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Haiti
"Ansan-m ann di: Ayiti leve kanpe pou-w mache."
"Together we can make Haiti rise up and move forward."
--The Rt. Rev. Jean Zaché Duracin, Bishop of Haiti
Explore the pages below to learn more about our Haiti earthquake response.
Haiti is one of the most economically challenged countries in the world, with 80% of its population living in poverty. The devastating quake that hit on January 12, 2010, has greatly increased the amount of need in Haiti—it destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure, disrupted trade, dramatically raised prices and made it more difficult for Haitians to support themselves and their families.
Episcopal Relief & Development has a longstanding partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. The key component of this partnership both currently and prior to the earthquake has been the Haiti Development Initiative. Before the quake, Episcopal Relief & Development worked with the diocesan development office (Centre Diocesain de Developpement Integre et de Secours or CEDDISEC) to assist local communities in identifying needs and implementing small development projects. The initiative also included training 28 development agents to run programs in their communities and coordinate disaster response efforts.
Since the January 2010 earthquake, Episcopal Relief & Development’s work with the diocese and the diocesan development office has shifted to meet the immense needs of those affected by this disaster. In the three months following the disaster, Episcopal Relief & Development and CEDDISEC’s relief work was primarily directed toward people located in the diocese’s Western II Archdeaconry, which includes 11 parishes and surrounding communities in Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Carrefour, Matthieu, Darbonne, Léogane, l’Acul, Buteau, Trouin, Grande Colline, and Bainet. In April 2010, work was expanded to encompass many more. Please refer to the individual sectors below for more detail and specific locations of work.
Episcopal Relief & Development also partners with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti to support the Bishop Tharp Institute (BTI). BTI opened in 2005 to provide a two-year university-level program to students in Les Cayes.
Visit the InterAction Haiti Aid Map for an interactive look at where Episcopal Relief & Development's partners are active.
You can also view a map of Episcopal institutions in Haiti on the Haiti Episcopal Partnership website.
If you would like to learn more about The Episcopal Church's efforts to rebuild church structures and other diocesan institutions in Haiti, click here.
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Click here to download the Haiti One Year Report (PDF) |
