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Haiti 2021 Earthquake Relief Efforts

Devastating natural disasters in Haiti — a massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake followed by tropical depression Grace — have wreaked havoc in the country. With more than 2,200 people reported dead, over 12,000 injured, and hundreds more missing, as well as 100,000 homes and 130 schools destroyed, the people of Haiti are struggling to get back on their feet. And this comes on top of an already fragile security situation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about our response.

Morne Pelee Area Program

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Program Type

Community Development

Planned Life Cycle

2014 - 2029

Location

Haiti

Areas of Focus

Health | WASH 

Program Timeline

Status: Active

Progress

2,125children and adults were trained on child protection, including positive parenting, children's rights and early marriage

Progress

388caregivers were trained to support young children's early development, reading and numeracy skills through play

Progress

220people were actively involved in savings groups, providing them with financial literacy training and access to small loans

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Program Details

Context

The community of Morne Pelee is home to more than 13,000 people, more than 40 per cent of whom are under 18. Haiti is the most underdeveloped country in the Western Hemisphere. Like many rural communities, Morne Pelee has poor access to basic social services such as a safe drinking water, electricity, sanitation, recreation centers or vocational schools.

The population depends mainly on agriculture, livestock and informal work, and most families are not able to meet their basic needs. Children suffer from chronic malnutrition and water borne diseases such as diarrhea.

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Challenges
Health Care
Morne Pelee faces many problems because of a lack of safe water, sanitation and almost non-existent health care. The community has only two poorly equipped health centres with part-time nurses and health workers. Families have a limited knowledge of sanitation and hygiene practices such as use of latrines, hand washing and disposal of household waste. As a result of unsafe water, inadequate hygiene and poor health care, children frequently suffer from chronic diseases such as diarrhea, malaria, typhoid and skin diseases.

Health services for mothers and children are precarious, so mothers lack awareness of how to have a healthy pregnancy and properly feed and care for their children. There is a lack of information about responsible behaviour on how to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy is an issue in the community.

Education
Despite laws requiring free and compulsory education for all, more than 80 per cent of schools in Haiti are privately run and the education system is poorly regulated. Most parents cannot afford the school fees.

For children who do attend, the schools in Morne Pelee are small and dilapidated and teachers need more training. Math and reading skills are very low and there is a high dropout rate resulting in juvenile delinquency and early pregnancy.

Economic Development
The economy of Morne Pelee is mainly based on agriculture through the production of sugar cane and food crops including yams, bananas and cassava. Production is low because farmers don't have tools, seedlings or fertilizers and lack knowledge of how to manage and control water to irrigate their plots.

Families are unable to finance their farm production because they can't access suitable credit. There are few organizations where farmers can join together to help each other access markets for their produce. A lack of businesses in the community results in high youth unemployment....
Plans
Health Care
To improve the health of mothers and children, World Vision will:
  • Train and support health care workers to provide basic health care to community members
  • Support vaccination of children under five years to make them less vulnerable to infectious diseases
  • Organize clubs to educate mothers on how to feed and care for their children and healthy pregnancy
  • Help families protect water points, manage water for household use and adopt good sanitation and hygiene practices

Education
To help children in Morne Pelee enjoy quality education, World Vision will partner with the community to:
  • Ensure youth have access to better-equipped schools with safe water points, latrines and playgrounds
  • Educate parents and teachers about the importance of early childhood education and work with schools to make preschool classes available
  • Improve children's reading and math skills by training teachers on new learning techniques and ensuring appropriate learning materials are available Improve child well-being by educating parents and community members about child rights

Economic Development
To increase families' income so parents can support their children's needs, World Vision will help to:
  • Organize farmers co-operatives to improve access to seeds, tools, training and financing to increase their crops yields and access to markets
  • Train farmers on improved farming techniques, water management, production and sales
  • Help youth begin their own small business Involve women in identifying economic development opportunities in the community
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Results

Unless otherwise stated, data presented on this page reflects the most up-to-date results of World Vision Canada programs reported between October 2022 and September 2023, and any previous fiscal years available. Previously reported data may not match the current presentation as we continuously receive and refine data from our programs. If you have any questions, kindly reach out to us.