Haiti One Year Later

I found an awesome website produced by World Concern (a Christian humanitarian organization) that is all about Haiti one year later and how there is still so much work to be done. Below are bits and pieces of the different articles along with a video clip. Haiti still needs our prayers and our help!



On January 12, 2010 Haiti was forever changed!
A massive earthquake shook the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, affecting 3 million people. 230,000 lives were lost. It was one of the worst natural disasters this generation has seen. But out of the dust and rubble, hope is rising. Hearts are healing. Lives are being rebuilt. We will not give up on Haiti. People are still suffering and cholera is spreading throughout the country. A million people remain homeless, but we’re here for the long haul. Are you? Will you help? Together, we can change lives. Help heal Haiti.

Large Scale Disaster Strikes!
It’s hard to fathom the destruction that took place in just 35 seconds of violent shaking on January 12. Even photos don’t do justice to the sweeping devastation that leveled mile after mile of buildings and neighborhoods. In the days and weeks that followed, those who saw it struggled to put it into words. The trauma is etched in the minds of those who experienced it first-hand.
The 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti left in its wake one of the largest scale humanitarian disasters of our time.

A Look Back at the First Year
For all the progress that has been made this first post-earthquake year, there is much left to do. An estimated one million people are still homeless. More than 100,000 have been sickened by cholera. Millions more are still grieving.

Yet in the midst of the struggle, we celebrate stories of healing, renewed hope, fresh starts. We’ve seen it in those we’ve helped. Their eyes reflect humble gratitude when the crumbled walls of their home are rebuilt. Their heads are lifted when they earn a paycheck to feed their families.

What We've Done Together:
World Concern's Progress Since January 2010
7,091 Haitians employed through Cash for Work program
1,284 houses have been repaired for Haitian families
530 transitional shelters have been constructed
989 livelihood grants were given out getting Haitian business owners back to work
32 churches were repaired or rebuilt

The Road to Recovery
From the time of the earthquake, predictions have been made about how long it will take to rebuild Haiti. Some say five years; others say 10. We’ve known all along it will be an arduous process. World Concern has served in Haiti for more than 30 years, and we’re not leaving any time soon. We will carry on building and repairing homes, providing jobs and income opportunities, and we’ll continue our crusade to save lives by teaching people how to protect themselves from cholera and other preventable diseases.

One person, one family, one neighborhood at a time, we’ll help Haiti start over. One year has passed, but it’s only the first of many years that will see healing and hope spreading across Haiti. Please walk with us on this long road to recovery.

To check out this website to read stories of survival and healing click here.

Stiletto,
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