Haiti

Useful Links:

The Toronto Globe and Mail's Series on Project Jacmel is excellent reporting over the period of a year on the effect of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Jacmel.
Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti
"MINUSTAH 6 Months After," with a foreword by Nigel Fisher, United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Haiti.

Our Work:

Since the January 12, 2010 earthquake, PPAF has focused on steps toward recovery and reconstruction in Haiti, bringing together various resources and building a network of new partners.

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Country Information:


​Before Earthquake of January 12, 2010: 
55 percent of Haitians lived on less than $1.25 per day; per capita annual income was $660; 58 percent of children were under-nourished; 58 percent of the population lacked access to clean water; the earthquake followed devastating hurricanes in 2008, which affected 800,000 people; deforestation has left the nation with less than two percent forest cover.
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​After 2010 Earthquake:  The estimates are - over 300,000 people died, an equal number were injured, and a million people rendered homeless by the earthquake; almost 3.5 million people experienced strong-to-extreme shaking in the earthquake.