Haiti
A total of 16 ACT organisations were on the ground in Haiti in the days and weeks following the January 12 earthquake, where recovery is expected to take up to 10 years. An estimated 212,000 people were killed in the earthquake and over a million left in extreme need of emergency shelter, water and sanitation facilities, medical care and food deliveries. ACT assisted 150,000 people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. In February 2010, ACT issued a $31.5 million appeal for assistance. For the first time, ACT deployed a large-scale team of emergency specialists to assist with the response. The western hemisphere’s poorest country was also recovering from the effects of four tropical storms and hurricanes (Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike) that hit August to September 2008 causing extensive damage.
Latest from Haiti
No time for complacency or blame in Haiti
Jan 31, 2012
ACT member Church World Service presses the US Congress to step up efforts in the western hemisphere's poorest country
Keeping schoolchildren satiated – an illustrated journey
Jan 19, 2012
A photo gallery on the Finn Church Aid website depicts a school feeding program in Haiti
Telling the full story in Haiti
Jan 17, 2012
While the pace of rebuilding has been slow, the lives of thousands have been genuinely improved