GOAL has been operating in Haiti since the catastrophic earthquake in 2010. Today, millions of people are still rebuilding their lives after the 2010 earthquake, Hurricane Matthew, which hit Haiti in 2016 and the 2021 earthquake, which brought furthe destruction and devastation.
GOAL Haiti Programmes concentrate on basic humanitarian needs, community preparedness and resilience. Recent years have also seen operations grow to include Sustainable Livelihoods.
Our achievements
- Immediate emergency response following the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes, and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
- 2,000 transition shelters for 10,000 people built by 2012.
- 585 families moved to safer homes in 2012 and 385 returned to repaired homes in 2013.
- Infrastructural improvements to build community preparedness in Port au Prince, including the construction of evacuation stairs, footbridges, paved evacuation routes, retaining walls, and drainage canals.