WHAT WE DO
Save the Children is working around the clock to support families, but we urgently need a rapid increase in international support to leverage humanitarian, development and peace aid.
In response to the escalating violence in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince we are working in the communities directly affected by the violence. We are:
- Providing families with cash assistance so they can meet their basic needs and buy essentials such as food, healthcare, and water.
- Running child protection campaigns to prevent discrimination and violence, and explain how to access the psychological support that we are providing.
- Helping children face trauma through psychosocial support activities and helping them continue to access education by running community learning spaces.
Save the Children's Infant and Young Child Feeding Program Advisor Rose Nalda uses a MUAC band to examine the degree of malnutrition of Withmaly, 3. Reginald Louissaint Junior / Save the Children
In the Great North, Save the Children is also:
- Supporting children who have suffered violence (including gender-based), abuse, exploitation or negligence, by providing psychological support, distributing hygiene kits, clothing and underwear, providing temporary accommodation, reimbursing transport costs and running services in family planning, medical and legal assistance, and family reunification.
- Delivering lifesaving community-based nutrition, sexual and reproductive health services, while also distributing to hygiene kits, dignity kits and baby kits for pregnant and lactating women.
- Providing cash assistance to respond to immediate needs and start income-generating activities.
We’re also continuing to support children still reeling from the impacts of the 2021 earthquake in the Great South of the country. This includes:
- Supporting families to access health and nutrition services. This includes screening children for malnutrition and providing treatment in communities or referring them to health facilities when needed.
- Supporting families with cash to buy food and other essentials.
- Supporting children to continue their learning. This includes rebuilding schools that were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake, reinforcing the quality of education and providing kits for teachers and students containing essential learning materials.
- Supporting schools and communities to improve their resilience towards disaster shocks and climatic stresses.
Edlene received three cash transfers from Save the Children. During the earthquake the village where she lives was destroyed. She used the cash to rebuild the house with aluminium sheets, feed her children and pay scholarships so they could go to school. Cristina Baussan / Save the Children
In Haiti, the humanitarian crisis is exacerbating the vulnerability of children. Uprooted and deprived of their fundamental rights, they are the first victims of violence and insecurity. Protecting children means offering them a future, and preserving hope for an entire country. Every child has the right to a safe childhood, to an education, to protection against all forms of violence. It's our collective responsibility to help them.
The crisis in Haiti transcends national borders. The international community has an essential role to play in protecting children. By supporting humanitarian organizations and setting up emergency aid programs, with the support of international partners and donors, Save the Children is providing vital support to the most vulnerable children and helping to build a better future for Haiti.
Our impact for children in 2025
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