PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Before the earthquake, Frances Etienne scraped by with ingenuity and hard work. Using micro-loans to purchase inventory for her business, she sold spaghetti, spices and other food from a small neighborhood store. Then the tremors struck and wiped out her business — but not her $3,700 debt.
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Imagine you are working in a setting affected by a natural disaster, conflict, or both. How would you determine the number of liters of water per day beneficiaries need? How many calories of food per day? How many latrines for how many people? What level of malnutrition signals an emergency? Look no further than the Sphere Handbook, a set of minimum standards and indicators that represents the strong consensus of the international humanitarian community on these and other issues. The handbook is a useful tool for planning, carrying out, and evaluating humanitarian assistance programs. As of today, it is available in Kreyol. Please share with your Haitian counterparts.
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