Rebuilding Haiti in the
Aftermath of the Earthquake

Haiti is the poorest country of the Western Hemisphere, suffering from high unemployment, social unrest, natural disasters, sanitation and health problems, and endemic poverty. On January 12, 2010, a powerful 7.3 earthquake rocked the southeast coast of Haiti, including its capital city, Port-au-Prince, Over 200,000 people died in this disaster, and millions are homeless.

WWD-F has been working with its partner in Haiti, AMURTEL, to respond to the urgent needs of the Haitian people. AMURTEL was put in charge of 14 refugee camps where it is responsible for the needs of 8,000 people. With its skilled women animators, it is organizing and empowering approximately 2,000 women of four camps to work together to create small businesses and economic development in Port-au-Prince. AMURTEL workers are also engaging over 400 children every week with musical and educational programs.

Plans are now underway to develop an action plan to normalize conditions for the refugees and improve their lives. The idea is to create long-term sustainable living solutions for the Haitian refugees, such as the creation of eco-villages. AMURTEL already has begun the eco-village process in the city of Anse-a-Pitre by investing in land and by collaborating with Sadhana Forest, a group committed to the environment and to training children and adults in new agriculture techniques and water catchment systems. WWD-F is providing human and material resources to achieve these goals.

Please donate generously to help Haitians recover from this calamity and rebuild their nation.

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"This school is extremely valuable for us because if it didn't exist our children wouldn't have gone to school. Also, we, the mothers, never had opportunity in our lives to receive proper education and skills training. This school is a gift from God."

Anonymous Parent