Read our 2018 annual report
Why are we in Haiti? We started working in Haiti in 1994 in response to Hurricane Gordon. We have been involved in emergency response and development programming ever since. We helped to rebuild homes in Haiti after the major earthquake in 2010 and still work with communities living in slum conditions in Port-au-Prince.
*We are currently responding to the threat of COVID-19 in Haiti. Find out more about our response here.
Levels of poverty, food insecurity and political instability in Haiti are high. It suffers from regular natural disasters such as cyclones, hurricanes and flooding. These have affected the poorest members of the population the most. Around 60% of the six million-strong population live below the poverty line.
The needs are vast and include support in health, livelihoods, skills building, conflict resolution and protection areas. We work with the most vulnerable members of the community in Port-au-Prince to improve economic status and living conditions.
"Haiti may be defined by natural disaster, but our work goes beyond emergency response. It is the site of some of our most innovative programmes, particularly our urban programming. In the notoriously violent slum of Grand Ravine, teams are deeply embedded to ensure we reach the most vulnerable sections of the population and to help improve the living environment of neighbourhoods in the area."
Youth training
We carried out training sessions with 240 youth leaders to encourage young people to use peaceful dialogue to debate and show their disagreements using words and not violence.
Flood response
Life skills
Our response in Haiti has changed over the years, but our focus remains on improving living standards and economic status for the island nations's most vulnerable communities.
