GW will provide relief to Hurricane Matthew victims in Haiti, according to a University release Monday.

Faculty and officials have expressed interested in responding to the emergency in Haiti, Doug Shaw, the senior associate provost for international strategy, said in the release. Shaw will coordinate the University’s aid efforts.

“GW has world-class expertise and a unique platform to help focus global attention on the recovery effort,” Shaw said in the release.

About 900 people have died after Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti last week, and about 500,000 Haitians are reportedly stranded in the south of the country. Cholera, an acute diarrheal illness, has also begun to break out in the country’s coastal areas.

GW has assisted Haiti in recovering from previous natural disasters: After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that left more than 300,000 people dead, GW worked with Elisabeth Delatour Préval, the then-first lady of Haiti and a School of Business alumna. Préval later attended two GW symposiums about Haiti’s reconstruction.

University President Steven Knapp said in the release that after 2010’s earthquake, the GW community responded by offering humanitarian aid in a “multi-pronged approach.” Students raised more than $9,000 for disaster relief and organized a candlelight vigil and letter-writing event, according to the release. Officials also sent emergency medical and nursing personnel to Haiti.

“The hurricane has further and tragically complicated the country’s ongoing recovery efforts from the catastrophic 2010 earthquake,” Knapp said. “Our collaboration has been ongoing, and Dr. Shaw will ensure that, once again, the University’s response is appropriate and effective.”