Three years after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, many buildings and homes still lie in ruin, and more than half a million men, women and children continue to live in dilapidated and unsafe shelter. This reality is a constant and painful reminder that reconstruction work is far from over.

Helping the People of Haiti

As an international organization, Habitat for Humanity set the goal of serving 50,000 families in Haiti over five years with permanent houses, transitional and upgradable shelters, damage assessments, repaired or rehabilitated homes, emergency shelter kits, training, and job opportunities.

Habitat for Humanity Canada Recovery Projects

Enabling Neighbourhood Revival
April 2011 - September 2012

While Simon-Pelé, a neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, has a vibrant commercial main street and strong social connections, its informal origins mean it lacks water, sanitation, sewers, latrines, solid waste disposal, street lighting, and social amenities such as schools and playgrounds. Many streets remain unpaved. Diseases such as cholera spread easily and often.

Our urban development projects are community-led with high levels of community consultation and participation. This approach is helping the families of Simon-Pelé improve their living conditions and gain access to critical services for their community of 30,000. This includes:

• Repairing 175 homes and installing 100 sanitation facilities for 400 families 
• Training local companies and residents in repair, maintenance and reconstruction techniques 
• Training 250 local residents in financial literacy 
• Increasing female representation in community development and reconstruction 
• Educating 10,000 community members on major health issues; immunizing 100 pregnant women and 900 children; and providing health supplies to 3,000 households and two schools (in partnership with Canadian health NGO, Rayjon ShareCare).