HAITI EARTHQUAKE 2021

Haiti is still reeling after getting hit in rapid succession by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake quickly followed by a strong storm. Heavy rains across the region are delaying flights carrying urgent humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable.

The earthquake has been followed by constant aftershocks, and so far, the disaster has claimed the lives of more than 2100 people and injured more than12,000. Hundreds of people are still missing. Preliminary estimates show that more than 52,000 homes have been destroyed.

Meanwhile, Haiti has been experiencing civil unrest since July 2018. Protests continue to erupt in cities across the country due to increases in cost of living, government corruption, and high inflation. Gang activity has flourished and the recent assassination of the country’s President on July 7, 2021, adds complexity to this emergency.

Before the earthquake, hospitals were already full, and Haiti has not yet received any vaccine delivery.

WHY WORLD VISION?

World Vision has been working in Haiti since 1978, working with children and families in communities to support access to education, health care, livelihoods and more.

World Vision staff were on the ground in Haiti in 2010 when a similar earthquake disaster displaced as many as 1.5 million people. Since 2019, staff have been working with local faith leaders and community leaders to communicate COVID-19 prevention information and distribute personal protective equipment to help keep people safe.

Today, World Vision teams are on the ground assessing the situation and preparing emergency relief supplies for the most vulnerable. Our teams are working to provide support to those affected by the earthquake by:

  • distributing emergency supplies from warehouses in next-door Dominican Republic,
  • ensuring the availability of clean water and water purifiers to prevent infectious diseases such as cholera and COVID-19,
  • providing tents to shelter people who have lost their homes and are exposed to the elements,
  • providing primary food assistance to families, prioritizing those with children; and
  • assessing the needs of children to prepare emotional and psychosocial protection for vulnerable girls and boys.
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TORONTO HONG KONG LIONS CLUB

Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club was formed on November 3, 1986 in Toronto. Under the auspices of Lions Clubs International, 54 Chartered Members set out to meet the challenges of Lionism by answering to appeals for humanitarian service, disaster relief and vocational training. Most of the members have come from Hong Kong with diverse backgrounds including in consumer and retail businesses, manufacturers of industrial products, computers, electronic equipment, garments, food products, insurance agents, restaurants, and real estate developers, etc. There are also members from professional disciplines such as financial advisors, accountants, architects, doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc.

OUR OBJECTIVES

TO CREATE

and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

TO PROMOTE

the principles of good government and good citizenship.

to take

an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.

to unite

the clubs in the bonds of friendship good fellowship and mutual understanding.

to provide

a forum for the open discussion in all matters of public interest; provided of that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.

to encourage

service-minded men to serve their community without personal financial gains, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.