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Volunteers in Haiti

Volunteers went to Haiti to rescue, help and deliver resources during or after the earthquake. Volunteers were from government organizations and private parties. The United Nations along with its humanitarian partners went ti Haiti and helped to reconstruct the country in various ways. According to the report, "Report of the United Nations in Haiti 2010, Situation, Challenges and Outlook"<rein the fourth section, Humanitarian Action, UN and its partners contributed help in four major aspects: Shelter and Protection, Health and Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Education and Heritage. The Shelter Cluster, coordinated by UN-Habitat, provides safe and adequate housing for all families affected by the earthquake. The International Organization for Migration also contributed its efforts by constructing 8,700 transitional shelters and 300 permanent shelters. In terms of health and nutrition, 396 international health organizations had arrived in Haiti by the end of January, 2010, with the Health Cluster (led by the World Health Organization) being the main mechanism. Seventeen rural hospitals were coordinated and provided care to thousands of patients in the affected area. Also, in March, more than 345,000 boxes of essential medical equipment had been distributed to Health Cluster partners. Vaccinations were given close to 1,940,000 children against five preventable diseases, and 7 million condoms were distributed in camps with the education in AIDS awareness. In order to improve the living condition of the affected population, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) Cluster along with DINEPA (Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation) have accomplished the provision of water, establishment of latrines, distribution of hygiene kits, elimination of solid waste and management of drainage. At least six liters of water per person is delivered to 1 million people (about a daily delivery of 7,000 cubic meters of water). Cluster’s partners installed 15,309 latrines, most often in extremely difficult conditions. A total of 327,300 hygiene kits were delivered and a total of 3,500 hygiene promoters and community mobilizers were trained.