Haïti
ATD Fourth World has been present in Haiti since 1980, originally in the rural “Fond des Nègres” region before moving to Port-au-Prince four years later.
Our work has been very affected since the earthquake on 12th January. Our team in Haiti is currently working in three main areas:
- food aid
- cultural work with children
- getting the St-Michel health centre going again
The team is putting an enormous amount of energy into sharing their knowledge about families in extreme poverty and the neighborhood generally, in order to reach out to other NGOs who share the same concern that no one be left behind. They’re working to create partnerships and cultivate an awareness that moving forward should proceed with more participation and a finer understanding.
For more information on our work see the articles below.
Yvenson, a Young Delegate From Haiti
On October17, 2010, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, delegates from Cameroon, Canada, Haiti, Honduras, and USA gathered in Washington, DC to bring ideas about how to fight poverty. Twelve Haitians who had lived through the earthquake in January 2010 contributed their ideas. They told what it means to fight poverty in a country suffering from natural disasters and persistent poverty. They spoke with other delegates, sang, danced, and painted.
The hidden side of Haiti’s emergency assistance
May 2011
Emergency assistance was of course greatly needed in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake. Looking back over the past year however, we can now assess the impact of this international aid including its unintended negative effects.Haitians trust us because we act together
Jacqueline Plaisir and David Lockwood are permanent volunteers at ATD Fourth World. After having spent nine years in Port-au-Prince, they are beginning a new mission in the Dominican Republic which will be linked with Haiti, as the countries are neighbors.
ATD Fourth World Haiti program 2011-2014
The team wants to assist in global actions centered on medical and psycho-sociological assistance as well as reinforcing community links between populations poorly impacted by international aide, such as the neighborhoods situated above Martissant (including Grand Ravine) where the team has been present for the past 25 years.Before the January 12, 2010 earthquake, the ATD Fourth World had had regular relationships with about 600 families. Since then, we have met almost 3,000 families and (…)
Donations received for Haiti in 2010 and their use
ATD Fourth World collected 487,706 € for Haiti in 2010, to which we can add 110,000 € received from the Fondation de France for emergency aid from February to July, and 65,844 € from other institutions, for a grand total of 663,550 €.Extremely difficult daily life questions emergency policies put in place.
