Cash-for-work in Haiti

Meetings with local committees in the
hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince are expected to get underway
today, with the idea that communities would be paid to help clear rubbish,
rubble and begin restoring markets so economic activities can be resumed.

The discussions will also help identify
local needs.

'Although dramatic rescues are still
happening, we must look at ways of supporting survivors as they seek ways to
restart and rebuild their lives, said Robert Fox, Executive Director of Oxfam
Canada, a member of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION.

'Challenges remain in delivering aid, but Haitians
are eager to move forward and get involved in the reconstruction of their
country.

Oxfam is continuing to distribute clean
water at five sites around the Haitian capital, reaching an estimated 80,000
people. Staff and partners are also preparing to install latrines in two areas:
at Grace Medicale, a temporary camp with 15,000 inhabitants, where there are
serious sanitation and solid waste management issues, and in Lamartine 54, where
10,000 people are living temporarily.

Both are located in the suburb of
Carrefour.

For more information, please contact:

Karen Palmer613-240-3047

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The HUMANITARIAN COALITION, with the joint
efforts of its members CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec and Save the
Children Canada, provides a widespread and effective response to emergencies,
with a combined presence in 120 countries.

In Haiti alone, the HUMANITARIAN COALITION
has more than 600 aid personnel on th ground, ensuring that the donations of
Canadians reach those in desperate need in an efficient, effective and
coordinated fashion.