Haiti Six-Month Anniversary

This week, we're returning our focus to Haiti in remembrance of the six month anniversary of the devastating January 12 earthquake.

IRD began distributing tarps, pharmaceuticals and medical commodities in Haiti in the first days following the disaster. Since then, we have been been transitioning them from immediate relief concerns to somewhat longer-term solutions, including temporary shelters and latrines for the displaced.

To find out more about what we are doing, take a look at our Flickr photostream of our recent temporary shelter construction, read our opinion piece on Haiti and the hurricane season in the Providence Journal, watch a video of our sanitation training, view the Google map of where we're working, or check out our updated fact sheet.

IRD is providing shelter to more than 50,000 people in Leogane - progress, even as the six month anniversary highlights the tremendous amount of work yet to be done.

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