The Government of Canada announced today the creation of a Matching Fund in response to the earthquake in Haiti.

• Canada’s Humanitarian Coalition brings together leading humanitarian organizations to provide Canadians with a simple and effective way to help during international humanitarian disasters.

• Members of the Humanitarian Coalition actively participate in established UN-led humanitarian coordination processes to ensure that aid is distributed effectively.

• The Humanitarian Coalition’s members are Action Against Hunger Canada, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, CARE Canada, Doctors of the World Canada, Humanity & Inclusion Canada, Islamic Relief Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan International Canada, Save the Children Canada and World Vision Canada.

• Canada’s contribution to the Haiti Earthquake Matching Fund is part of its initial response of $5 million in humanitarian assistance, which was announced on August 18, 2021, and which also includes contributions of $2 million to the World Food Programme and $500,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies through the Canadian Red Cross Society.

Related products

• Backgrounder: Haiti Earthquake Matching Fund

Associated links

• Canada’s response to the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti
• The Humanitarian Coalition: Haiti Emergency
• Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Development following earthquake in Haiti

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