Haiti
Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps

Haiti

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The January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti decimated the capital city of Port-au-Prince, killing more than 230,000 people. It was a tragic blow to a country where 55 percent of the population already lived below a poverty line of $1 a day. Our strategy in Haiti addresses two simultaneous realities on the ground: the need to continue to assist those still living in camps and the need to help Haitians begin the longer term work of building a stronger, more self-sufficient Haiti.

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At a glance

Population: 9.7 million
Size: slightly smaller than Maryland
Human Development Index rank: 158 (out of 187)
Mercy Corps has worked here since 2010

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