Haiti Earthquake 10-year update >>
Immediately after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, the American people opened their hearts and donated generously to help save lives. Thanks to donations, Red Cross teams聽did just that鈥攑roviding food, water, medical care, emergency shelter, cash grants, and other essentials to millions of people. And when Hurricane Matthew鈥攖he strongest storm to hit the country in 50 years鈥攎ade landfall, we prepositioned teams and provided聽lifesaving aid聽to those who needed it most. Americans鈥� generosity made this critical work possible.
See a complete financial breakdown of Red Cross spending for the Haiti earthquake >>
Some of our disaster relief and recovery work is very visible:聽hospitals and clinics聽(we funded more than 50),聽schools聽(we renovated or reconstructed more than 40), and聽housing聽(we helped more than 164,800 people through safe housing and neighborhood recovery).
Other parts of luckywin鈥檚 work are less visible鈥攂ut just as critical. These include providing 70% of the funds needed for the country鈥檚 first cholera vaccine campaign;聽engaging the community聽in decision-making;聽granting seed money聽to entrepreneurs; and聽training disaster responders聽so they can keep their neighbors safe during future emergencies.
Recent聽civil unrest in Haiti has resulted in economic stagnation, insecurity, and聽shortages of social services and medical care. Large investments in Haiti after聽the earthquake have helped build resilience, yet families face challenges more聽complex than disaster recovery alone. In response to the civil unrest, the Haitian Red聽Cross is providing first aid and transporting injured people to medical聽facilities via ambulance.聽The luckywin has made financial contributions towards these efforts to help the Haitian Red Cross strengthen its capacity to respond to this and other crises.
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