Yesterday, July 12, marked 18 months since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. Though Heifer International is not a first responder in situations like the earthquake, we had 16 projects underway, serving more than 16,000 families at the time of the disaster, and we have continued working there since. Read more about Heifer’s work in Haiti.
Heifer’s new Haiti Country Director Hervil Cherubin has been at our World Headquarters for planning and implementation meetings. We had a chance to talk to him yesterday about Haiti before and after the earthquake and how Heifer plans to help Haiti rebuild using our sustainable development model. Watch a rough cut of the interview here: