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Haiti Earthquake Response
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-1310/Marta Ramoneda Haiti, 2010
On 16 June, girls receive UNICEF-provided school supplies at a temporary classroom in a park in Port-au-Prince, the capital. Their school, Saint Gerard, was
destroyed in the earthquake. Their schoolbooks bear the UNICEF logo.
On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti leaving over 225,500 dead. Approximately three million persons - one-third of Haiti's population - have been affected, and one million people have lost their homes. Port-au-Prince, the capital city with a population of over 2 million persons, was left largely in ruins.
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development has partnered with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). Through a $40,000 grant, Mercy-USA is helping to support UNICEF's child-centered projects focused on health, nutrition, education, child protection, water, sanitation and hygiene for Haiti's earthquake-effected children and their families. Click here to read UNICEF's grant acknowledgement letter.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-1312/Marta Ramoneda Haiti, 2010
On 16 June, students receive UNICEF-provided school supplies at a temporary classroom in a park in Port-au-Prince, the capital. Their school, Saint Gerard, was destroyed
in the earthquake. Their schoolbooks bear the UNICEF logo.
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