On January 12, 2010, the nation of Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake. More than 700 Salvation Army personnel from Haiti, themselves victims, quickly mobilized to distribute food, water, medical supplies and shelter to thousands of people affected. A year later, The Salvation Army continues to provide resources that are enabling communities to return to self-sufficiency at a level that exceeds conditions before the earthquake.

View our Hope for Haiti - One Year Later report below.



The public responded to the earthquake in Haiti with overwhelming generosity. Throughout the world, The Salvation Army raised in excess of US$45 million for its relief and redevelopment efforts in Haiti. In Canada, The Salvation Army committed C$7.2 million to this international relief effort.

Currently, The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda is in the process of designing the following reconstruction and development projects:

Integrated Family Support Project

This project will re-establish the lives of 3,000 families. Six community centres in Port-au-Prince and other areas affected by the earthquake will provide:

· 500 vulnerable children/youth with vocational training.
· 2,500 orphan and vulnerable children with education and recreational support.
· livelihood support to 1,000 families.
· increased awareness on basic health, disaster preparedness, domestic violence, child trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and hygiene and sanitation.
· permanent housing and other social services to target internally displaced persons who will be relocated to their place of origin.

Medical Clinic and Primary Health-Care Services

The Salvation Army has operated a health facility in Delmas 2, Port-au-Prince, for 40 years. The clinic building was structurally compromised by the earthquake and is now condemned. The clinic played a crucial role during the earthquake emergency phase in the treatment of the injured.

This project will support the operating of medical services from a temporary facility for
approximately two years until a new, purpose-built facility is established.

Through the facility 40,000 poor and vulnerable people will receive health-care services, and consultations and primary health-care services will closely link to integrated Salvation Army family support programs.

The Salvation Army in Haiti

The Salvation Army has been active in Haiti since 1950 and is now both widespread and diverse in nature.

There are presently more than 9,000 students in 49 primary schools operated by The Salvation Army throughout Haiti. In addition, we operate several children's homes and secondary schools.

The Army's medical work includes maternity programs, dispensaries, tuberculosis clinics, primary health care centers and a nutrition centre.

With more than 6,000 members in Haiti, The Salvation Army is well placed to continue its ministry to those in need as work in Haiti begins to transition from emergency disaster response to long-term redevelopment.

Visit SalvationArmy.ca/hopeforhaiti for more Haiti updates.