Following the August 14 earthquake, PIP and our community partners launched a community-led emergency response plan to quickly get food and other aid to hardest hit rural areas.

With your response and donations, we are pleased to report that last week, the initial distribution of 13,300 pounds of food and supplies was made. Each disbursement of food included beans, corn, Artibonite rice, mamba (peanut butter), as well soap and a small allotment of cash.

PIP, Ecole Gamaliel Communautaire Deslandes (EGD), and farmers of the Konbit Vanyan Kapab Agroecology Project teamed with Haiti H20, YOUTHAITI, and Unlocking communities in this initial distribution of aid to families from the rural communities of Duschitty, St. Martin, Plain Matin, and Meloniere.

Corn, beans, and peanuts were purchased from farmers from seven communities participating in the Farmer-to-Farmer Initiative of the Konbit Vanyan Kapab. Rice was purchased from rice growers in the Artibonite Valley. Besides providing vital aid, these distributions are also helping farm families by “purchasing local.”

Another distribution of food and supplies is being planned for later this week. We are currently sourcing tents for those individuals and families in greatest need of temporary shelter.

If you’ve not yet had the opportunity to contribute towards these efforts – or if did and want to continue to help – you can do so by donating to emergency relief or rebuilding and resilience efforts by clicking the donate button below or going to: www.piphaiti.salsalabs.org/give.

Mesi anpil! Thank you very much!