January 12 marked the eight-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. At 4:53 p.m., 35 seconds of shaking resulted in the deaths of more than 300,000 people and the crumbling of nearly every building in the core of Port-au-Prince, where ministries, the police station, health services, schools, universities and churches once stood...
With more than 40 years of presence in Haiti, CECI was one of the first organizations on the ground to provide assistance to the people. We aligned our humanitarian actions with our long-term development projects. We relied on our detailed knowledge of the field and cooperated directly with the people and local authorities to ensure that our actions had optimal impact in this county in crisis.
