The crisis in Haiti is dire. Violence and political instability have plunged the nation into a humanitarian catastrophe. Over 2 million people urgently need food, clean water, fuel, and electricity. Millions are on the brink of famine. The people of Haiti desperately need our prayers, and immediate action, to survive this unending nightmare.
Just a few hundred miles from Miami, this tragedy spans across multiple deeply rooted humanitarian crises:
Political upheaval: Three years of political instability have set the stage for unrest, violent protests, and armed gangs seizing control of the capital, plunging the nation into unimaginable chaos.
Violence: In the last few weeks, gang violence has reached an extreme. Armed groups have escalated attacks, leading to a surge in assault, kidnapping, and killing. These groups, responsible for attacks on public institutions (including banks, prisons, and airports), have violently taken control of much of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Catastrophic Humanitarian Emergency: The violence has destroyed homes and displaced over 300,000 innocent civilians. Many are fleeing for their lives to seek refuge in other communities. But with gangs controlling the city’s water, electric, and fuel supply, the Haitian people desperately need food, clean water, and other basic life necessities to survive. “Eating is now a luxury,” says our FH staff on the ground.
