Immacula Jeanty, 42, shows us the jean shorts she's wearing for protection at night underneath her skirt at Ti Source camp above Mariani.

"The jeans are a protection against rape at night - we're all wearing them under our skirts" she said. "They're difficult to cut."

Immacula is one of 2,529 people living in three refugee camps in Mariani, a hilly neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince. The camps cover a vast area above the town but with so many people living in close proximity, security is an issue.

As a prevention measure, 12 women have formed a committee and organised a rota of men to guard the most vulnerable women at night.

Fifteen men are guarding the women at the three camps (15 people in total) and they have worked out a rota so that each of the three teams can sleep during the day and have a replacement team at night.

So far they've had no incidents of rape and think this measure has helped, said Martine Josil, 24, chair of the women's committee at the camp they've called Ti Source.

ActionAid working with local partners is delivering food to displaced people living in Mariani. Families will receive 7kg of flour, 5kg each of rice, maize and sugar, 1/2 gallon of cooking oil, water purification tablets and 2 cans of sardines /salmon - enough to last a family of six for two weeks.

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