Haiti: Salvation Army Relief Efforts Continue Six Months After the Quake

by The Salvation Army in Canada
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July 12 marks the six-month anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake, one of the worst in modern times. Due to many issues, reconstruction efforts are painfully slow. Today, more than one million people live in hundreds of tent cities all over the country. Many Haitians fear they will be in tents for the rest of their lives.

The Salvation Army continues its relief efforts. To date the global Salvation Army has:

  • delivered more than 10 million meals
  • distributed 1,500 hygiene kits
  • sent 4,264 tents
  • delivered 7,000 rain ponchos
  • delivered 47,000 personal handheld water filtration units
  • served more than 25,000 people at medical clinics
  • completed 490 houses of 600 transitional shelters.


In Canada, The Salvation Army raised $7 million toward emergency and ongoing relief.

  • $1.5 million provided emergency relief such as food, water, hygiene kits, medicine, medical supplies, tents and shelter materials to more than 22,000 displaced people in Delmas and Jacmel.
  • 500 SPHERE standard tents are in Haiti, destined for Jacmel.
  • Two MASH units are delivering emergency medical care to more than 20,000 displaced persons.
  • Two emergency services personnel and two medical doctors have been deployed to Jacmel.
  • Logistics support includes one truck and passenger van to expeditie delivery of relief services.
  • Funds will allso contribute to camp management and relocation of displaced persons into their own location or transitional shelters.

At an estimated cost of $5.6 million, The Salvation Army in Canada has committed to support recovery and reconstruction through the following:

a. Primary health care and suppport to the disabled This project will provide medical care to more than 20,000 internally displaced persons in Delmas. Plans are in place to integrate nutriion education, maternal and child health, and service to disabled people.

b. Integrated family support for more than 12,000 earthquake affected families, including orphans and vulnerable children. Vocational training and small business support will help vulnerable families with economic earnings.

The Salvation Army thanks you for your continued generosity.