Latin America and the Caribbean
Haiti ranks 170 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). For more than 60 years, CARE International has been actively working to tackle the root cause of poverty in Haiti and respond to national crises.
CARE International opened an office in Haiti in 1954. For more than 60 years, we have been actively working to tackle the root causes of poverty. We have also assisted those who have been affected by the frequent natural disasters that Haiti has experienced over the years.
CARE International partners with families, communities, and the government to support sustainable development and improve the quality of life.
CARE Haiti concentrates on programs in the areas of:
CARE Haiti aims to provide immediate assistance as well as support long-term recovery by sharing capacity and resources with Haitian organizations.
In January 2010, CARE International supported people in Léogâne and Port-au-Prince who were affected by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. We provided access to safe water and sanitation and decent housing, working to improve community skills in building sturdier structures.
Following the cholera outbreak in October 2010, CARE Haiti has been active in rural areas to spread prevention messages, improve safe water supplies, and support medical facilities with essential materials.
Since 2020, CARE Haiti has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in mostly urban areas of the country by providing cash and voucher assistance, access to clean water and sanitation, and mass communications that encourage people to get vaccinated.
In August 2021, CARE Haiti supported people in Grande Anse who were affected by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and Tropical Depression Grace. CARE Haiti provided shelter, food and nutrition security, water, sanitation, and hygiene, as well as support through awareness campaigns on gender-based violence and protection.
A brutal attack in the Haitian town of Pont-Sondé killed at least 70 people, including women and children, and dozens have been injured. CARE urges the international community to provide sustainable funding to strengthen Haiti's food system, preventing violence linked to hunger and poverty.
Three months since a spike in gang violence worsened and already dire humanitarian crisis, Haitians continue to face a volatile and dangerous reality marked by daily violence, hunger, and displacement.
Haitians across the capital city of Port-au-Prince face a multi-dimensional crisis with displacement, hunger, and acute health risks, along with the near constant fear of injury, rape, physical violence, and loss of life.
Even in the face of COVID-19, women in savings groups continue to astound and find ways to succeed.
What’s different before and after the Partnership for Learning project? 50,000 more kids get to go to school, and do better while they are there. Getting Jean Jean Roosevelt—a Haitian music star—to write and perform a theme song helped, and so did training teachers and providing shoes.
A blog written by Eric Ndayishimiye CARE’s Rapid Response Team, Team Leader on the deteriorating situation in Haiti.
This is the third consecutive year that CARE publishes its report “Suffering In Silence”. It serves as a call for the global community to speak up for people in crises who are otherwise forgotten and to help them overcome hardship.
On October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew passed through Haiti and significantly impacted its southern peninsula. The Category 4 hurricane caused 546 casualties, extensive damage and affected more than 2.1 million people.
The story of Haiti's devastating January 2010 earthquake is far from over. As steady progress toward recovery continues, much of the emergency response is now transitioning to longer-term recovery.
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
