On 18 September 2004, Hurricane Jeanne lashed northern parts of Haiti with heavy rains causing extensive damage and flooding in urban and rural areas, particularly in the north-west in the Artibonite Provinces. Gonaives, the fourth main city in Haiti, was severely affected by flooding and mudslides which destroyed large areas of the city and its surrounding communities.

The latest official reports from the Directorate of Civil Protection (DCP) in Haiti indicate that almost 300,000 persons were affected, 4,471 houses were destroyed, 1,330 people lost their lives, 2,601 were injured and 1,056 are still missing. In rural areas, particularly Artibonite North and South the floods destroyed most of the food crops and livestock.

ACT members in Haiti, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Diakonie Emergency Aid (DEA) are proposing to respond in the area of Gonaives and the north and west of the Artibonite where ACT Haiti is present through LWF partners Federation Protestant d’Haiti and Service Chretien d’Haiti. DEA is present through its partner World Neighbours. The proposed assistance comprises:

• Food assistance
• Non food assistance (medicines, kitchen utensils)
• Water and sanitation
• Clearing of debris
• Recovery of schools
• Agriculture and livestock recovery
• Income generating activities

Project Completion Date:

31 May 2005

Signed by:
Jenny Borden
Interim Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office