Investment in disaster prevention and preparedness measures on behalf of previous governments. The combination of these contextual elements explains why even small-scale natural disasters have an incalculable impact on its population.Previous to this last earthquake, Haitian children was facing tough challenges. Haiti’s 3.8 million children under 18 years of age live in an environment of violence and extreme poverty.  They include thousands of children who live on the streets, do not attend school, work as domestic servants and are affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS; children who live in an environment where they are not protected from torture or being shot or killed; and even children who, during the recent years of political crisis, have been recruited to take part in adults' armed conflicts. The last earthquake has worsened the situation. Action is urgently needed and Global Caribbean Foundation wants to make a difference in two specific areas.We want to support education for children in HaitiWe want to assist in providing better and accessible health care to the population.