivors in Haiti by donating to International Medical Corps.

IMC’s work delivering primary care to earthquake survivors is especially important because they invest in capacity building of local doctors and medical personnel. As IMC puts it, “This approach of helping people help themselves is critical to returning devastated communities to self-reliance.”

In 2008 Survivor Corps honored IMC doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Niarchos Prize for Survivorship.

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