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Haiti 2021 Earthquake Relief Efforts

Devastating natural disasters in Haiti — a massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake followed by tropical depression Grace — have wreaked havoc in the country. With more than 2,200 people reported dead, over 12,000 injured, and hundreds more missing, as well as 100,000 homes and 130 schools destroyed, the people of Haiti are struggling to get back on their feet. And this comes on top of an already fragile security situation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about our response.

La Belle Mere Area Program

Sponsor a child

Program Type

Community Development

Planned Life Cycle

2009 - 2024

Location

Haiti

Areas of Focus

Health | WASH 

Program Timeline

Status: Closing in 2024

Progress

11,203people participated in trainings, counseling or activities on preventing and responding to infectious diseases, such as COVID-19

Progress

5,303children and adults were trained on child protection, including positive parenting, children's rights and early marriage

Progress

2,078people had access to handwashing facilities at home or school

The community of La Belle Mere has graduated

In 2024, the community transitioned from sponsorship to self-sufficiency. Because of the dedication and partnership of sponsors like you, local people and organizations have been equipped to continue leading the community’s development – and that is something to celebrate!

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Program Details

With the help of your generous and loving support, life in La Belle Mere has transformed. Children and families are much stronger now. The community has met its goals, they have graduated to self-sufficiency and World Vision is leaving the community to help another one. Your support will have a lasting impact for years to come.

Context

The La Belle Mere community is located in Haiti's Central Plateau. Almost everyone here earns their living from subsistence agriculture and livestock production. The main crops are sugar cane, cassava, and corn. A few families work in petty trade and small agro-industries like making syrup from sugar cane.

Conditions here are very difficult. Crops depend on two short rainy seasons, production methods are not modernized, and farmers clear cut their land for planting and the production of charcoal for fuel. These practices leave the land exposed and at risk of erosion. As fields yield less and less, farmers continue to move further up the hills, clear-cutting as they go. Deforestation and soil erosion remove the soil, causing production to drop further. It is a vicious cycle, and means that impoverished farming families cannot produce enough to feed their families or provide for other basic needs.

The community exists almost in isolation. Access is difficult, and there is no postal service, telephone, or internet service. The "lambi horn is still used to gather people for meetings.

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Read more of La Belle Mere’s achievements in the Results below.

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Results

Unless otherwise stated, data presented on this page reflects the most up-to-date results of World Vision Canada programs reported between October 2023 and September 2024, and any previous fiscal years available. Previously reported data may not match the current presentation as we continuously receive and refine data from our programs. If you have any questions, kindly reach out to us.