Category: The Americas

View from a street with fire burning behind a grassy area
Peace Winds prepares to work hand-in-hand with our local partners to assist Maui in their recovery

The death toll from the wildfires in Maui has risen to at… Read more >

A group of Haitian adults watched a Peace Winds worker demonstrate how to use an outdoor hand-washing station
Update on Activities in Haiti

Cholera has returned to Haiti after a more than three-year absence, killing… Read more >

smiling Haitian man wearing a plaid shirt carries a roll of sheet metal while other Haitian men and women stand around with wood planks and sheet metal in the background
Southern Haiti’s Devastating Earthquake: One Year Later

It has been one year since the devastating earthquake that struck southwestern… Read more >

A large group of Haitian women wearing orange shirts and dark blue baseball caps stands together on a white and blue balcony
Livelihood Activities for Women’s Groups Following Haiti’s Earthquake

Peace Winds is working to promote and improve processing technology of cashews… Read more >

Peace Winds staff member and four Red Cross volunteers smile at the camera standing next to an American Red Cross emergency response van
Project Report: Western Kentucky Tornado Response

In the months since a deadly tornado outbreak ripped across the South… Read more >

seven local Peace Winds staff members in Haiti pose for a group photo
Supporting those Affected by the Great Haiti Earthquake

We would like to thank you for your donations to support those… Read more >

Group of Peace Winds Haitian staff and volunteers pose in front of a construction site wearing reflective vests and white hard hats
Increasing Hygiene and Disaster-Resilience in Southern Haiti

Peace Winds recently concluded our resilience enhancement project remote southern Haiti, helping… Read more >

How Peace Winds is Providing Relief for U.S. Tornado Survivors

Last week, Peace Winds staff had the opportunity to travel to Mayfield,… Read more >

Responding to Haiti’s most recent disaster

On August 14, 2021, Haiti was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake… Read more >

Delicious cashew apple wine provides livelihood opportunities to Haitian women

From June 2020 to May 2021, Peace Winds implemented a cashew nut… Read more >