Haiti Earthquake Appeal

The 7.0-magnitude quake, which hit the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on 12 January, is the worst earthquake to have hit the country in 200 years.

Responding to crisis

Concern is mounting a comprehensive response to this crisis. Aid stocks on the ground are being distributed and more supplies are being flown in. We have committed, resilient teams reaching people with desperately needed aid. But we need more supplies and more help.

This video below shows scenes from the aftermath of the earthquake, and what Concern is doing to help.

Support needed

We urgently need your support to help with this response.

Full-scale response

We have now started a full scale response in St Martin and Martissant, two of the poorest areas in Port-au-Prince. This involves:

• Water distributions (for 50,000 people)
• Clean-up campaign (a cash-for-work programme)
• Soap distribution (15,000 people) 
• Temporary latrines (15,000 people)
• Shelter (tents and plastic sheeting for around 25,000 people)