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Helping people in Haiti | ASB Foreign Aid

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, marked by violent conflicts and natural disasters. Earthquakes, economic instability and a deteriorating security situation are determining the everyday lives of the inhabitants of this small island nation. The already extremely complex crisis in the country has further intensified since the cholera outbreak at the beginning of October 2022. Living conditions in parts of the country are catastrophic. Almost half of all Haitians are unable to obtain adequate food supplies. At the same time, less and less international aid is arriving in Haiti. People are on their own. This makes it all the more important to better prepare the population for disasters and to raise awareness regarding dealing with the associated consequences.

Projects in Haiti | Overview

These are the ASB Foreign Aid projects in Haiti:

Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and the communities which are vulnerable to climate change
Political, social and economic participation of people with disabilities
Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations and organisations
Community gardens for food security
Emergency relief after earthquakes

Projects in Haiti | Details

Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and the communities which are vulnerable to climate change

In response to the increasing poverty and environmental problems in the country, especially those caused by deforestation, the project focuses on restoring biodiversity in the Grand Bois National Park. It also aims to create alternative sources of employment and income for the local population.

Project title: Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and the communities of the Macaya Biosphere Reserve in Haiti which are vulnerable to climate change
Project region: Haiti
Financing: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and own resources of HNT-SAH and ASB
Project volume: € 2,444,444.00
Project duration: 15/04/2023 - 14/04/2026
Target group: 11,354 people

Find out more about the project here.

Political, social and economic participation of people with disabilities

The ASB supports people with disabilities in Haiti by strengthening their political, social and economic participation. The ASB supports 2,560 people with disabilities and their families in the four regions of the country.

Project title: Strengthening the political, social and economic participation of persons with disabilities in exercising their rights in Haiti
Project region: Departments Ouest, Sud, Nord and Centre (Haiti)
Financing: Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and ASB’s own resources
Project volume: € 1,111,111
Duration: 15/11/2021 - 14/07/2024

Find out more about the current project here

Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations and organisations

In Petit Goâve, Saint-Louis-du-Sud and Tiburon, the ASB works to enable particularly vulnerable people to better deal with and emerge from crises. For example, the ASB conducted emergency exercises on floods and earthquakes. The ASB is providing support in particular to the rural population, poor families and associations in the agricultural sector.

Project title: Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations and organisations in the face of a very high disaster risk in the southern and western departments of Haiti
Project region: Departments Ouest (Petit Goâve) and Sud (Saint-Louis-du-Sud and Tiburon)
Financing: Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and ASB’s own resources
Project volume: € 1,222,220.00
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/03/2023

Find out more about the current project here

Community gardens for food security

In western Haiti, the ASB runs school and community gardens to support healthy diets for children and families. This measure benefits 8,440 people (2,300 pupils from ten schools and 350 families (1,750 people)) directly involved in the management of the school and family gardens. In addition, there are 3,000 members of 12 community-based organisations (e.g. farmers’ associations) and 1,200 volunteers who take on reforestation work and are involved in local disaster risk reduction.

Project title: Food security and resilience through adapted and diversified production of healthy food in school and community gardens and disaster risk management
Project region: Ouest (Petit Goâve, Grand Goâve)
Financing: Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and ASB’s own resources
Project volume: € 833,333
Duration: 01/02/2022 - 31/10/2024

Find out more about the current project here

Emergency relief after earthquakes

In the Sud region, the ASB is providing emergency assistance in the aftermath of the severe earthquake. 60,260 inhabitants, especially people with disabilities, benefit from the ASB’s relief measures.

Project title: Emergency relief by providing drinking water, protection and inclusion of people with disabilities in response to the earthquake in Sud, Haiti
Project region: Department Sud (Haiti)
Financing: ADH, FCCD, Arche Nova and the ASB
Project volume: € 324,843.58
Duration: 08/2021 - 06/2022

Find out more about the project here

You can help by donating to ASB Foreign Aid

As a member of the German Donation Council (Deutscher Spendenrat), the ASB has undertaken to comply with the core values: transparency, safety, credibility, ethical standards and accountability.

What your donation can do

40 euros

40 euros will pay for hygiene kits that include water purification tablets, hand disinfectants, chlorine, buckets and chamberpots. This will prevent the further spread of cholera.