Key Haiti Statistics
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Data Sources: World Food Program (2009), Rural Poverty Portal, United Nations Human Development Index (2009)
The Lambi Fund partners with rural community organizations in Haiti, providing funds, training and technical assistance to develop successful, sustainable enterprises that benefit entire communities. —Data Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Health, Poverty and Education
Data Sources: Water.org (http://water.org/projects/haiti-2/), United Nations Statistics Division, UN Human Development Index 2009 Report, World Health Organization, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, World Food Program, United States Agency for International Development.
Income Disparities
For historical, cultural, and economic reasons women have traditionally had less access education and fewer employment opportunities than men. This reality is reflected in the income data shown here, which indicates that women earn less than half of what men earn on average- making them most vulnerable to the impacts of poverty, unemployment, and climate change.
Deforestation and Climate Change
The Earthquake of January 2010
Post-Earthquake Migration from Port-au-Prince
Source: http://reliefweb.int/rw/fullmaps_am.nsf/
Effects of the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
(October 2010- June 2011)
CURRENT FACTS
- Total Number of Cumulative Cases: 363,117
- Number of Deaths Due to Cholera: 5,506
- Percentage of Haitian Population with Cholera: 3%
- Mortality Rate: 1.7%
- Number of Hospitalizations: 175, 944 (53.1% of total cases)
FUTURE ESTIMATES
(Oct. 2010-Oct. 2011)
Over a One Year Period:- Number of Estimated Patients: 400,000
- Number of Estimated Severe Cases: 80,000
- Number of Estimated Cases Requiring Hospitalization: 140,000
Sources: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Ministry of Health of Haiti (Ministère de la Sante Publique et de la Population, MSPP), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
The rainy season has marked a drastic increase in cholera cases:
- Since June 2011, 18,182 new cases of cholera were reported, accounting for 5% of the cumulative cases thus far
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported a rise from 400 cases per week in April 2011 to 2,891 new cases during the second week of June 2011
- Between April 2011 and June 2011, the Haitian Health Ministry is reporting more than 86,000 new cholera cases—accounting for one quarter of all cholera cases reported since the beginning of the epidemic
- As of June 2011, there are 38 Cholera Treatment Centers (CTCs) and 216 Cholera Treatment Units (CTUs) operating in Haiti, as compared to 61 CTCs and 122 CTUs operating in December 2010
Sources: World Health Organization (WHO), MSF, MSPP
Maps and Figures
Source: USAID
Map of Cholera Distribution, October - November 2010
Sources: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United States Agency for International Development, Pan American Health Organization, Haiti 2003 Census
Cholera Cumulative Mortality Cases Since November 10, 2010 (published 16 June 2011)
Cholera Treatment Centers (CTCs) and Units (CTUs) Snapshot
Shows the discrepancy in treatment in some areas
Why Focus on Women?
The Lambi Fund of Haiti understands that Haiti's future lies in the hands of women. Women are responsible for contributing to the household, but their work is completely undervalued. This is why the Lambi Fund works with organizations to empower women through community micro-credit, education and training programs. By building cisterns girls can attend school instead of walking for hours to fetch water. With community micro-credit programs women can start their own small businesses and earn an income instead of resorting to cutting trees to sell charcoal for survival. Empowering women helps the entire community, and ultimately builds a better future for Haiti. Learn more about the Lambi Fund's programs to empower women.
Building a Better Future for Haiti
The Lambi Fund strives for sustainability by fostering empowerment and self-reliance among our partner organizations. In this way, we are creating a new, positive feedback loop in Haiti, where secure income, food sources, and water lead to empowerment of women, great education for children, and a culture of reforestation that will provide long-term protection from hurricanes, and reverse the underlying causes of climate change.
