Haiti

Why are we in Haiti? Haiti is currently in the middle of an ever-intensifying humanitarian crisis that includes political instability, widespread violence, displacement, natural disasters, and extreme hunger. As the situation continues to deteriorate, half of the country’s population requires humanitarian assistance.

1 in 2 Haitians require humanitarian assistance in 2026

The ongoing crisis in Haiti sees occasional headline moments in the media when the political deadlock or the escalation of violence are at their most intense, or when yet another foreign military force attempts to solve the crisis.

However, there is much more at stake beyond the headlines. A weakened infrastructure and political instability have left many hospitals and clinics out of service, while diseases like cholera spread at a rapid rate and hunger levels reach new heights. The burden of this crisis - and those that came before it - is being felt by Haiti’s most vulnerable citizens. 6.4 million Haitians, more than half of the country’s population, will require humanitarian assistance in 2026 according to the UN.

Despite these ongoing challenges, Concern Haiti has adapted its work and approaches to provide a lifeline of support when it’s most needed.

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Latest achievements

Manje Pi Byen

Concern’s ongoing Manje Byen: Lespri ak Ko Djanm (“Eat Well: Strong Body and Mind”) project in Haiti was able to bridge urgent needs with long-term resilience-building last year, reaching over 20,000 people with emergency food assistance, protection, and WASH services.

Partnerships

Gender-Based Violence

Factsheet: Concern in Haiti

English version

(PDF, 999 kB)

Published: 13 June 2025

390 Factsheet - Haiti FR.pdf

(PDF, 1 MB)

Published: 26 June 2025

Concern team members on the streets of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide.

A food demonstration in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince. Photo: Jon Hozier-Byrne/Concern Worldwide

A young boy walks home from the market along a road in rural Haiti. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide

Quetal Joseph, a participating vendor in the USAID-funded Manje Pi Byen program, at his stall in a street market in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide

Djenise Hilaive takes part in a hair and make-up training session in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures for Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is scaling up its humanitarian response in Haiti where violence caused by armed groups has left the Caribbean nation in turmoil.

What we do in Haiti

Our response in Haiti has adapted over the years, but our focus remains on improving living standards, economic status and social inclusion for the island nation's most vulnerable communities.