Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Americas. In this small Carribbean country, eighty percent of the population lives in abject poverty and one out of nine children dies before reaching her fifth birthday. In 2008 Haiti has been struck by four hurricanes and mass hunger led to food riots.
On January 12, 2010, Port-au-Prince was struck by a powerful earthquake, devastating the capital and much of the country. Click here to learn a few ways you can help.
Read more information on the country, the debt crisis, recent reports and news articles, and learn about other organizations working in solidarity with the country.
Debt is not the only kind of crisis affecting the small country. Read more on the food crisis and Haiti and learn about the links between food security, poverty, and debt.
