Haiti Earthquake 2010 Living Justice Loving Mercy Responding

Haiti Earthquake 2010 Living Justice. Loving Mercy.

Responding to Urgent Needs • All around the world, CRWRC's International Disaster Response team responds to natural and man-made disasters, bringing relief and aid to those who need it most. • CRWRC works in cooperation with local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in order to respond quickly and effectively to the urgent needs of a community. • Local expertise and knowledge provided by partners is invaluable to the work of CRWRC, especially where there are no CRWRC community development projects. • CRWRC receives significant financial support through its membership in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) and from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Haiti Earthquake 12 January 2010 • 35 -second 7. 0 earthquake o as many as 52 aftershocks measuring at least 4. 5 on the Richter Scale followed the initial earthquake o Damage affected 3 million people • Epicentre located in the municipality of Léogâne, 25 km west of Port-au -Prince o it is estimated 80 -90% of buildings here were damaged and/or destroyed. • More than 230, 000 people killed • More than 310, 000 injured (including more than 2, 000 amputees) • 1. 5 million displaced • Damages estimated at 120% of the Gross Domestic Product • It has been said that “It will take one 1, 000 trucks 1, 000 days to remove the rubble from Port-au-Prince. ”

CRWRC’s Response Food to 4, 603 households (approximately 23, 000 people); including distributions in Port au Prince

Toolkits to 1, 400 households

Emergency funds to 2, 331 households and 3, 500 tarps to provide immediate shelter

Photo: Paul Jeffrey Construction of 1, 050 woodframed, starter homes

Installation of 19, 150 -ft deep wells with hand pumps or taps

2 water filtration units installed at 2 local hospitals

1, 686 people (691 women, 550 men, 445 children) have benefitted from psycho-social sessions and trauma-counseling activities

1, 000 short term jobs created through cash for work projects

CRWRC works with local residents that make up the Community Advisory Committee to ensure their participation in project design and implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation

Sous Espwa in Port au Prince • Consortium for the Reinforcement of Christian Education in Haiti (CRECH) trained 129 teachers from 33 schools in four municipalities on providing psycho-social and spiritual support to children. – 4, 958 children have benefited from these activities. – 10 schools also used this training in their summer camps. – CRECH also paid teacher salaries in 20 schools so students could complete the school year. • Program for Diaconal Training (PWOFOD) provided 4 latrines to a camp of earthquake survivors, gave them tools for clearing a drainage ditch, and did a food distribution for 100 families. • Theological Seminary of Port au Prince (STEP) repaired 94 homes and a community center (used as literacy center and clinic) in their neighborhood • Ministry for Christian Development (MDK) distributed over 75 wheelchairs, crutches, and canes to amputees, spoke on radio programs urging society to accept the injured and treat them with respect and dignity, built 2 houses for elderly people in Badyo, and did a food distribution in Meyer.

(Sous Espwa in Port au Prince continued) • Federation of Youth Associations (FAJ) held psycho-social training with young people. • Christian Reformed Church of Haiti (ECRH) hosted 14 teams composed of 83 doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals (sent in partnership with Medical Teams International and housed at the CRC Ministry Center), distributed food and tarps in four areas, and repaired four homes ; also rebuilt four churches with assistance of church members, Sous Espwa, CRWRC relief funds, and SON-BEAM International. • Has joined five other Christian organizations in backing STAR, a three-year trauma awareness and resilience training initiative. • International Reformed Perspectives of Haiti (PRIHA) is preparing to broadcast messages of encouragement to make pastoral counseling available to listeners in a follow-up center.

Finances • Over $11. 5 million received as of 31 October 2010 o Includes $6. 6 million in donations from individuals and churches • Nearly $4 million (34. 47%) of the funds spent as of 31 October, including: o $1. 3 million (34. 13%) on non-food items (including temporary shelter and support for Sous Espwa partners); o $1. 1 million (28. 57%) on home reconstruction; o $681, 494 (17. 09%) for food aid; o $401, 280 (10. 06%) on water, sanitation, and hygiene; o $145, 772 (3. 66%) on psycho-social support and education; o $258, 748 (6. 49%) for program management. • To date, $361, 650 has been issued for the Haiti earthquakeresponse related work of Sous Espwa and its partners, and an additional $397, 544 has been committed for their ongoing disaster response activities, for a total of $759, 194 so far.

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