Haiti earthquake

Haiti: Two years after the quake, some change but the pace is slow - 9 January 2012

In Haiti farmers keep fighting - 9 November 2011

Giving Haitians control of their own water - 8 April 2011

In 2010, Oxfam reached more than 500,000 people with its earthquake response programme, and 700,000 people with cholera-prevention activities. And in 2011, as emergency relief turned to reconstruction, we've reached a further 532,000 people with our work in camps and as they move back to life in the wider community.

In 2011 our work has focused on the following areas:

• Provision of safe water and sanitation
• Economic development and job creation
• Rebuilding communities
• Protection

More about Oxfam's emergency response in Haiti

Read the Oxfam Haiti Progress Report 2011

The earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 had a devastating impact on the already vulnerable island nation, killing more than 220,000 people and leaving more than 1.5 million homeless. In October 2010, Haiti was gripped by a cholera outbreak which affected more than 5% of the population and killed 6,700 people.

Two years later, reconstruction and relocation efforts continue. Today, 550,000 people are still living in camps in tents and under tarpaulins. Oxfam's focus has now shifted from direct activities in camps to longer-term initiatives. We have been training local people to take ownership of programmes within the camps, and have established a number of programmes in inner-city neighborhoods and rural areas outside Port-au-Prince.

Learn more about Oxfam's emergency response in Haiti

After two years Haitians continue to grapple with the effects of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and rendered more than one million homeless. The future of Haiti hangs in the balance, with the road to reconstruction proving to be a slow and arduous one. While billions of dollars of aid have been pledged, only half of the funds have been disbursed.

This briefing note reports on the status of the reconstruction effort, and the continued challenges in shelter, education, and health facing the island nation.

Briefing paper: Haiti - The Slow Road to Reconstruction: Two years after the earthquake