Delivering
Aid Supplies From the Capital to Devastated Areas
Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR Japan)
Emergency Response Team (Kazuya OMURO and Asako IKEGAMI) continues to deliver
aid supplies to People with Disabilities (PWDs) in Jérémie district in Grand'Anse
Province and Les Cayes district in South Province, areas heavily affected by
the hurricane.
After collecting aid supplies such as water and food in
the capital city, Port-au -Prince, AAR Japan staff takes a 4.5 hour drive to
Les Cayes District for temporary storage. In addition to food and water, AAR
Japan collects essential aid supplies including mosquito nets, buckets and
plastic sheets.
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AAR Japan staff Asako IKEGAMI(L) listening to a women
with visual impairment in Chambellan sub-district, Jérémie district (October 25th, 2016)
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Along with collecting aid supplies, AAR Japan conducts a
needs assessment in cooperation with local PWD groups. AAR Japan found that
sufficient aid was not reaching PWD groups in Chambellan, a district two hours
drive from central Jérémie. The devastation on agriculture has made daily life
difficult for people there, as many of them make a living through agricultural
production. Furthermore, only scarce amount of aid supplies were reaching PWD
groups in Les Cayes.
Under strict security measures, AAR Japan continues to
conduct needs based surveys, and beginning on the 28th, delivery of aid
supplies.
Please continue to support our emergency fund.
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AAR
Japan staff Asako IKEGAMI (L) delivering rice to a warehouse in Les Cayes
sub-district (October 23th, 2016)
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