Education Cluster Coordinator in Haiti. Lesson Learned Earthquake Response

Summarizes the findings of lessons learned exercise conducted by the Education Cluster on its response to the earthquake on 12 January 2010. This document focuses on the first few months after the disaster, up to the end of May 2010 and provides recommendations to improve future responses to emergencies.

Introduction

This report summarizes initial thoughts and findings related to the Education Cluster’s response to the Haiti earthquake on 12 January 2010. Given the scale of the disaster, and the size and complexity of the humanitarian response that followed, the Education Cluster has conducted a lessons learned exercise to reflect, capture and learn from the experience. This document focuses on the first few months after the disaster, up to the end of May 2010.