Grammy Award-winning hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean issued the following statement to rally help for his native country, Haiti, which was devastated by an earthquake yesterday:

"Haiti today faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced.

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake – and several very strong aftershocks – struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now.

President Obama has already said that the U.S. stands "ready to assist" the Haitian people. The U.S. military is the only group trained and prepared to offer that assistance immediately. They must do so as soon as possible.

The international community must also rise to the occasion and help the Haitian people in every way possible."Wyclef Jean Carnival
Clef, as he is affectionately known, is the Goodwill Ambassador of Haiti and the founder of the Yéle Haiti, which uses music, sports and the media to reinforce projects that are making a difference in education, health, environment and community development.

Many people have already reached out to the Fugees founder (pictured right in Haiti in 2008) about how they could help.

He said there are one of two things: Use your cell phone to text "Yele" to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can visit www.Yele.org and click on DONATE.