In disaster-prone Haiti, a community in the capital Port-au-Prince is building scales and walls from rocks to prevent flooding in low-lying areas. The UN-supported project is also generating income for previously unemployed women. MINUSTAH
More than 200,000 people lost their lives and 1.5 million were displaced when a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. Three years on, Haitians are continuing to rebuild their lives. UNDP
Haiti is improving but life is still hard for Haitian women. To help women stay in their neighborhoods, the World Bank is funding programmes that rebuild and repair homes. WORLD BANK