Three months after the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, Counterpart continues to provide aid to displaced Haitians. In response to the disaster, Counterpart has shipped 15 forty-foot containers valued at nearly $1 million. These containers include commodities such as rice, beans, dehydrated soup mix, tarps, hygiene kits, kitchen supplies and compact, pre-packed family buckets (including first aid and hygiene supplies).
“With such high levels of destruction, these items will make an immediate difference in the quality of life of displaced Haitians. We are most pleased that our extensive experience in commodities delivery and logistics and our vast network of partners has allowed us to provide much needed relief in this desperate situation,” says Rang Hee Kim, Senior Director of Counterpart’s Community and Humanitarian Assistance Programs (CHAP).
Even before the earthquake, Haiti faced extreme poverty and high rates of malnutrition. Now, even more Haitians find themselves without food, jobs or homes. With such widespread devastation and destruction, continued support is vital to the recovery of the entire country. Counterpart’s humanitarian aid shipments continue to help thousands of displaced families, including orphans, survive while they begin to rebuild their lives.
The containers have been distributed in Gonaives, a port city located to the Northwest of Port-au-Prince, as well as the surrounding areas of Port-au-Prince including Croix-des-Bouquets and Titanyen.
In these relief efforts, Counterpart has teamed with several partner organizations in the U.S. including the Judsonia Church of Christ in Arkansas, Columbus Church of Christ in Mississippi and Global Aid Network in Dallas, Texas. Counterpart has also teamed with several organizations in Haiti, to ensure these shipments are properly and effectively distributed: Hope for Haiti’s Children, Mission of Hope and Haitian Christian Development Project.
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