2010 Earthquake in Haiti

 

Date: 01/30/2011 Description: Secretary Clinton talks with the staff at a USAID cholera treatment center in Port-au-Prince. © Kendra Helmer/USAID   Date: 01/08/2011 Description: The earthquake created an estimated 25 million cubic meters of rubble, much of that in densely populated Port-au-Prince. The U.S. government has assisted in the removal of roughly 1.2 million cubic meters of rubble thus far. Here Haitians use a USAID-funded rubble crusher to clear their community in Delmas 32, Port-au-Prince. © USAID Image   Date: 11/10/2010 Description: Workers prepare materials for transitional shelters in Leogane, Haiti. © USAID Image

 

Conversations With America
Haiti in 2011: The Way Forward

 

Special Coordinator Thomas Adams and President/CEO of InterAction Sam Worthington discussed the continued U.S. support to the Haitian Government and people in response to the January 2010 earthquake and the way forward in the coming year. Full Text»
North Industrial Park in Haiti
Date: 01/11/2011 Description: Banner with Haitian seal; Great Seal of the United States; SAE-A Trading Co., Ltd. logo; IDB logo; and Haiti Interim Recovery Commission logo. - State Dept Image

State Department Counselor Cheryl Mills participated in the signing of an agreement between Sae-A Trading Co. Ltd., the Government of Haiti, the U.S., and the Inter-American Development Bank to develop a 623-acre industrial park in northern Haiti. Fact Sheet»
One Year Anniversary of Earthquake in Haiti

Counselor Mills: "One of the reasons Haiti is such an enduring power is that it has the ability to transcend even in the face of an extraordinarily challenging framework."  Full Text»

Fast Facts on U.S. Government's Work in Haiti»

Op-Ed by Ambassador Merten»

 

Haiti Recovery Projects

Secretary Clinton: "In the wake of the terrible quake, many spoke about the need, not only to rebuild what was lost, but to fundamentally re-imagine the Haitian landscape by building a stronger economy, better infrastructure, and a sturdier social system, not just in Port-au-Prince but nationwide. And the two MOUs that have been signed today will support that effort. They will encourage progress in two areas that are key to Haiti’s long-term recovery: creating jobs and providing a foundation for rebuilding the country’s health system." Full Text»

 

HOW TO HELP: DONATIONS AND ASSISTANCE

Anyone wishing to donate or provide assistance in Haiti following the devastating earthquake should visit USAID’s Help for Haiti website, where there are hundreds of critical needs posted by nonprofits working in Haiti.

If you are able to donate large quantities of products, please visit www.aidmatrix.org/haiti and click in-kind donations to see a list of items needed by those organizations working in Haiti. You can receive further guidance by sending a message to helphaiti@state.gov, which will immediately send an auto-response providing detailed information on ways to respond. More information»

Citizens/Vendors
If you are a private party interested in providing services for pay to the U.S. Government, please visit FedBizOpps.gov.

Other Ways To Help
Contact the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund-a joint fundraising effort for Haiti earthquake relief led by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.


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