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UPDATE: Wyclef To Host 'Hope For Haiti' Telethon

Perhaps no celeb has been on the frontlines of the Haiti earthquake relief more than Wyclef Jean. Now the Haitian-American musician is teaming up with Oscar winner George Clooney and CNN's Anderson Cooper for a two-hour telethon to be broadcast by 11 networks, reports People. Donations to the "Hope for Haiti" telethon will be given to Wyclef's Yele Haiti Foundation, UNICEF, Oxfam and Partners in Health, among other aid organizations. The two-hour special will include musical performances as well as celebrity appearances. Wyclef speaks out about the earthquake in Haiti. Here's how you can help the people of Haiti.
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Perhaps no celeb has been on the frontlines of the Haiti earthquake relief more than Wyclef Jean. Now the Haitian-American musician is teaming up with Oscar winner George Clooney and CNN’s Anderson Cooper for a telethon to be broadcast by 11 networks, reports People.

Donations to the “Hope for Haiti” telethon will be given to Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation, UNICEF, Oxfam and Partners in Health, among other aid organizations. The two-hour special will include musical performances as well as celebrity appearances.

Wyclef speaks out about the earthquake in Haiti.

Here’s how you can help the people of Haiti.