Haiti Earthquake Relief

Thank you for supporting this project. I am writing today to share some updates about our work following Haiti’s 2021 earthquake. We appreciate you taking your time to learn and act in response to this crisis.

The devastating earthquake experienced in Haiti was compounded with other humanitarian issues, making this crisis even more complex. Since 2021, there has been a 15.6% increase in the number of people in Haiti who need humanitarian assistance. 

On June 3, 2023 heavy rains triggered floods in several regions of the country notably in the West, Southeast and Grand’Anse departments. The heavy rains lasted about 10 hours which provoked major floods and landslides in major cities such in the south of Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Belle-Anse. Overall, affected departments are west, Nippes, South-East, Grand’Anse, North-West; AAH has LRPs in the South-East and West and a regional office in Jérémie - Grand’Anse. The partial assessment reports 15 deaths, 8 missing and 7,475 families affected, 1,219 houses flooded and approximately 13,390 people displaced in the departments of West, Nippes, South-East, North-West and Center. In the West department, 5,510 households are affected, and more than 2,539 households are displaced.

Luciane, a 43 year old mother, tells her story about bringing up six children alone in the Lafionnele area of Corail, Haiti. Luciane and her neighbords in Corail live mainly from fishing and farming, which they practice in the mountains on steep slopes.

Luciana's house was so badly damaged by the earthquake in August 2021 in southern Haiti that she and her children had to move out. Since then, she has been living in a rented two-room apartment downtown.

Luciane owns a small farm, growing cassava, peas and yams, to feed herself and her family. However, the tropical storm that hit Haiti earlier this past June completely destroyed Luciane's garden, in which she had invested part of her savings. According to the latest reports from the United Nations, no less than 4.9 million Haitians find themselves in a situation of food insecurity, much like Luciane's. And quite often, mothers like Luciane have to reduce the amount of food that they're eating to give priority to their children. She says: "I used to have a cassava garden. The winds destroyed everything. I have nothing left. There are days when you don't have enough to eat. If you find some, you're happy; if you don't, you stay and there's nothing you can do."

Luciane is one of the women working in the "cash for work" program set up by ActionAid this past June, in the aftermath of the tropical storm, which destroyed infrastructure, incited flooding, and ravaged crops and agricultural farms. Luciane shares her plans for the cash she earns through the ActionAid program: "I won't be able to keep my 'cash for work' for myself. I'm going to use it to buy food and start preparing for school."

Thank you for supporting this project. I am writing today to share some updates about our work following Haiti’s 2021 earthquake. We appreciate you taking your time to learn and act in response to this crisis.

The devastating earthquake experienced in Haiti was compounded with other humanitarian issues, making this crisis even more complex. Since 2021, there has been a 15.6% increase in the number of people in Haiti who need humanitarian assistance. These humanitarian issues consist of insufficient food supply, inadequate access to healthcare, other consequences of climate change, and more. In response, ActionAid has implemented programs contributing to food security, empowering young people through leadership training, and providing community training to prepare for future natural disasters. ActionAid continues to work with communities in Haiti to create a better future.

Now more than ever, your commitment to humanitarian work makes a difference. Thank you for your support and solidarity.

Thank you for your support of this project. I am writing to share some updates from ActionAid’s emergency response to the August 2021 Earthquake in Haiti. 

We appreciate you taking the time to learn about and act in response to this crisis.  

In the year and a half since the tragic earthquake in Haiti, ActionAid has provided direct support to 10,000 Haitians, and we remain committed to providing long term support to all those impacted by this disaster. ActionAid’s direct support to individuals affected by the earthquake includes cash transfers, first aid kits, protection against gender-basedviolence (GBV), and psychological support. Our long-term response efforts are focused on preparing and training communities, especially women, on how to respond in theevent of future disasters, which proved critical in the first few hours following this earthquake.  

 ActionAid Haiti’s Country Directorlooked backon 2022 and shared about the positive implications of our women-focused approach to emergency response: 

 "If there is an accident, women have been trained to be the first to respond. You will now even see our women leaders providing first aid and support to elderly people in the community. Emergency preparedness is a leadership skill. When you invest in women as emergency responders, they are also viewed differently in their communities and families. They were once dependent on their husbands or members of their communities to tell them what to do in an emergency. But not today. Today, they are exercising their leadership and engaging in their community's development, in saving lives, and inspiring hope for others. This is a great reward of all the work that ActionAid has been doing in Haiti." 

 At ActionAid, women will always be in the front of action and response to humanitarian crisis in Haiti. 

 We remain committed to our communitypartners and now more than ever, your commitment to justice makes a difference. Thank you for your support and solidarity. 

Thank you so much for your support of this project. I’m writing to share some updates from ActionAid’s emergency response to the August 2021 Earthquake in Haiti. We appreciate you taking the time to learn about and act in response to this crisis. 

In the year since the tragic earthquake in Haiti, ActionAid has provided direct support tothousands of Haitians, and we remain committed to providing long term support to all those impacted by this disaster. ActionAid’s long-term response efforts are focusedon preparing and training communities,especially women, on how to respond in theevent of future disasters, which proved criticalin the first few hours following thisearthquake.Haiti’s network of women trained as firstresponders acted immediately to provideemergency relief and first aid, while also offeringsupport for women and girls at risk of gender-basedviolence.  

Now more than ever, your commitment to justice makes a difference. Thank you for your support and solidarity.

Thank you so much for your support of this project. I’m writing to share some updates from ActionAid’s emergency response for Covid-19. We appreciate you taking the time to learn about and act in response to this crisis.

The pandemic is not over. As variants continue to affect countries around the world, many more lives and livelihoods are at stake. The majority of those affected are women who are working in informal and insecure employment, often the first jobs to be cut in a crisis. 

We know that long-term recovery – like rebuilding and restoring livelihoods - requires long-lasting change. Thanks to your commitment, we’ve been able support communities with an eye towards the future. Thanks to our long-term partnerships on the ground, we are distributing hygene kits, providing education on how to prevent the spread of the virus, and advocating for public services. 

As the pandemic continues to evolve, your commitment to human rights matters more than ever. Thank you for your support.