Haiti Poverty Facts
- An estimated 60 percent of the population lives below the poverty line
- One in five children suffer from malnutrition
- The literacy rate is 60.7%
- Life expectancy is 61.6 years for men and 66.8 years for women
- The GDP per capita is $2,800
Help for Haiti
For more than 35 years, Food For The Poor Haiti has worked to lift families out of poverty. More than half of families there are suffering in poverty in Haiti and are on the brink of despair. From the most basic necessities to complex projects that promote sustainability and break the cycle of desperation, our work provide stability, dignity and, new opportunities for a better life. Together, we can break a cycle of desperation and deliver real help for Haiti.
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Our Impact in Haiti
2022
FFTP airfreighted five pallets containing 72,000 packets of Liquid I.V. oral hydration powder to Haiti to combat a growing number of cholera cases
2022
FFTP responded with urgently needed food for prisoners at risk of starvation by cooking 4,000 hot meals a day for 15 days to feed prisoners at Port-au-Prince’s main prison at the urgent request of the prison system
2022
FFTP provided 900 food baskets to 6,000 beneficiaries and organized the distribution of 3,800 food baskets to families displaced by gang violence in Cité Soleil, Haiti, through local partner E-Power
2021
FFTP installed 158 water wells for a total of 1,232. With Water Mission, FFTP has installed a total of 169 water filtration units, each purifying and chlorinating up to 10,000 gallons/day.
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