Haiti: Relief and Recovery

Immediately after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January, the international community launched relief efforts. Hundreds of organizations are now helping to save lives and rebuild the country while millions of people around the world have donated money and supplies. This site highlights these efforts, pulling in articles and media from across the web. More about this project »

Race to the Rainy Season in Haiti

11 February 2010

One month after the catastrophic quake that leveled most of Port-au-Prince, CARE and other aid agencies are in a race against time to get people waterproof shelter and decent sanitation before the rainy season hits at the end of March. Most people crammed into overcrowded temporary camps are huddled under bed sheets strung between poles or sticks - hardly enough to block out the sun, but useless against the torrential downpours of Haiti's rainy season.