Haiti
Haiti has the lowest Human Development Index in the Americas, and the richest 1% of the population own the same wealth as 45% of the poorest Haitians. It has suffered from decades of political instability, and is frequently affected by devestating natural disasters.
Walkabout started working in Haiti just 6 days after the catastrophic 2010 earthquake, which killed 230,000 people and injured an estimated 300,000, many of whom were left with long-term disabilities. In 2021, we returned to Haiti to build the HHA Walkabout Wheelchair Distribution Centre together with our long-standing partner, Hope Health Action. Our centre provides Haiti with a regular and sustainable supply of wheelchairs, transforming hundreds of lives every year.
| Population | 10,646,714 |
|---|---|
| % living below poverty line | 58.5 |
| Year started working | 2010 |
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| Number of distributions | 21 |
| Lives impacted
This number is based on UCP Wheels for Humanity’s multiplier, which takes the birth rate in each country and estimates that one wheelchair impacts the beneficiaries life in full, 0.75% of his or her primary caregiver’s life and 0.25% of the surrounding family members’ (siblings) lives. | 19,824 |
| Number of chairs distributed | 6,919 |
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Henry’s Story
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/in News, Stories /by Maria Pyatakova
Walter’s Story
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/in News, Stories /by Maria Gabriela Gelpi
Haiti 2018
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/in Stories /by Yana
In June 2018, we headed to Haiti to distribute 163 paediatric wheelchairs. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, and has recently experienced massive political and social upheaval, with riots and violence leaving the country in distress. It is home to some of the world’s most underprivileged children. We visited the […]
Haiti 2014
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
100 wheelchairs are now making their way to Haiti, just in time for Christmas, as part of Walkabout’s ongoing commitment to change more lives and help the country recover from the devastating earthquake back in 2010. This directly follows on from another very successful distribution of 300 wheelchairs in November, bringing the total number of […]
Fritzner’s story
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/in Films /by Tiago Silva
Haiti 2014
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
Team Walkabout recently travelled to Haiti, the country where we first donated wheelchairs after the devastating earthquake in 2010. Monica Gonzalez-Bunster and Director of Programs Stefanie Haigh took a trip to Port-au-Prince, Fond des Blancs, Cap-Haitien and Central Plateau to meet some of the individuals whose lives have been changed by the donation of a […]
Haiti 2013 with Greenwich Country Day School
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/in Films /by Tiago Silva
Haiti 2013
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
On April 15th 2013, Walkabout Foundation and a group from Greenwich Country Day School (GCDS) travelled to Haiti to individually distribute dozens of RoughRider wheelchairs to adults and kids in need all across the country. After GCDS hosted a walkathon at its campus this past October and raised $47,000, the equivalent of 156 wheelchairs, GCDS […]
Leon’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, Leon Gaisli lost everything. His home was flattened, his wife and all eight of his children were killed and when he was pulled from the rubble, he was paralysed from the waist down. For Leon, his RoughRider wheelchair represented a means to regain his physical strength and sense […]
10,000 wheelchair pledge for Haiti
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
We are incredibly proud to announce that Walkabout has pledged to donate 10,000 wheelchairs to Haiti over the next five years. On Wednesday, May 14th 2012, Walkabout Foundation was invited to attend a special ceremony and press conference in Port-au-Prince with Gerald Oriol, Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, in […]
Haiti December 2010
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
On December 27, 2010, Carolina, her father Rolando, Philippe Chryssicopoulos, Daniele Benatoff and Maria Luz Porcella travelled to Haiti to donate 200 more wheelchairs to Partners in Health (Zanmi Beni) in Port-au-Prince. The wheelchairs have been received by Partners in Health but will soon be distributed to people around the country. The Walkabout team spent […]
RoughRiders in Haiti 2010
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/in Films /by Tiago Silva
Haiti May 2010
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
Walkabout Foundation travelled to Haiti on May 18, 2010 with 400 “rough rider” wheelchairs manufactured by the social enterprise, Whirlwind Wheelchair International, and was able to fit and adjust each spinal cord injured patient and amputee to his/her chair. Walkabout donated the 400 chairs to Partners in Health and leveraged off of PIH’s infrastructure and […]
Walkabout in Haiti post-earthquake
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/in Films /by Tiago Silva
Haiti 2010 – 6 days after the earthquake
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
On January 18, 2010, 6 days after the devastating earthquake hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti, Carolina and her father Rolando travelled to Port-au-Prince on behalf of Walkabout Foundation. Walkabout Foundation will donate 1,000 wheelchairs to Haiti over the course of the next few weeks and is scheduled to deliver the first 400 wheelchairs on […]