Day in and day out, the members of the National Association of the Scouts of Haiti (NASH) prepare themselves in Port-au-Prince as well as in several other important locations. The complications with transportation and communication make it difficult to reach the outer provinces struck by the quake. This nonetheless, does not prevent the Scouts from being of assistance to all those who may be in need of their help.

Yesterday, a team of 8 scouts proficient in French, English and Creole started working as translators in the hospitals of Port-au-Prince. A free international calling centre also benefits from translators to help manage the sudden surge of people. The Scouts of Marchand Dessalines are in charge of a refugee camp in Artibonite, and NASH is collaborating with the French Embassy for the set up of the Champs-de-Mars camp in Port-au-Prince.

Today, the Scouts will help Haiti's civil Protection to put up a refugee camp. Twenty scouts will join the Brazilian Embassy to help the Brazilians with their action. The number of allocated Scouts involved with relief efforts in the regions affected by the earthquake were of 250 in Port-au-Prince, 150 in Jacmel, 150 in Peit Goave and 150 in Léogane. An indefinite number is active, however no census has been taken. Many NASH members are involved in the reception of refugees in the Provinces.