http://192.168.2.14:8080/theHumanitarianCoalition/p1-290708/development/website/index.php en allisonemccabe@gmail.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-12T10:00:16-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/haiti_six_months_later/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/haiti_six_months_later/#When:10:00:16Z Efforts have shifted to the rebuilding phase of Haiti earthquake response.Ottawa (12 July, 2010) - Six months after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION and its members have shifted their focus from emergency relief to the longer-term work of supporting Haitian communities as they rebuild their country. While life in Haiti is beginning to return to some semblance of normality, there is still a great deal of work to be done. Relief workers with CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada shifted their efforts from emergency relief to fostering recovery and reconstruction. A long road lays ahead for the people of Haiti and the members of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION will remain in the country for years to come, helping every step of the way. Over the past six months, the members of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION have effectively contributed to rebuilding Haiti alongside the survivors of the earthquake. The members of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION have reached hundreds of thousands of Haitians with essential and urgently needed assistance. Here are just a few examples and highlights of the many different activities undertaken so far: CARE has created 20 women's centres in Carrefour and Leogane to help prevent gender-based violence and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. Save the Children has registered 1,740 children in family tracking and reunification programs. To date, 567 children have been reunited with their family. 134,000 people are benefitting from Oxfam's cash-for-work programs. Save the Children has reached more than 100,000 people with health and nutritional programs. 1,575 families have received spinach and okra seeds from CARE to improve their access to fresh food. Oxfam hygiene kits are benefitting 120,000 people. For more information on what the members are doing to help the people of Haiti, please contact the member organisations directly using the details in the right-hand column. For more information on what the members are doing to help the people of Haiti, please contact the member organizations directly using the details in the right-hand column. Or, to read more about the efforts of these organizations in Haiti, read: Save the Children's, Serving Haiti's Children Now, Rebuilding For Their Future Oxfam Canada's six-month update on Haiti Oxfam Quebec's six-month report on Haiti (in French) CARE's Haiti earthquake appeal   Below are a few stories and pictures from Haiti: ********************** CARE Emilienne Laguerre, 39 is 7 months pregnant and is getting ready to move into a new temporary shelter provided by CARE's shelter program in Carrefour, July 05, 2010.  (Natasha Fillion/CARE)                     Oxfam   Elsie Delva is from Carrefour Feuilles, a poor neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. She lost everything in the earthquake. As one of the most vulnerable members of her community, she was selected as a beneficiary of one of the first community canteens that Oxfam opened in March. Since then Oxfam has also supported her with grants of 50 and 100 US dollars, so she could recapitalize her business and start earning a living again.   "After the earthquake things were very difficult. Then Oxfam started the canteens, and we were able to eat every day for two months. That helped. And since then, Oxfam also gave me money. With that money, I was able to repay some debt that I had so that I could feed the children (both of them are orphans), and then I bought some stock and opened this stall. "In the future, I hope to be able to expand my business, that would make it much easier to live, and then I would be able to send the children to school."   Save the Children The mother of 2-week-old twins Richardson and Rejeffson was still recovering from a Caesarian section, so she could not bring her newborns to the Save the Children clinic for their check-up. Instead, she enlisted the help of her cousins, who brought the newborns to the Gaston Margron camp where Save the Children operates its mobile clinic. The mobile clinic serves the camp population of 6,000, but also reaches out to others in the community and will see any patient who comes to the clinic. At Gaston Margron, patients have a consultation with a doctor and nurse who is trained in nutritional supports. They are then assessed and prescribed medication which is available free of charge at the clinic. Since the earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, Save the Children has been able to reach more than 100,000 people with health and nutrition programs. 2010-07-12T10:00:16-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/west_africa_drought_2010/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/west_africa_drought_2010/#When:16:00:15Z Almost 10 million people across Africa's Sahel region are facing a food crisis. Irregular rains in 2009 have led to a severe lack of pasture, water and a poor harvest. The worst affected country is Niger where 8 million people are at risk. Some 2 million people are threatened in Chad and a substantial number of people are expected to be affected in Mali in the coming months. Parts of Nigeria and Burkina Faso are also at risk. In Niger, the harvest has fallen by 26% as compared with the previous year, and some areas, especially the Diffa in the east of country and Tillabéry to the west, have had no harvest at all. In Chad, harvests have fallen by 34%. The areas of Hadjer Lamis, Batha, Kanem, Guera regions and eastern Chad are expected to be hit hard, especially from June 2010. Overall, the harvest in the Sahel has decreased by 9% with great disparities between East and West Sahel. HUMANITARIAN COALITION members are already responding to the crisis and have launched emergency appeals to bring essential help to the people affected by the drought. To learn more about what the member agencies are doing in response to the crisis, please visit their websites by clicking on the links below: CARE Canada's response Oxfam Canada's response Save the Children's response Oxfam Quebec's response (en francais)   2010-06-24T16:00:15-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/china_earthquake_statement/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/china_earthquake_statement/#When:15:26:59Z Ottawa, ON (April 15, 2010) HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada, are all carefully monitoring the situation in China following the recent earthquake in Qinghai province and preparing appropriate humanitarian relief activities.  Latest reports at the time of this statement are that this earthquake has killed over 600 people and over 9,000 others have been injured.Member agencies are carrying out assessments across the region and will be revising their response plans as the situation evolves. In the next few days the information from these assessments will determine the types of programs and scale of funding support that will be required to assist those affected by this crisis. For more information, please contact the member agencies at the coordinates in the right hand column. 2010-04-15T15:26:59-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/chile_earthquake_update/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/chile_earthquake_update/#When:15:26:27Z Ottawa, ON (April 12, 2010) Following the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27, 2010, the members of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION continue to assist in the relief efforts in Chile.  The earthquake and more than 200 aftershocks that followed have left 94,000 people without shelter and tens of thousands more without access to clean drinking water.CARE, Oxfam and Save the Children sent assessment teams there immediately, and have since focused their energies and resources for supplying water, food, hygiene items, tents, tarps, setting up systems of waste disposal and helping to provide shelter and security for children. HUMANITARIAN COALITION members are supporting the capacity of communities to be prepared for future emergencies, and minimize potential damage. To learn more about what the member agencies are doing in response to the earthquake, please visit their websites by clicking on the links below: CARE Canada Oxfam Canada Oxfam-Québec Save the Children Canada   2010-04-12T15:26:27-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/chile_earthquakes_statement/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/chile_earthquakes_statement/#When:14:00:40Z Ottawa, ON (February 27, 2010) HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada, are all carefully monitoring the situation in Chile following the recent earthquakes and preparing appropriate humanitarian relief activities.In this complex and rapidly evolving crisis, HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies are determining how they can best provide assistance, including urgently needed food, water and medical supplies. Though total estimates vary, many thousands of Chileans are known to be directly affected by the damage caused following the recent earthquakes. Member agencies are carrying out assessments across the region and will be revising their response plans as the situation evolves. In the next few days the information from these assessments will determine the types of programs and scale of funding support that will be required to assist those affected by this crisis. For more information, please contact the member agencies at the coordinates in the right hand column.   2010-02-27T14:00:40-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/canadians_want_more_cooperation_among_aid_groups/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/canadians_want_more_cooperation_among_aid_groups/#When:18:00:08Z HUMANITARIAN COALITION thanks Canadians for generosity OTTAWA, February 25 - The HUMANITARIAN COALITION is thanking Canadians for their incredible generosity and is announcing the results of its joint fundraising appeal for the Haiti relief effort. As the joint appeal winds down, a recent poll shows Canadians strongly support the idea of aid groups working together for future emergencies.“On behalf of all four members of the Humanitarian Coalition, I want to sincerely thank all Canadians for  the extraordinary generosity they have showed the people of Haiti in their time of need,” said Robert Fox, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada. “With your support our organizations will be working in Haiti for as long as it takes to help Haitians rebuild their country and their lives.”Since January 12, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION has jointly raised approximately $13 million for the work the four agencies are doing in Haiti, including distributing food, water, shelter, hygiene kits, special kits for pregnant women and mothers with small children, providing health services, combating sexual violence, and creating safe environments for children.  Together the four organizations have over 1000 workers on the ground in Haiti. The Haiti appeal has been the largest effort for the HUMANITARIAN COALITION since it was formed following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. During the Haiti appeal, Canadians responded enthusiastically to the idea of aid groups working cooperatively. A new poll has found that 81.7 per cent of Canadians believe Canadian aid groups should work together for future major global emergencies. In addition, 36.4 per cent said they would be more likely to give to a coalition of aid groups."Throughout the Haiti crisis Canadians have come to know the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, and the response has been very positive," said Kevin McCort, President and CEO of CARE Canada. "They clearly like the idea of aid groups working together rather than competing, and they want to see more of it in the future. So we are inviting other Canadian humanitarian groups that have a strong track record in humanitarian response and programming to become members."The HUMANITARIAN COALITION was established as a result of lessons learned from the response to the 2004 tsunami. The four organizations agreed that by working together and doing the right thing by setting aside competition for donor dollars it would be easier for Canadians to donate to the relief effort.  They took this approach to cut costs, allowing a greater percentage of donations to reach those in need, and allowing the money to be allocated in the most effective way to the organizations with the greatest capacity to deliver aid on the ground."We're all in this to save lives and help vulnerable communities recover, rebuild and be more resilient in the future. There is no reason to compete," said Nicolas Moyer, Coordinator of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION. "It all comes down to this: together we are stronger, together we can do more, together we can save even more lives."% 2010-02-25T18:00:08-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/last_opportunity_to_have_donations_matched/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/last_opportunity_to_have_donations_matched/#When:13:00:35Z (OTTAWA – February 10, 2010) - The HUMANITARIAN COALITION's members are appealing to Canadians to continue their generosity as the deadline for the Canadian Government's match to donations comes this Friday, February 12.Four weeks on from the deadly earthquake, survivors have had to face unprecedented challenges.  Working together in Canada and in Haiti, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada have been distributing aid and providing programs for Haitians since the earthquake struck.  While food, water, emergency healthcare and child protection programs have reached hundreds of thousands, the needs remain great and will continue this way for years to come.  This match on donations, over on Friday, is a crucial opportunity to improve conditions for families in Haiti. Canadians have demonstrated extraordinary generosity despite difficult economic times; the HUMANITARIAN COALITION is asking for Canadians to look to the long term and invest in Haiti's future today.  The HUMANITARIAN COALITION, with the joint efforts of its members, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada, provides a widespread and effective response to emergencies, with a combined presence in 120 countries. In Haiti alone, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION has more than 600 aid personnel on the ground, ensuring that the donations of Canadians reach those in desperate need in an efficient, effective and coordinated fashion. To donate to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, call 1-800-464-9154, log onto humanitariancoalition.ca or send donations to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, PO Box 65035, Ottawa, ON, K2G 5Y3 -30- For more information: Elysia Nisan enisan@savethechildren.ca   (w) 416-218-1882 (c) 647-273-7134 2010-02-10T13:00:35-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/haiti_update_020210/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/haiti_update_020210/#When:12:02:45Z OTTAWA (Feb. 2, 2010) - The HUMANITARIAN COALITION's members continue to provide support to the hundreds of thousands of people still enduring severe conditions in post-earthquake Haiti.  Three weeks since the earthquake struck, aid is reaching those in need, while protection and equal distribution of supplies continue to be priorities for the agencies.All of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies are undertaking assessments of regions not directly affected by the earthquake, which have become home to many who fled Port-au-Prince, including Gros-Marne and Gonaives in Haiti and the border region of the Dominican Republic.Over the past several days the aid activities of the members of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION have included: Distribution of 25 and 50 kg bags of rice to 1,700 displaced people a day in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince. Water and sanitation programs being increased to reach some of the smaller sites in Port-au-Prince where people have taken refuge, with plans for work to begin next week at three sites housing 5,000 people.  Distribution of plastic sheeting to 4,000 families (20,000 people) and 1,000 tents and house repair kits for people whose homes are not beyond repair.   2,857 medical consultations in the past week, including 660 children under 5 years of age through mobile clinics; 70 health workers were trained in Leogane and another mobile clinic was established in Jacmel.  17 Child-Friendly Spaces established in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince, benefitting more than 10,000 children over the past 10 days.  Child Protection programs will soon be starting in Leogane as well.  The HUMANITARIAN COALITION, with the joint efforts of its members, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec and Save the Children Canada, provides a widespread and effective response to emergencies, with a combined presence in 120 countries. In Haiti alone, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION has more than 600 aid personnel on the ground, ensuring that the donations of Canadians reach those in desperate need in an efficient, effective and coordinated fashion. To donate to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, call 1-800-464-9154, visit humanitariancoalition.ca or send donations to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, PO Box 65035, Ottawa, ON, K2G 5Y3 2010-02-02T12:02:45-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/haiti_update_270110/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/haiti_update_270110/#When:14:00:02Z OTTAWA – January 27, 2010 – The HUMANITARIAN COALITION’s more than 600 aid personnel continue to make progress on the ground. The HUMANITARIAN COALITION is working to improve living conditions for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Haitians by distributing water, food rations, construction of latrines and other relief services.Today’s updates from the HUMANITARIAN COALITION include: SHELTER•    20 latrines built and 8 bathing areas completed (Save the Children)•    Distribution of plastic shelter and hygiene kits for 30,000 people continues (Oxfam)•    13 Child Friendly Spaces are up and running in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel, providing activities for over 6000 children over the past 8 days (Save the Children)•    Cash-for-work scheme paying people to clean up camp began Sunday at Petionville Club golf course, where 50,000 people are camped out. It will be expanded to other sites all week. (Oxfam)•    On January 23 CARE distributed 448 hygiene kits and 448 lots of five blankets each in Place SteThérèse, Petionville, covering a total of 2,133 beneficiaries. •    On January 23 CARE distributed 360 mattresses (1 per family) in Leogane. WATER•    Oxfam is providing regular access to clean drinking water 85,000 for beneficiaries. Will soon expand to over 110,000.  •    Five sites with water bladders, serving 65,000 total are up and running. Latrines and washing areas completed at two sites serving 55,000 people. Work continues at three additional sites, which will serve 20,000. New work to begin soon at three new sites, home to 16,000 people. (Oxfam)•    Work to begin on a treatment water program in the town of Petit Goive and on water provision at Martissant. (Oxfam)•    CARE is distributing clean drinking water through five bladders installed in Léogane and Pétionville, providing potable water to some 7,600 beneficiaries on daily basis. •    Installation of latrines started in St Therese HEALTH•    10,000 family kits will be assembled at brewery warehouse and distributed in lots of 500. These kits contain feminine hygiene products, kitchen utensils, pots, etc. (Oxfam)•    297 additional patients were treated today in Jacmel, and another temporary health clinic began treating patients (Save the Children)NON-FOOD ITEMS •    Distribution in Leogane for 600 families was undertaken on Jan. 26, included blankets and plastic sheeting for families. (Save the Children)•    Distribution also planned for 500 families in Theatre National and Delmas 53 Jan. 26 (Port-au-Prince). (Save the Children)•    CARE has received a shipment of clean delivery kits and condoms to integrate into non-food item kits for distributionThe HUMANITARIAN COALITION, with the joint efforts of its members, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada, provides a widespread and effective response to emergencies, with a combined presence in 120 countries. In Haiti alone, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION has more than 600 aid personnel on the ground, ensuring that the donations of Canadians reach those in desperate need in an efficient, effective and coordinated fashion. To donate to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, call 1-800-464-9154, visit humanitariancoalition.ca or send donations to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, PO Box 65035, Ottawa, ON, K2G 5Y3 -30- For more information: Kieran Green, CARE Canadamedia@care.caTel: (613) 228-5678, Cell: (613) 799-7562 NEW PHOTOS, VIDEO AND BLOG POSTINGS FROM WORKERS IN HAITI AVAILABLE AT: http://www.humanitariancoalition.ca 2010-01-27T14:00:02-05:00 http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/montreal_conference_media_availability/ http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/montreal_conference_media_availability/#When:10:00:31Z JANUARY 25, 2010 - OTTAWA – The HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada will have representatives at the Montréal Haiti reconstruction conference available for comment.Kevin McCort, President and CEO of CARE Canada and Michel Verret, Interim Executive Director of Oxfam-Quebec, will be among the speakers at the conference and will be available for media interviews. Robert Fox, executive director of Oxfam Canada and David Morley, president and CEO of Save the Children Canada, will also be available for media interviews.TO BOOK AN INTERVIEW, ALL MEDIA ARE INVITED TO CONTACT:CARE CanadaAndrea Lanthier-Seymour: Media RelationsAndrea.Seymour@care.ca Cell: 613.983.1222Oxfam CanadaKaren Palmer: Media Officer karenp@oxfam.ca Cell: 613.240.3047Oxfam-QuébecJustine Lesage: Media Relationslesagej@oxfam.qc.ca Cell: 514.513.0013Save the Children CanadaElysia Nisan: Media CoordinatorENisan@savethechildren.ca Tel: 416.221.5501 Ext. 305
Cell: 647.273.7134The HUMANITARIAN COALITION, with the joint efforts of its members, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada provides a widespread and effective response to emergencies, with a combined presence in 120 countries. In Haiti alone, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION has more than 600 aid personnel on the ground, ensuring that the donations of Canadians reach those in desperate need in an efficient, effective and coordinated fashion. To donate to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, call 1-800-464-9154, log onto humanitariancoalition.ca or send donations to the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, PO Box 65035, Ottawa, ON, K2G 5Y3-30- 2010-01-25T10:00:31-05:00