All stories related to Haiti
Haiti: development must work for everyone
Feb 08, 2012
Two years on, The UCC remains committed to working with ACT and local partners to build strong communities
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
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
Hot lunch in Haiti: reducing hunger, enhancing learning
Jan 13, 2012
ACT members join forces to feed and improve learning for 8,000 students every day
Haiti: hope for the future
Jan 12, 2012
Two years after the quake, ACT members remain committed to recovery and development efforts
Haiti: employing the partnership paradigm
Jan 05, 2012
Knowledge sharing between international and local organisations has enhanced quake recovery efforts
Haiti: State of the art education
Oct 06, 2011
High tech solutions mean safety for these students during an earthquake or hurricane
ACT to launch school lunch programme in Haiti
Jul 19, 2011
Free meals help families while encouraging children to come to school
Chaos contained: security awareness comes down to planning
May 24, 2011
Chris Herlinger always knew security was important – but an assignment in Haiti following the devastating earthquake confirmed that
Haiti: Up in the mountains, a school takes shape
Apr 15, 2011
A helicopter makes light work of getting timber up a west Haiti mountain. Soon, children will have their school re-built
Haiti: hope for the schools
Mar 21, 2011
4000 schools were destroyed in the earthquake in Haiti. ACT member Finn Church Aid is helping to rebuild them
Haiti: Green growth will help Haiti heal
Jan 25, 2011
Development in the rural areas of Haiti will ensure the country develops, a senior politician says.
Haiti: home-building relies on political processes
Jan 17, 2011
ACT members are rearing to build more houses for the residents of camps. Although some have been able to provide new homes, issues over land tenure still stand firmly in the way.
Haiti: Many small steps to progress
Jan 13, 2011
ACT Alliance moderator Pastor Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel talks about her heartrending trip to Haiti.
Haiti in numbers
Jan 12, 2011
1 year, 3 emergencies. Earthquake, hurricane, cholera: statistics on the crises.
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ACT in Haiti
ACT Alliance organisations meet in what we call a Forum to do joint analysis of the national situation, and joint planning.
Link through to Forum page in ACT Groups
International organisations in Haiti
- Christian Aid
- Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
- Church World Service (CWS)
- FinnChurch Aid, FCA
- Lutheran World Federation, The
- Lutheran World Relief
- Norwegian Church Aid
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
- United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Organisations funding work in Haiti
- Bread for All
- Bread for the World
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief
- Christian World Service
- Church of Sweden
- DanChurchAid
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
- Diakonie, Austria
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- FinnChurch Aid, FCA
- ICCO
- Kerk In Actie
- Lutheran World Relief
- Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
- Presbyterian World Service & Development
- United Church of Canada
About Haiti
- Capital: Port-au-Prince
- Area: 27,750 sq km (10,714 sq miles)
- Major languages: Creole, French
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 59 years (men), 63 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 gourde = 100 centimes
- Main exports: Light manufactures, coffee, oils, mangoes
- GNI per capita: US $660 (World Bank, 2008)