CORE will use this grant to respond to Nippes’s acute food crisis by providing cash assistance to roughly 5,145 households, helping cover basic food needs over the next year. To reduce long-term food insecurity, CORE is collaborating with Acceso to work with local farmers to increase production capacity and minimize post-harvest loss throughout 2024 by providing in-kind agricultural inputs and training.

To further support sustainability throughout the region (South, Nippes, and Grand-Anse), clearing roads previously blocked by the 2021 earthquake will help improve inter-departmental trade, build economic capacity, and increase humanitarian access within the South.  

In close collaboration with local partners, CORE will rehabilitate the current water supply by repairing five existing systems and promote hygiene through the provision of 4,000 locally procured household cholera kits to reduce and mitigate the disease’s effects on the community. 

Since 2010, CORE (previously known as J/P HRO) has worked with local partners to support the most vulnerable communities in Haiti. With this generous grant, CORE and Acceso will continue their humanitarian mission, providing local and sustainable solutions while ensuring those most vulnerable have access to vital resources. 

“Haiti has a deep place in the hearts of everyone that works at CORE, and the relationships and bonds formed with all of our local partners are lifelong,” said Ann Lee, Co-founder and CEO of CORE. “This grant from the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance will allow CORE to help the vulnerable populations in Nippes, not just providing a band-aid to a systemic problem but bringing about long-lasting, tangible change.”