HC Progress Report 2010


MESSAGE FROM THE HUMANITARIAN COALITION | HAITI | FLOODS IN PAKISTAN | UPDATES FROM THE COMMUNITY

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Dear Friend,

Crisis builds community - it also shows us at our best and worst. Nowhere is the need to work together more obvious than in the desparate race to respond to a humanitarian disaster. This year, HUMANITARIAN COALITION members responded to two of the most catastrophic disasters in recent memory: Haiti’s earthquake and Pakistan’s floods. For both catastrophese rebuilding is well underway, but moves far too slowly for those who lost loved ones, their homes and their way of life. CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children Canada have been working in both Haiti and Pakistan for decades and were able to act quickly to help survivors of these disasters - millions of children, women and men who lost everything.


One year after Haiti’s earthquake it’s time to take stock of our progress. The HUMANITARIAN COALITION has reached well over a million people with clean water, sanitation facilities, food, shelter, and medical supplies. We’ve partnered with communities to promote local livelihoods and support the recovery and rebuilding of infrastructure and community assets. Still, Haitians need sustainable long-term support and partnerships to help them rebuild. HUMANITARIAN COALITION members continue to support Haitians as they rebuild their capital and their way of life.


In Pakistan, winter has now set in and the situation for flood survivors has worsened. HUMANITARIAN COALITION members are working in very difficult conditions across the country to assist flood survivors. As Pakistan communities struggle to rebuild their livelihoods, we continue to support both basic short-term needs and longer-term reconstruction efforts.


The HUMANITARIAN COALITION only launches appeals for the most serious crises. Pooled resources whittle administrative costs to their barest minimum to ensure maximum donations reach the field - where it’s needed most. Donors like you make it possible for us to help disaster survivors worldwide. Thank you.

Sincerely,













Kevin McCourt
President and CEO
CARE Canada		 Robert Fox
Executive Director
Oxfam Canada		 Peter Véronneau
Executive Director
Oxfam Québec		 David Morley
President and CEO
Save The Children Canada

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