In Haiti, violence against women and girls has increased dramatically since the January 2010 earthquake. Along with our partner organizations in the Haiti Adolescent Girls Network, the IRC gives teenage girls safe places to go to talk with their peers and explore their feelings with trained counselors.

When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Jan.12, 2010, the IRC sent a team to Haiti that provided clean water, sanitation and health care to survivors, and addressed the special needs of women and girls. Two years later, the IRC continues to work in camps and neighborhoods that lack basic services, assisting Haitians who are struggling to get by as their country slowly recovers and rebuilds.

Jencarlos Canela visiting young earthquake survivors at an IRC-run "child-friendly space" in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, yesterday. Activities like singing and dancing help children recover from trauma and develop to their full potential.

The IRC trains women in earthquake-devastated Haiti to provide psychological and social support to survivors of sexual violence in their communities.