Six months after the devastating earthquake that hit the southern part of Haiti, the situation on the island is still critical. Not only around the city of Port au Prince, the epicenter of the quake, which remains in a state of extreme emergency health, food and housing, but also in the decentralized areas where tens of thousands of families have fled in the weeks following the earthquake. Although the emergency has drawn the attention of many international agencies, which are currently involved in the very limited area of the capital Port au Prince, the most remote regions have so far not received any substantial help...>
Three quarters of Haitian population suffer from extreme poverty and chronic food insecurity. FAO is working on a two-year EU Food Facility project launched in May 2009, to support the government's strategy to improve the food security and livelihoods of some 300 000 rural households living in the country's north-eastern province. The aim is to contribute to the growth and diversification of agriculture, livestock and agro-forestry and improve natural resources management for the municipalities of Fort Liberté, Capotille, Ouanaminte...>
Aysèn 's region, within the ChileanPatagonia, Chile, is a succession of different microclimates and natural environments. A region largely untouched where the main actor is water. Water is everywhere. Rivers, lakes, glaciers, sea, wetlands, rain. An asset that attracts huge interests, which now threaten the future of this unique ecosystem. As in the past was the earth. Contrary to popular belief Patagonia is a place of exceptional purity, but not undamaged...>
In 2009, Terre des Hommes Italy has pursued an emergency project lasting 5 months financed by the Italian Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in the Gaza Strip which supported the 4 clinics in the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) damaged by Israeli incursions in January. The project has enabled the purchase of an ambulance and a mobile clinic, the supply of medicines and equipment for clinical laboratories, the payment of salaries of the staff responsible for health and medical...>
The AGRICULTURAL REVITALIZATION PROGRAM refers to the implementation of the project subcomponent Strengthening of grassroots farmers associations under the umbrella of the ongoing Agricultural Revitalization Program – ARP Pilot Project: GFTS/PAL/022/ITA, in West Bank and Gaza Strip, in close cooperation under direct supervision of the PMU, and in line with official project agreement signed by FAO, MoA and the Italian Trust Fund...>
Shu'fat refugee camp, the situation reflects the general trend of Palestine. It should be noted, particularly in relation to the educational sector, a restriction of services and funds of groups and services by the Palestinian Authority. The construction of the wall continue extremely fast, and now the camp is completely surrounded by nets and concrete barriers 9 meters high. The only way out is controlled by an Israeli chek point. This situation makes it impossible for thousands of people to travel...>
More and more obstacles to the mobility of the Palestinian civilian population, and this has a direct reflection on the possibility of access to appropriate care of persons with disabilities The intervention of Terre des Hommes Italy was born to guarantee this right. Thanks to funding from the European Commission, the project offer physical rehabilitation services and medical care for about 3,000 disabled people, especially children and their families and neighborhoods in the town of Yatta...>