Haiti: Five Months After the Earthquake
Today, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-au-Prince. Rebuilding lives will take months, even years, given the scale of the destruction and losses suffered. Even as the cameras turn away rom Haiti, Action Against Hunger remains committed to helping communities regain their livelihoods, secure water and food supplies for the future, and begin the painstaking process of rebuilding their lives.
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Haiti: Five Months aFter the earthquake
Today, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-au-Prince.
tuesday, January 12tH
A devastating earthquake ravages Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, leaving some 220,000 dead and over a million homeless. The entire country is affected. An Action Against Hunger staff member is killed during the earthquake, the organization’s office in Port-au-Prince is turned to rubble, and all emergency stocks are destroyed. Within hours, Action Against Hunger launches a massive emergency relief operation. It is one of the first organizations to respond to the disaster. Within the first month, ACF charters four planes loaded with emergency aid, sends 30 experts in disaster relief operations to the region, and hires an additional 250 local staff members. A team of nearly 700 people, 90% of whom are Haitians, is fully mobilized to respond in the hardesthit areas.
broad public awareness campaigns to train families in emergency hygiene and sanitation practices. One thousand nursing mothers and their infants receive medical, nutritional, and psychological support in 15 “mother-baby” tents established throughout the capital, 100 tons of high-protein biscuits are distributed to children under five, and tarps are handed out so families displaced by the quake can build shelters. Action Against Hunger employs 4,400 Haitians to clear the streets of dangerous debris.
five montHs later
Today, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-auPrince. Rebuilding lives will take months, even years, given the scale of the destruction and losses suffered. Even as the cameras turn away from Haiti, Action Against Hunger remains committed to helping communities regain their livelihoods, secure water and food supplies for the future, and begin the painstaking process of rebuilding their lives.
aCf’s initial response at a GlanCe
tHe first tHree montHs
Each day, Action Against Hunger provides clean water to more than 80,000 Haitians sheltering in make-shift camps throughout the capital from large bladder tanks and water points set up in stricken areas. ACF teams build 600 latrines and conduct
acF’s initial respons
JAN
13
WeD aCtion aGainst hunGer’s offiCe in haiti is not spared
Given the severity of the earthquake, aCf teams
in Haiti contact headquarters. On the morning of January 13th, an emergency committee convenes to launch an immediate response for earthquake survivors.
by the earthquake. As the risk of new tremors makes entering buildings dangerous, a makeshift office and living quarters is set up next to the house where international staff lived prior to the earthquake.
JAN
JAN
16
sat the first CarGo plane lands in port-au-prinCe.
16
sat already mobilized, teams on the Ground rush
On board: five ACF experts and 20 tons of water and sanitation equipment, including bladder tanks and other hardware to establish emergency water distribution stations. The objective: to supply drinking water to 75,000 people. A second airplane loaded with high-protein biscuits lands in Santo Domingo the following Tuesday.
to provide drinking water to earthquake victims. Large bladder tanks are refilled several times a day with clean water trucked in from outside. By the end of the first three months, over 80,000 people have access to enough safe water to meet their daily needs.
Haiti: five montHs after tHe eartHquake
se
at a GlanCe
At 5:00 p.m. on January 12th, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes haiti. Port-auPrince, near the earthquake’s epicenter, is devastated. Action Against Hunger’s emergency teams mobilize to respond to the population’s immediate needs.
JAN
JAN
21
thu
26
tue four tents open in port-au-prinCe Camps to provide nursing mothers and their infants a safe place for breastfeeding, as well as medical, nutritional, and psychological support. Today, 1,000 mothers and their babies use the centers, and they are spreading the word amongst their neighbors.
containing essential items—including buckets, tarps, soap, and blankets—to earthquake survivors displaced in camps throughout Port-au-Prince. These distributions are conducted calmly, in collaboration with local community groups, and without armed security. By the end of June, 80,000 Haitians will have benefitted from these distributions.
aCf distributes hyGiene kits
and the risk of disease outbreaks grow, Action Against Hunger rushes to install latrines and train displaced families in proper hygiene and sanitation practices in emergency settings.
END OF JANUARY: as the rainy season approaChes
BEgiNNiNg OF MARch: rubble and waste pile up in the streets,
threatening public health. Action Against Hunger launches “cash-forwork” programs to clear the streets of debris, providing an economic boost to people with vulnerable families, including single parents and those caring for children with disabilities. By the end of June, nearly 10,000 people will have benefitted from these programs.
action against hunger’s eMergency relieF eFForts
aCtion aGainst HunGer tHanks all 70,000 individual donors— too many to be named here—along with the many institutions and corporations, including those listed below, for their vital support: 750 grammes AECID Agnès B Aquassistance Caja Navarra Cartier International CSC CETE- association des Tours opérateurs Charal CIAA Citroën Crédit coopératif Bergey Patrimoine DHL Express DFID Eat Online ECHO Eden park Eyes up Finish Line Fondation de France Fondation d’entreprise Airbus Fondation Veolia environnement JCDecaux Les rats des villes Les inrockuptibles Maltem Maximiles Mediaprism OFDA Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff Orrick Rambaud Martel Saint Gobain SFR SIAAP SIDA SSP Système U Tyco International Ubicus UNICEF Unifa Universal Music France Viadeo Warner Music France Yuma Production Zagat Survey
finanCial report
As of March 31st, Action Against Hunger has collected some €18.3 million in donations for its initial emergency phase, as well as long-term reconstruction and recovery programs. Nearly €4.5 million have been spent on emergency clean water, sanitation & hygiene, food security & livelihoods, and nutrition & health services (as of late March). While the revenues received include dollars (both U.S. and Canadian), euros, and pounds, the totals have been converted into a single currency for purposes of comparison.
BREAkDOwN OF REsOURcEs
other government funding [€530,000] Funding from private sources and other acF headquarters [€6.44 million]
38%
grants from institutional donors [€11.35 million]
62%
BREAkDOwN OF REsOURcEs sPENt BY sEctOR
nutrition & health
15.8% 45.5%
Food security & livelihoods
Water, sanitation & hygiene
38.6%
© ACF - Haïti
Haiti: Five Months aFter the earthquake
Today, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-au-Prince.
tuesday, January 12tH
A devastating earthquake ravages Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, leaving some 220,000 dead and over a million homeless. The entire country is affected. An Action Against Hunger staff member is killed during the earthquake, the organization’s office in Port-au-Prince is turned to rubble, and all emergency stocks are destroyed. Within hours, Action Against Hunger launches a massive emergency relief operation. It is one of the first organizations to respond to the disaster. Within the first month, ACF charters four planes loaded with emergency aid, sends 30 experts in disaster relief operations to the region, and hires an additional 250 local staff members. A team of nearly 700 people, 90% of whom are Haitians, is fully mobilized to respond in the hardesthit areas.
broad public awareness campaigns to train families in emergency hygiene and sanitation practices. One thousand nursing mothers and their infants receive medical, nutritional, and psychological support in 15 “mother-baby” tents established throughout the capital, 100 tons of high-protein biscuits are distributed to children under five, and tarps are handed out so families displaced by the quake can build shelters. Action Against Hunger employs 4,400 Haitians to clear the streets of dangerous debris.
five montHs later
Today, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-auPrince. Rebuilding lives will take months, even years, given the scale of the destruction and losses suffered. Even as the cameras turn away from Haiti, Action Against Hunger remains committed to helping communities regain their livelihoods, secure water and food supplies for the future, and begin the painstaking process of rebuilding their lives.
aCf’s initial response at a GlanCe
tHe first tHree montHs
Each day, Action Against Hunger provides clean water to more than 80,000 Haitians sheltering in make-shift camps throughout the capital from large bladder tanks and water points set up in stricken areas. ACF teams build 600 latrines and conduct
acF’s initial respons
JAN
13
WeD aCtion aGainst hunGer’s offiCe in haiti is not spared
Given the severity of the earthquake, aCf teams
in Haiti contact headquarters. On the morning of January 13th, an emergency committee convenes to launch an immediate response for earthquake survivors.
by the earthquake. As the risk of new tremors makes entering buildings dangerous, a makeshift office and living quarters is set up next to the house where international staff lived prior to the earthquake.
JAN
JAN
16
sat the first CarGo plane lands in port-au-prinCe.
16
sat already mobilized, teams on the Ground rush
On board: five ACF experts and 20 tons of water and sanitation equipment, including bladder tanks and other hardware to establish emergency water distribution stations. The objective: to supply drinking water to 75,000 people. A second airplane loaded with high-protein biscuits lands in Santo Domingo the following Tuesday.
to provide drinking water to earthquake victims. Large bladder tanks are refilled several times a day with clean water trucked in from outside. By the end of the first three months, over 80,000 people have access to enough safe water to meet their daily needs.
Haiti: five montHs after tHe eartHquake
se
at a GlanCe
At 5:00 p.m. on January 12th, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes haiti. Port-auPrince, near the earthquake’s epicenter, is devastated. Action Against Hunger’s emergency teams mobilize to respond to the population’s immediate needs.
JAN
JAN
21
thu
26
tue four tents open in port-au-prinCe Camps to provide nursing mothers and their infants a safe place for breastfeeding, as well as medical, nutritional, and psychological support. Today, 1,000 mothers and their babies use the centers, and they are spreading the word amongst their neighbors.
containing essential items—including buckets, tarps, soap, and blankets—to earthquake survivors displaced in camps throughout Port-au-Prince. These distributions are conducted calmly, in collaboration with local community groups, and without armed security. By the end of June, 80,000 Haitians will have benefitted from these distributions.
aCf distributes hyGiene kits
and the risk of disease outbreaks grow, Action Against Hunger rushes to install latrines and train displaced families in proper hygiene and sanitation practices in emergency settings.
END OF JANUARY: as the rainy season approaChes
BEgiNNiNg OF MARch: rubble and waste pile up in the streets,
threatening public health. Action Against Hunger launches “cash-forwork” programs to clear the streets of debris, providing an economic boost to people with vulnerable families, including single parents and those caring for children with disabilities. By the end of June, nearly 10,000 people will have benefitted from these programs.
action against hunger’s eMergency relieF eFForts
aCtion aGainst HunGer tHanks all 70,000 individual donors— too many to be named here—along with the many institutions and corporations, including those listed below, for their vital support: 750 grammes AECID Agnès B Aquassistance Caja Navarra Cartier International CSC CETE- association des Tours opérateurs Charal CIAA Citroën Crédit coopératif Bergey Patrimoine DHL Express DFID Eat Online ECHO Eden park Eyes up Finish Line Fondation de France Fondation d’entreprise Airbus Fondation Veolia environnement JCDecaux Les rats des villes Les inrockuptibles Maltem Maximiles Mediaprism OFDA Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff Orrick Rambaud Martel Saint Gobain SFR SIAAP SIDA SSP Système U Tyco International Ubicus UNICEF Unifa Universal Music France Viadeo Warner Music France Yuma Production Zagat Survey
finanCial report
As of March 31st, Action Against Hunger has collected some €18.3 million in donations for its initial emergency phase, as well as long-term reconstruction and recovery programs. Nearly €4.5 million have been spent on emergency clean water, sanitation & hygiene, food security & livelihoods, and nutrition & health services (as of late March). While the revenues received include dollars (both U.S. and Canadian), euros, and pounds, the totals have been converted into a single currency for purposes of comparison.
BREAkDOwN OF REsOURcEs
other government funding [€530,000] Funding from private sources and other acF headquarters [€6.44 million]
38%
grants from institutional donors [€11.35 million]
62%
BREAkDOwN OF REsOURcEs sPENt BY sEctOR
nutrition & health
15.8% 45.5%
Food security & livelihoods
Water, sanitation & hygiene
38.6%
© ACF - Haïti
