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Haiti: Five MonthsaFter the earthquake
tuesday, January 12tH
A devastating earthquake ravages Port-au-Prince and surroun-
ding areas, leaving some 220,000 dead and over a million
homeless. Te entire country is aected. An Action Against
Hunger sta member is killed during the earthquake, the orga-
nization’s oce in Port-au-Prince is turned to rubble, and all
emergency stocks are destroyed.
Within hours, Action Against Hunger launches a massive
emergency relie operation. It is one o the frst organizations to
respond to the disaster. Within the frst month, ACF charters
our planes loaded with emergency aid, sends 30 experts in
disaster relie operations to the region, and hires an additional250 local sta members. A team o nearly 700 people, 90% o
whom are Haitians, is ully mobilized to respond in the hardest-
hit areas.
tHe first tHree montHs
Each day, Action Against Hunger provides clean water to more
than 80,000 Haitians sheltering in make-shit camps throu-
ghout the capital rom large bladder tanks and water points set
up in stricken areas. ACF teams build 600 latrines and conduct
broad public awareness campaigns to train amilies in emer-
gency hygiene and sanitation practices. One thousand nursing
mothers and their inants receive medical, nutritional, and
psychological support in 15 “mother-baby” tents established
throughout the capital, 100 tons o high-protein biscuits are
distributed to children under fve, and tarps are handed out
so amilies displaced by the quake can build shelters. Action
Against Hunger employs 4,400 Haitians to clear the streets o
dangerous debris.
five montHs later
oday, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-au-
Prince. Rebuilding lives will take months, even years, given the
scale o the destruction and losses suered. Even as the cameras
turn away rom Haiti, Action Against Hunger remains commit-
ted to helping communities regain their livelihoods, secure
water and ood supplies or the uture, and begin the painsta-
king process o rebuilding their lives.
action against hunger’s eMergency relieF eFForts
aCf’s initial response at a GlanCe
Today, ACF assists more than 100,000 Haitians living in very precarious conditions in some 40 camps throughout Port-au-Prince.
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acF’s initial respo
Given the severity of the earthquake, aCf teams in Haiti
contact headquarters. On the morning o January 13th, an emer-
gency committee convenes to launch an immediate response or
earthquake survivors.
already mobilized, teams on the Ground rush to provide drinking
water to earthquake victims. Large bladder tanks are reflled several
times a day with clean water trucked in rom outside. By the end o
the frst three months, over 80,000 people have access to enough sae
water to meet their daily needs.
the first CarGo plane lands in port-au-prinCe. On
board: fve ACF experts and 20 tons o water and sanitation
equipment, including bladder tanks and other hardware to
establish emergency water distribution stations. Te objective:
to supply drinking water to 75,000 people. A second airplane
loaded with high-protein biscuits lands in Santo Domingo the
ollowing uesday.
aCtion aGainst hunGer’s offiCe in haiti is not spared by the
earthquake. As the risk o new tremors makes entering buildings
dangerous, a makeshit oce and living quarters is set up next to
the house where international sta lived prior to the earthquake.
Haiti: five montHs after tHe eartHquake
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END OF JANUARY: as the rainy season approaChes and the
risk o disease outbreaks grow, Action Against Hunger rushes to
install latrines and train displaced amilies in proper hygiene and
sanitation practices in emergency settings.
BEgiNNiNg OF MARch: rubble and waste pile up in the streets,
threatening public health. Action Against Hunger launches “cash-or-
work” programs to clear the streets o debris, providing an economic
boost to people with vulnerable amilies, including single parents and
those caring or children with disabilities. By the end o June, nearly
10,000 people will have beneftted rom these programs.
four tents open in port-au-prinCe Camps to provide nursing
mothers and their inants a sae place or breasteeding, as well
as medical, nutritional, and psychological support. oday, 1,000
mothers and their babies use the centers, and they are spreading the
word amongst their neighbors.
aCf distributes hyGiene kits containing essential items—inclu-
ding buckets, tarps, soap, and blankets—to earthquake survivors
displaced in camps throughout Port-au-Prince. Tese distribu-
tions are conducted calmly, in collaboration with local community
groups, and without armed security. By the end o June, 80,000
Haitians will have beneftted rom these distributions.
A 5:00 p.m. on January 12, a 7.0 manude earquae re ha. Por-au
Prne, near e earquae’ epener, devaaed.Action Against Hunger’s
emergency teams mobilize to respond to the population’s immediate needs.
at aGlanCe
action against hunger’s eMergency relieF eFForts
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finanCial report
As o March 31st, Action Against Hunger has collected some €18.3 million in
donations or its initial emergency phase, as well as long-term reconstruction
and recovery programs. Nearly €4.5 million have been spent on emergency
clean water, sanitation & hygiene, ood security & livelihoods, and nutrition &
health services (as o late March).
While the revenues received include dollars (both U.S. and Canadian),
euros, and pounds, the totals have been converted into a single currency or
purposes o comparison.
aCtion aGainst HunGer tHanks
all 70,000 individual donors—
too many to be named here—alongwith the many institutions and
corporations, including those listedbelow, for their vital support:
750 grammes AECID Agnès B AquassistanceCaja NavarraCartier InternationalCSCCETE- association des Tours opérateursCharalCIAA CitroënCrédit coopérati Bergey PatrimoineDHL ExpressDFID
Eat OnlineECHOEden park Eyes upFinish LineFondation de FranceFondation d’entreprise AirbusFondation Veolia environnement
JCDecauxLes rats des villesLes inrockuptiblesMaltemMaximiles
MediaprismOFDA Orrick, Herrington & Sutclif Orrick Rambaud MartelSaint GobainSFR SIAAPSIDA SSPSystème UTyco InternationalUbicusUNICEF
UniaUniversal Music FranceViadeo
Warner Music France Yuma ProductionZagat Survey
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BREAkDOwN OF REsOURcEs
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Fd & d
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BREAkDOwN OF REsOURcEs sPENt BY sEctOR
62%
15.8%
45.5%
38.6%
38%
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