{"id":1612,"date":"2012-01-10T17:44:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T17:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2013-05-28T20:13:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T19:13:30","slug":"haiti-two-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/?p=1612","title":{"rendered":"Haiti &#8211; Two years on"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><strong>Since the tragic earthquake of January 2010, the people of Haiti have been working hard to get back on their feet, thanks to the \u00a311 million raised by Christian Aid\u2019s Haiti Earthquake appeal. <\/strong><strong>But in a country where grinding poverty existed well before the disaster struck, this was never going to be an easy task.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Haitians have shown enormous courage in pulling their lives back together after this disaster\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018I like working as part of a group. We can share the responsibilities and help each other.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018A year ago I was depending on other people\u2019s help and living with another family. I felt really bad. But I\u2019m a different person now.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018This is a dream come true. I never thought l could own my own house, let alone have the paper to prove it.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Christian Aid is there to help contribute to the efforts to have a Haiti without absolute poverty in 20 years.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Christian Aid in Haiti<br \/>\n<\/strong>Christian Aid partners in Haiti sprang into action just days after the magnitude 7 earthquake hit, just a few miles from the capital Port-au-Prince.<br \/>\nWorking exclusively through local Haitian and Dominican Republic partners we have been able to respond to the huge needs of families who lost their homes, belongings and livelihoods.<br \/>\nOver the past two years, Christian Aid has concentrated its efforts in the rural areas of Haiti, helping families who fled the carnage of Port-au-Prince to seek refuge with families in the countryside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homes and livelihoods<\/strong><br \/>\nFamilies who lost their homes have now received permanent, hurricane- and earthquake-resistant houses, which provide much needed shelter and security.<br \/>\nWorking with communities to solve issues of access to and ownership of land, over 135 families are now living in these houses. 400 more are being built in 2012.\u00a0Over 10,000 people have received training and support to help them start make a living once more. From livestock and agriculture to artisan crafts and tree saplings, families now have a way to provide for their children and loved ones.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nLooking to the future\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite the pain and trauma of the past two years, Haitians continue to show extraordinary strength and determination. Our country manager <a title=\"My story\" target=\"_self\">Prospery Raymond<\/a> says, &#8216;Christian Aid is there to help contribute to the efforts to have a Haiti without absolute poverty in 20 years.&#8217;<br \/>\nThrough our work building secure homes and livelihoods across the country, Christian Aid\u2019s work really will bring about a better Haiti in years to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks to all supporters and churches who gave so generously during the Haiti earthquake emergency appeal. Your support has made this work possible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More information at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianaid.org.uk\/emergencies\/current\/haiti-earthquake-appeal\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">www.christianaid.org.uk\/emergencies\/current\/haiti-earthquake-appeal\/index.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the tragic earthquake of January 2010, the people of Haiti have been working hard to get back on their feet, thanks to the \u00a311 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wider-church"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1612"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2148,"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1612\/revisions\/2148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}