As the food crisis in Haiti intensifies, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB), with financial support from Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH), is stepping up its commitment to the displaced and host communities of Camp-Perrin and Jérémie. To date, 2,200 food kits have been distributed, providing essential support to 1,500 vulnerable households.

An initial phase to respond to the emergency

From August to December 2024, ASB carried out an initial phase

of humanitarian response to address the urgent situation of mass displacement of people fleeing violence in the capital of Port-au-Prince. The project “Strengthening food security and access to drinking water for vulnerable communities in Camp-Perrin and Jérémie” was implemented to support displaced families or those hosting displaced persons in the targeted communities. .700 food vouchers worth 150 euros were distributed in the two communes during this first phase, enabling people to receive basic necessities such as rice, beans, oil, milk, pasta, canned fish, sugar and salt.

This immediate assistance was completed by the distribution of 100,000 liters of drinking water, reaching almost 5,000 people, thanks to the “Sky Hydrants” purification technology. Awareness-raising sessions on food hygiene and gender equality were also held to support beneficiaries in the much-needed resilience process.
These actions provided vital support in a context of extreme precariousness, as Françon, father of a child and host to several displaced relatives from Port-au-Prince, testifies: “When you take in people who have lost everything, every meal counts.”

Mars 2025: an expanding second phase

Launched in March 2025 for a period of 21 months, the second phase, entitled “Food security through the transfer of food vouchers, the creation of agroecological family gardens and financial inclusion in Camp-Perrin and Jérémie, Haiti”, considerably broadens the intervention. In June 2025, 1,500 heads of household, including the 700 beneficiaries of phase 1 and 800 new ones identified as priorities, received a new food voucher of the same value and composition as in the first phase.
For Elta Joseph, a mother of four and displaced from Port-au-Prince, this aid came at just the right time: “Now I have so much food that I can get up and eat what I want, I can even afford to choose.”
For her part, Eliana Valcourt, a young woman from Camp-Perrin, says: “Before, a single pot of rice would last six days for nine people. Today, my family can finally have enough to eat.”

An integrated approach to building resilience

The second phase of the project is not limited to food assistance. It is part of a multi-sectoral approach aimed at empowering vulnerable families over the long term:

• 1,100 agroecological family gardens are being set up, with the distribution of seeds, tools and training in environmentally friendly farming techniques.
• 100 community savings groups, Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA), are being set up to promote financial inclusion and support income-generating micro-activities, targeting a total of 2,500 members.
• 150 young people, including 75 girls and 75 boys, will each receive a goat to develop basic animal husbandry; 6 others will benefit from veterinary training to care for the community’s animals.
• 6 water points will be built or rehabilitated, with local committees trained in their sustainable management.
• Community awareness-raising sessions have already been and will be organized on the themes of nutrition and food hygiene, gender equality, inclusive participation and accountability.

ASB confirms its commitment to providing sustainable support to the populations most affected by the crisis in the country. Far from being limited to emergencies, this project combines immediate aid with the strengthening of livelihoods, with a constant focus on equity, community participation and human dignity.