5. The Toll:
230,000--316,000: estimates of the death toll vary.
300,000: number of injured
1.5 million: people initially displaced
85,432: displaced people remain in 123 sites as of September 2014
Children:
4,992: number of schools in Haiti affected by earthquake. Equals
23% of schools.
More than 1,000: Haitian orphans adopted in the United States with
assistance from the Help Haiti Act (as of December 2010)
Cholera:
8,592: deaths due to cholera (as of August 30, 2014)
706,089: suspected cholera cases since the outbreak in October
2010 (as of August 30, 2014)
2010 HAITI Earthquake – 7.0 Magnitude
6. Four Years after the 2010 Earthquake, Housing,
Sanitation, Healthcare, and Food Supplies are still
Pressing Needs in Haiti
• Earthquake killed 200,000 people and displaced 1.5 million
people
• Displaced persons lived in camps, tents, & shacks
• Cholera epidemic in late October 2010, brought to Haiti by
U.N. troops killed 8,500 people and sickened over 695,000.
• Flooding occurred in November , 2010 from Hurricane
Tomas and aggravated conditions
• Millions of dollars in aid have been used by foreign
contractors, international agencies, and many groups known
as NGOs (non government organizations). Haiti contractors
and organizations were often bypassed due to their lack of
knowledge in building
7.
8. Economic:
Poor Wages and Limited Work
(No formal industries except for
construction work)
Male:
Farmers, construction workers, mechanics, vendors,
teachers, doctors etc.
( Jobs and transportation is very limited in Jacmel)
10. Family Life and Kinship :
• People of Jacamel are usually very supportive and helpful to each
other (changing tires, fixing motorcycles, etc.). They often barter
with each other food and other needed items.
• Families may consist of 4 to 13 children in city; In the villages may
have 8 to 14; Older girls usually work to support family
• Women are able to make decisions and have control
over money they make; Usually responsible for children
• High rate of divorce; Many males and females live together and
are not married
• Single mothers have no rights and often
receive no support from the fathers of
their children
•Children are left with the Mission Sisters
of Charity when they are sick or a Mother
can’t afford to keep a child.
11. Education: Highly valued in Jacmel with primary,
secondary, and university level education
• Schools well protected by high brick walls and monitored gates
•Most are State Run Schools and some Catholic
Schools (All students must wear uniforms and shoes)
12. Religious Beliefs
•Mainly Catholic - 45 Catholic Parishes in Jacmel ;
• Protestant Churches and some practice Voodism
• People value beliefs and celebrate with music and
singing (even heard in local neighborhoods)
• High importance to practice of religion and dress in “Sunday”
best in the Churches
• Parish Church and Chapels are centers of the community
13. Felician Sisters in Haiti:
• Proclaiming the Gospel
• Feeding the Hungry and Thirsty
• Educating People of all Ages
• Inspiring Hope and New Life
• Raising the Dignity of the Human
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