J/P Haitian Relief Organization

BEAT THE RAIN

ATTENTION: OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW.

Since the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, J/P HRO has been on the ground, working every day to help Haitians not only recover from the earthquake-but to build a better future.

One month after the earthquake, J/P HRO launched the Beat the Rain campaign to help relocate and provide shelter for Haitians before the rain and hurricane seasons began. The work of ensuring that the people of Haiti avoid a public health disaster from flooding and disease in the wake of the earth quake continues.

Our work to date can be divided into three phases:

PHASE 1: JANUARY-MARCH, 2010

In Phase One—in the days and months following the earthquake—we arrived determined to make an immediate impact through medical outreach. We achieved that impact through the distribution of much needed medical supplies—such as x-ray machines, sonogram machines, ventilators, and medications—and by setting up a hospital on the grounds of one of the largest and most dangerous IDP camps in the country, serving 55,000 people.

In those first few months we were able to accomplish a lot. We:

• Distributed more than 50,000 lbs of rice and other food items, feeding several camps and orphanages with populations between 300 and 55,000
• Delivered more than 100,000 pounds of medical supplies
• Built a temporary school, an emotional trauma center, and opened a women's health clinic
• Served approximately 2,000 meals a day
• Distributed 5,000 water filters and buckets across Haiti
• Attended to more than 12,000 patients at our PVC camp hospital, and delivering 136 babies in a safe and hygienic location since March
• Distributed over 2,000 tents to families across Haiti
• Hired Haitians to work in our hospital

PHASE 2: APRIL-JUNE, 2010

In the second phase of work—as the rainy season threatened mudslides and disease—we took over camp management at the Petionville Terrain de Golfe (PVC) camp. As camp managers, we oversaw the coordination of multiple non governmental aid organizations working within the camp to provide health, sanitation, education, water and food supplies.

• We helped launch a Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) program to provide Haitians with the tools and training necessary to assist communities in times of emergency—prior to the arrival of external first responder resource
• We developed a methodology for relocating families that keeps families and communities intact—a methodology that has been replicated by other organizations throughout the country
• Advocated for Haitian relief from the U.S. Government, from meetings with government officials to public testimony before the U.S. Senate.
• Distributed 12,000 tents to families across Haiti
• Continued to see 200 patients a day, 6 days per week in our PVC camp hospital
• Distributed an additional 5,000 water filters across Haiti
• Developed a network of hospitals to care for patients who are critically ill
• Relocated thousands of Haitian residents most at risk from mudslides
• Supported local Haitian women at our women's clinic next to our hospital, providing education and hygiene kits to women of PVC camp and serving more than 3,800 women since opening the clinic.

PHASE 3: JULY, 2010-PRESENT

Now, as we enter our third phase of work, our goal is to develop a sustainable answer to the problems faced by the Haitian people. For all that we've accomplished, there is so much more work to be done. We need more doctors, medical supplies, and donations to help the people of Haiti meet their urgent medical and housing needs. And we need a continued commitment to help build the foundation for a better future for all of Haiti.

While the earthquake brought a global outpouring of immediate aid, the worst thing that could happen now is for the world to forget about Haiti —and to let the people here sink back into the desperation that followed the earthquake.

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