It was the largest Red Cross response ever to a single country. The Red Cross helped one in two Haitians, about five million people. After the 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, individual Canadians and governments generously donated $222 million to the Canadian Red Cross to support the tremendous emergency and recovery efforts.
Five years later, signs of recovery can be seen in Haiti: families provided with safe temporary shelter or assistance with housing, improved access to health care including rebuilding a hospital, and support to better prepare for future disasters. The Canadian Red Cross is continuing its long term recovery efforts to help Haitians rebuild.
Want to learn more? Visit
http://www.redcross.ca/haiti to see a collection of moving photographs illustrating Haiti recovery efforts, a video highlighting Canadian Red Cross support, and stories of hope, recovery and resilience from Haiti.
