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CIDA's Humanitarian Partners in Haiti

CIDA relies on trusted partners to provide humanitarian relief to the earthquake survivors in Haiti and to implement recovery and reconstruction activities in the affected areas. These Canadian and international partners are on the ground in Haiti, right in the heart of Port-au-Prince and in other communities. They are working tirelessly to ensure that CIDA's assistance achieves tangible, timely, and effective results.

Drawing on their extensive experience and expertise in alleviating the effects of disasters, they are helping Haitians rebuild their lives and their communities.

Partner updates

Canadian assistance to the people of Haiti is being channelled through experienced humanitarian organizations. With generous support from the Government of Canada:

World Food Programme

The World Food Programme

delivered food to nearly 4.3 million individuals
provided supplementary feeding to more than 500,000 children, and pregnant and lactating women
transitioned its program to support recovery efforts through long-term food security and investments in human capital

UNICEF Canada

UNICEF and its partners

installed 34,000 latrines for use by 1.7 million individuals
reached more than 84,800 children daily through structured recreational and sports activities for youth
supported 842,000 children in a nation-wide "All to School" campaign involving 2,000 schools
provided 15,000 teachers with materials and training
set up 2,729 temporary learning spaces
established 437 child friendly spaces benefitting 112,300 children
provided more than 10.9 tons of chlorine and more than 45 million water purification tablets to ensure safe drinking water for 3 million people in Port-au-Prince and 40 towns

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)and its Red Cross partners, including the Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS)

provided more than 80,000 families with emergency shelter materials
distributed 1,389,853 non-shelter items including hygiene kits, kitchen sets, jerry cans, buckets, blankets and mosquito nets to those in need
provided more than 597,711 million litres of safe drinking water to 314,000 beneficiaries in 118 camps and 8 medical facilities
installed 2,793 latrines
provided hygiene promotion sessions for 1,759 beneficiaries
treated 182,000 individuals at Red Cross health care facilities
vaccinated more than 152,000 individuals against measles
are managing the procurement and construction of 15,000 CIDA-funded transitional shelter units in Jacmel, Leogane, and Port-au-Prince (600 shelters have been constructed to date)
provided essential surgical and medical care, including first aid and psychosocial support, to 29,000 individuals at the joint Canadian/Norwegian mobile field hospital (70 beds) funded by CIDA
deployed a field hospital to support cholera response in Haiti and treated some 1,350 patients in the 80-bed hospital as of February 2011

CARE Canada

CARE Canada and its partners

focused their response to the earthquake in Pétionville, Carrefour, and Léogâne
reached more than 290,000 individuals through the distribution of tarps, tents, shelter kits, ropes, mattresses, blankets, cooksets, jerrycans, hygiene kits, clean delivery kits, newborn kits, and food
provided access to safe drinking water by installing water bladders and water tankers
conducted 3,077 hygiene promotion sessions
built 1,027 latrines, 342 showers and 89 hand-washing stations

World Vision Canada

World Vision Canada

delivered 189.6 million litres of safe drinking water to 132,153 people
provided 350,448 people with urgently needed basic household items such as toilet paper, soap and toothpaste, cooking supplies, bed sheets, blankets, buckets, mosquito nets, footlockers and mats
provided 113,409 tarps and 7,497 tents to families in need
established 22 child-friendly spaces enabling 5,653 children to play, sing, dance and draw
set up 15 early childhood development learning spaces for more than 1,150 children aged 3 to 8
operated 5 camp-based health clinics and 4 mobile health clinics in Port-au-Prince as well as 2 mobile clinics at the border
built 800 transitional shelters
set up cash-for-work programs for more than 14,770 people and cash-for-training programs for 1,988 people where they learned skills such as masonry, carpentry and gardening

Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)

The Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)

provided some 75,000 individuals with essential non-food items, hygiene kits and shelter materials
is providing some 42,000 people with temporary employment such as removing debris and digging irrigation canals as well as re-establishing small businesses

Save the Children Canada

Save the Children Canada has reached more than 870,000 people - nearly half of them children including:

providing 347,800 people with clean water, latrines and hand-washing stations, showers, soap and other hygiene items
establishing or rehabilitating 80 health facilities including mobile clinics, conducting 230,000 health visits and more than 18,000 antenatal visits, vaccinating 17,500 children under the age of five against measles
enrolling 27,000 women in breastfeeding support groups and 230,680 women and children in nutrition programs
registering 10,000 children in child-friendly spaces where children have the opportunity to play, sing, and socialize with peers
training 900 adults in child protection activities
enrolling 41,000 children in temporary safe schools, training 2,300 teachers and distributing 38,500 school kits
providing cash-for-work, cash transfers and supporting small and medium-sized businesses benefitting more than 100,000 people

Médecins du Monde Canada (French only)

Médecins du Monde Canada

established mobile health clinics consisting of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, health education specialists, logisticians, and mental health workers in the Cité Soleil area of Port-au-Prince
conducted 26,634 medical consultations, vaccinated 18,057 people, provided psychosocial counselling to 5,706 people, conducted family planning sessions for 16,574 people including distribution of condoms, and raised hygiene awareness of 28,241 people
provided pre- and post-operation care to 50 earthquake survivors per day in CHOSCAL Hospital

Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam-Québec Québec is currently working in 26 sites in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne, and Jacmel and has reached 128,341 beneficiaries including:

installing more than 507 latrines and 331 showers
providing effective sanitation for 75,000 individuals
providing 23 million litres of safe drinking water
distributing 8,604 tarpaulins, 3,495 hygiene kits, 9,369 mattresses, 720 cooksets, 714 boxes of baby food, and 1,582 sheets
distributing 10,459 kits of family essentials

Handicap International

Handicap International

provided health services to 10,000 beneficiaries
held more than 82,000 basic care and physical rehabilitation sessions
distributed some 5,600 technical aids such as mobility aids, orthopaedic devices and specialized equipment
fitted some 900 beneficiaries for prostheses

Plan Canada

Plan Canada

helped 30,000 children return to school by providing school kits and equipment and supporting teachers
supported the treatment of more than 27,000 patients in mobile clinics
vaccinated 31,000 children against measles, diphtheria and tetanus
built 30 child-friendly spaces for 11,000 children
provided 23,000 people with hygiene promotion kits and public health awareness messages

World Health Organization (WHO)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

WHO/PAHO are coordinating the efforts of humanitarian organizations on the ground providing health services after the earthquake, as well as helping to prepare and respond to the hurricane and cholera outbreak. With their partners, they have:

vaccinated more than 1.9 million children against six preventable diseases
conducted national disease surveillance activities to identify outbreak trends and ensure follow-up action
coordinated an evaluation to determine gaps in coverage and access to health services
coordinated the provision of more than 345,000 boxes of medicines and supplies
designed, printed and distributed more than 100,000 posters and more than 150,000 laminated pages providing guidance on preventing and treating cholera in the first month of the cholera outbreak
increased access to health care for Haitians

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

UNFPA

distributed 40,000 dignity kits to displaced women, 16,750 solar flashlights, 1,855 mattresses, 583 tents, 20 million condoms and 825 reproductive health kits
offered psychological support to 30,000 youth through various sports, cultural and music activities
provided training in reproductive health to Ministry of Health staff

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

IOM

delivered relief assistance to some 1.5 million people by distributing more than 1.6 million items including shelter tools to more than 761,500 people
registered more than 260,000 people in displacement camps ensuring they have access to services
deployed 6 mobile teams providing psychosocial support to more than 10,000 beneficiaries
trained more than 350 humanitarian workers and community representatives in psychosocial awareness and response
established cash-for-work programs providing an income for 8,000 women and men each day

CANADEM

CANADEM

deployed 12 experts to a number of organizations working in Haiti after the earthquake, including IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP
deployed 8 experts to a number of international organizations responding to the cholera epidemic including PAHO and UNICEF

Action against Hunger

Action against Hunger

provided cash-for-work for 2,881 individuals
repaired rural infrastructure including 9,360 metres of road
removed 22,959 m3 of mud and debris
provided risk management and prevention sessions for 2,564 individuals

Other departments and agencies