On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake rocked the country of Haiti. The 35-second quake killed over 230,000 people and displaced 1.5 million more. Virtually the entire country came to a halt as schools, churches, hospitals, government buildings, homes, and entire neighborhoods crumbled to the ground.
The international community responded quickly and generously to the needs of quake survivors, the Christian Reformed Church of North America included. To date, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) has received $15 million in donations and grants, enabling CRWRC to respond quickly to immediate survival needs as well as longerterm needs created by the earthquake.
In the immediate weeks and months following the quake, CRWRC provided hygiene kits and cash for severely affected families in our target communities, provided tarps for immediate shelter and distributed tools for rubble and debris removal. As moving people out of tents and temporary shelter and into proper housing is not only a question of human dignity but also a question of human safety and security, CRWRC is building earthquake- and hurricane-resistant wood-frame houses. Drilling of water wells and construction of latrines along with psycho-social trauma counseling activities complete the integrated approach to CRWRC’s earthquake response. CRWRC is also implementing a livelihoods program.
Click here for the Two Year Update.
CURRENT AND RECENT STORIES
- Livelihood (LEAP) Program update from Jeff Cosico - January 2012
- A Look At Haiti Two Years After the Quake - January 11, 2012
- A Compass For My Life - January 2, 2012
- Supporting Economic Development in Haiti - December 13, 2011
- Haitian Family Receives 2000th Home - August 9, 2011
- More than 1,200 Homes in Haiti - March 4, 2011
- Canada’s Ambassador to Haiti & CIDA Representatives Visit... - January 20, 2011
- Restoring Lives in Haiti: One Year After the Quake - January 12, 2011
- Seeking Healing in Remembrance and Worship - January 11, 2011
- Jump-Starting the Economy - January 4, 2011
- Let's Talk Cholera - December 9, 2011
- Sharing Messages Means Saving Lives in Haiti - November 28, 2010
- Preventing the Spread of Cholera in Haiti - November 16, 2010
- Hurricane Tomas Increases Risk of Cholera - November 5, 2010
- CRWRC Response Helps Fight Cholera in Haiti - October 25, 2010
- Over a Thousand Haitians in Safe Shelter - September 13, 2010
- Newsletter from Ron & Lauris Fuller (CRWRC Volunteers in Haiti) - September 2010
- Newsletter from Ron & Lauris Fuller (CRWRC volunteers in Haiti) - August 2010
- Tools to Clear the Rubble - July 28, 2010
- Newsletter from Ron & Lauris Fuller (CRWRC volunteers in Haiti) - July 2010
- Six Months Since the Haiti Earthquake - July 12, 2010
- $10 Million Raised for Haiti Earthquake Response - May 17, 2010
- Belaying CRWRC's Earthquake Response in Haiti - May 11, 2010
- Newsletter from George & Toni Fernhout (CRWRC volunteers in Haiti) - May 2010
- Dealing with the Trauma of the Quake - April 28, 2010
- Working Near the Quake Epicenter - April 27, 2010
- The Road to Masson - April 27, 2010
- Images from Haiti - April 9-15, 2010 - April 20, 2010
- Construction Begins on 1500 Homes in Haiti - April 12, 2010
- Newsletter from George & Toni Fernhout (CRWRC volunteers in Haiti) - April 10, 2010
- Struggling to Return to Ordinary Life in Luitor, Haiti - March 18, 2010
- Concerts Help CRWRC in Haiti - March 11, 2010
- 1,050 Haitian Households Receive Food Aid - March 4, 2010
- Six Million in Six Weeks - February 23, 2010
- Tarp Distribution in Haiti - February 22, 2010
- Newsletter from George & Toni Fernhout (CRWRC volunteers in Haiti) - February 2010
- Food to Reach 1,200 Haitian Families - February 12, 2010
- Foodgrains Bank Distributes Food In Haiti - (CFGB website) February 10, 2010
- Church Structures Rest Amid Rubble - February 9, 2010
- Foodie Gala Raises $34,000 for Haiti- February 9, 2010
- Heart for Haiti on Listen Up TV - February 5, 2010 (Jacob Kramer participating)
- Haiti Earthquake Donations Surpass $2 Million - February 4, 2010
- Gearing up for a long-term response in Haiti - February 2, 2010
- Water and Sanitation Specialist To Join CRWRC in Haiti - January 28, 2010
- CRWRC's Local Partners Help Aid to Reach Haitians In Need - January 21, 2010
- Responding to Haiti: an interview with Roland Hoksbergen, Calvin College - January 21, 2010
- CRWRC Focuses Haiti Response on Leogane - January 20, 2010
- Staff Assess Needs at Earthquake Sites - January 18, 2010
- More CRWRC Staff Arrive in Haiti - January 16, 2010
- Canadian Government to Match Haiti Donations - January 14, 2010
- CRWRC Responds to Urgent Needs in Haiti - January 13, 2010
Community Development Work in Haiti
Click here to read about CRWRC's Community Development work in Haiti
