Emergency Relief for Survivors of Haiti Hurricane

From the moment Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti, your generosity enabled us to quickly stockpile tarps, and begin distributing shelter materials, and hundreds of mosquito nets to keep families safe from disease-carrying mosquitoes. 

Thanks to you, our emergency response teams on the ground were able to distribute hygiene kits and food packs to the most needy, and work with partners to identify communities where diseases such as Cholera, and other water-borne illnesses would threaten the poorest families.

Jean is just one of the people that have been impacted by your quick action and generosity. When he heard the front wall of his home crack, and fall to the ground in the middle of the night, Jean yelled for his two young daughters and they all fled for their lives.

“When the house started swaying, I decided to take the kids and leave … everything was destroyed, nothing is standing,”

But as with many in his community, Hurricane Matthew flattened more than just Jean’s home. His plantain trees—the family’s only source of income—were uprooted and washed away. Years of work, and his future income was gone. 

As the weeks become months, your gifts will enable World Concern to remain close to people like Jean, and communities that have suffered from this disaster. We will work together with survivors and community groups to implement medium, and long-term shelter opportunities, and water and sanitation solutions that work to protect families and help them heal.

“I have to rebuild the house,” Jean says.

Your gifts are giving people like Jean hope, and the capacity to recover, and rebuild. Thank you so much for your gifts, and for making a difference in the lives of people affected by Hurricane Matthew.