16th July, 2010

Six months ago on 12th January, the Caribbean island nation of Haiti, already one of the poorest in the world, was devastated by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake which killed more than 230,000 people and destroyed most of the capital, Port-au-Prince. “Our relief efforts continue at full pace, providing clean water, education for children, temporary shelter, job training and more," says Ton van Zutphen, World Vision's response director. "However, the long-term needs of Haiti remain daunting. Our priority now is getting transitional shelters up and doing all we can prepare for hurricane season." In a special photo gallery to mark the passing of six months since the disaster, World Vision photographers capture life in Haiti today...

IN THE WAKE OF THE EARTHQUAKE: Earthquake damage in Port-au-Prince.

PICTURE: Jon Warren/World Vision

LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME: Jean Toussaint, 64, has five children but one month ago his shelter flooded and he was forced to put his children in temporary care because he had nowhere else to go. "All land is either occupied or flooded like this," said Toussaint.

PICTURE: Anna Ridout/World Vision

WELCOME ARRIVAL: Food distribution at Enaf. PICTURE: Malcolm Wilton/World Vision

LIFE'S ESSENTIALS: A thirsty Erline Castele sucks water from a plastic bag. The family needs five gallons of drinking water

every day which sometimes costs $1 a day, money that they do not have. Erline was buried in the rubble for two days

before the family dug and saved her.

PICTURE: John Kisimir/World Vision

MEDICAL CARE: Paramedic Victor Matamoros examines three month old baby boy Amadou,

whose home was destroyed. Mother Danielle Archile watches.
PICTURE: Jon Warren/World Vision

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: Girls head out to plant their saplings. On Labour day in Port-au-Prince, men, women, young and old, are celebrating as a community. In a park which has historically been stripped of its trees by local people in search of firewood, families have gathered to dance, sing and plant saplings.

PICTURE: Anna Ridout/World Vision

~ To donate to World Vision's earthquake appeal, visit www.worldvision.com.au