Haiti Earthquake: Crisis response
On 12th January 2010, Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, was torn apart by a catastrophic in 7.0 magnitude quake. The biggest earthquake in 200 years.
Up to 200,000 people have lost their lives and a third of the country's 9 million people need emergency aid in order to survive.
Six months on, with 1.5 million people living in tents and the hurricane season underway, ActionAid has found that the country’s reconstruction plans are flawed and needed an urgent rethink.
Six months after the earthquake Cherlandine is starting to smile again. 3 year old Cherlandine was buried in rubble for 3 days before being rescued. Her mother and young sibling died, and her father abandoned her. She attends psycho-social sessions at COZPAM partner centre in Philippeaux, Port-au-Prince and is being taken care of by Mona Clerveau, a 53 yr old widow. Cherlandine and hope for the future
Six months on from earthquake, Haiti's reconstruction plans are seriously flawed
Six months after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, with 1.5 million people living in tents and the hurricane season underway, the country’s reconstruction plans are flawed and needed an urgent rethink.
Haiti Earthquake 5 months on
The devastating earthquake in Haiti prompted donations and support from hundreds of thousands of people around the world. ActionAid supporters were incredibly generous, helping us act as soon as disaster struck.
Haiti Earthquake: Three months on
Three months on from the earthquake which devastated Haiti, the government is at risk of ignoring survivors in its plans to rehouse hundreds of thousands of people.
Rebuilding Haiti: Haitian people must not be excluded
Ordinary Haitians are being excluded from decisions about how best to rebuild their country after January’s devastating earthquake.
Haiti Earthquake: Two months on
Two months on from the devastating earthquake of 12 January, Haiti is beginning to rebuild itself.
However, now that the rainy season is due to start, the dangers are even greater for the estimated milion people who have been made homeless.
