Haiti
Country stats
- Capital: Port-au-Prince
- Population: 11.5 million
- People requiring humanitarian aid: 5.5 million
Concern’s response
- Haiti program launched: 1994
- Program areas: Climate & Environment, Emergency Response, Livelihoods, WASH
Why are we in Haiti?
Haiti is currently in the middle of a complex humanitarian crisis that encompasses political instability, displacement, natural disasters, extreme hunger, and gang violence (including gender-based violence). As the situation continues to deteriorate, nearly half of the country’s population requires humanitarian assistance.
Haiti’s deepest crisis goes beyond the headlines
The ongoing crisis in Haiti has had several headline moments over the last six years, including the resignation of the prime minister in 2024 and the attacks by armed gangs on strategic institutions such as the airport, prisons or hospitals. The situation has worsened in the last year, with escalations of gang violence, particularly in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
5.5 million Haitians, approximately 45% of the country’s population, will require humanitarian assistance in 2024. Nearly just as many are facing extreme levels of food insecurity. A weakened infrastructure and political instability have left many hospitals and clinics out of service, while diseases like cholera spread at a rapid rate.
Latest achievements
Emergency response
Despite the volatility of the context in the neighborhoods in which we work (such as Cité Soleil), we have maintained our activities throughout the most recent crises thanks to a network of community-based focal points and partners.
Gender-based violence
In 2023, Concern provided care to over 3,000 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in close collaboration with our women-led partners, Négès Mawon and Fondation IDEO.
Partnerships
We have seven active partnerships with national organisations in Haiti. In 2023, we granted nearly $750,000 to these partners. We also collaborate with community-based informal groups (such as youth groups) who take an active part in our programmes.
Our work in Haiti
Our response in Haiti has adapted over the years, but our focus remains on improving living standards, economic status and social inclusion for the island nation's most vulnerable communities.
