Catholic Relief Services presence in Haiti allowed us to respond immediately to the earthquake in January of 2010. After the earthquake, CRS provided food to more than 1 million people. We also provided 290,000 people with emergency shelter materials, performed 1,000 emergency operations, and installed more than 1,300 latrines, hand-washing stations, water distribution points and bathing facilities. In addition to our regular programming, CRS has committed to a 5-year plan to help the Haitian people recover and resettle.

In addition to our response to HIV in Haiti, Catholic Relief Services and our partners continue to provide services for the prevention and care of cholera cases, through funding provided by USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. More than 469,000 community members have been trained to recognize the symptoms of cholera and seek early treatment. CRS has also been working closely with our partner hospitals in Haiti to better enable staff to respond to outbreaks.

More than 40 percent of Haitian children suffer from stunted growth because of undernourishment. With support from USAID, CRS is working with partners to give supplemental food to pregnant women, lactating mothers, infants and malnourished children. Families are also encouraged to bring their children under age 5 to monthly meetings so health volunteers can identify children who are underweight and begin treating them before serious malnutrition occurs.

Through the AIDSRelief program, funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Catholic Relief Services has provided care to more than 8,300 Haitians living with HIV. Of those, close to 2,500 are receiving antiretroviral therapy through a network of seven faith-based facilities. CRS is working with local partners to reinforce this hospital network and ensure sustainable HIV care and treatment. Through AIDSRelief, we are also improving medical and nursing education, including specialized training in HIV care.

By enabling Haitians to move home safely and earn a living again, Catholic Relief Services is reducing the number of displaced families living in camps and the overall reliance on aid. The Rubble to Reconstruction project has enabled 45 Haitian entrepreneurs to hire their own employees and use the debris from damaged homes to make materials for new construction.

In partnership with the Organization for Rehabilitation of the Environment (ORE), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, CRS is training young people to grow and graft mango seedlings, and providing them with the necessary materials to establish nurseries so they may gain a source of income. ORE is also teaching Haitian farmers advanced agricultural techniques for larger crop yields.

Even before the earthquake in January of 2010, many Haitians had no access to safe water. That situation was made much worse by the disaster. Thanks to the efforts of Catholic Relief Services and our supporters, 90 percent of those affected by earthquake now have access to clean water. In addition, CRS has started a microfinance program to ensure communities access to safe water and sanitation. After the first cholera outbreak in October 2010, we also provided soap, water purification tablets and hygiene guidance to more than 22,000 families.