Shelter, Child Friendly/Safe Spaces / Centers in a Shelter / Camp Setting

Child Friendly Spaces Program
AMURT is building and maintaining 10 community-based Integrated Healing and Education Centers (IHECs) benefiting 4,000 children living in the tent camps in some of the poorest areas of Port-au-Prince. The program is realized with the help of private donations and grants by our two partner organizations, CRS & KNH. The purpose of these Child-Friendly Spaces is to help restore normalcy and improve overall well-being in the lives of children affected by the earthquake with psycho-social and educational support. The next phase of this program targets livelihood creation for parents, environmental programs, and other integrated initiatives focusing on capacity building and empowerment.