March 15, 2010
The long-term stabilization and re-building process is in full swing. Things have moved from managing the acute trauma to implementing long-term plans. While the tempo has not slowed it has now become a long distance race that is just as critical.
In the first four weeks following the earthquake, Hope for Haiti moved 193 tons of medical supplies flown in from the United States, which does not include the significant amount of critical supplies it moved between organizations on the ground. In addition, Hope for Haiti continues to support its ongoing education, nutrition and healthcare programs throughout the southern peninsula.
By working to get these programs up and running again the organization will be providing additional employment opportunities to teachers and healthcare workers in public works to support the efforts of two IDP camps in Carrefour. In addition the re-building process will help generate construction jobs, work teams and support for our on-going programs, particularly our education program, which will provide children with some semblance of structure when the schools are successfully re-opened. All of this will help bring Haiti back to its feet.
Pictured below is one of Hope for Haiti’s Public Health teams supporting the Don Bosco IDP camp in Carrefour, just outside Port-au-Prince.
