PROFAMIL are our Member Association in Haiti. They work in a challenging environment, where life expectancy for women is 56, for men 53.

Update: August 2010

Thank you to everyone who donated to Haiti during our appeal.

PROFAMIL have been working hard to get back on their feet since the January earthquake.

“I am very grateful for IPPF/Western Hemisphere Region because they helped Profamil after the earthquake. We hope to continue to receive support and expand services. Port-au-Prince was hit very hard and we hope to reach the people there and in other parts of the country in need.”
Dr. Michaud Gadner, PROFAMIL Executive Director
 
PROFAMIL is currently replacing its temporary tent sites with more sturdy prefabricated structures which will fare better during the hurricane season. Three prefabricated structures will be strategically located near the tent cities in Port-au-Prince.

One of these ready-made clinics will be situated on the site of the old building, which was damaged in the earthquake and is currently being demolished. The Port-au-Prince Youth Center stands adjacent to this prefabricated structure, thereby allowing young people easy access to a wide range of services.

In Jacmel, PROFAMIL now occupies a centrally located building which houses a clinic, a laboratory, a youth center, and eventually a surgical facility.

PROFAMIL has re-established its youth program which includes: youth-friendly services, reproductive health education by young people themselves, and a variety of other activities directed towards empowering young people and improving their sexual health.

Given the increased vulnerability of young girls in the post-crisis context, PROFAMIL's youth program places a special emphasis on meeting the needs of young girls, to help them build their coping skills and know their rights.

Violence against women has also increased dramatically and PROFAMIL is working to expand their capacity to help women.

Yvrose is a 36 year old in Haiti, find out what she has to say about PROFAMIL.

Read our East & South East Asia and Oceania Region report about Haiti 4 months on.

Haiti has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the Western Hemisphere Region, second only to sub-Saharan Africa.

PROFAMIL carries out vital work bringing basic family planning and healthcare to thousands of people, distrubiting condoms and education materials.