Our volunteers were in Haiti from October 27 through November 7, and visited the cities of Port-Salut and Saint Jean du Sud, which were hit very badly. The devastation in these cities is catastrophic. In total, 9,570 houses are destroyed completely, and 10,000 are damaged and most need new roofs. These houses represent approximately 90% of the houses in these cities. Most of the churches and schools that were designated as temporary shelters are either destroyed or their roofs are gone.  As a result, thousands of families have no place to sleep while the rain never seems to stop. It's a total human disaster.

 

The coastal villages of Roche-Jabouin, Balixte, and Bord Mer are simply wiped out and must be rebuilt somewhere else.  These villages had 850 houses/families that must be removed. These people lost everything, including all of their personal belongings.  The water sources in these villages are contaminated by the sea water.  All of the crops in the affected areas are destroyed, and 50% of the animals died during the hurricane. More than 85% of the trees are down.  Over 60% of the population in these cities are fishermen and lost all of their fishing equipment.  Therefore, they  have no way to earn a living.  All electrical wires in these cities are down, and the people are living in total darkness. 

 

Unfortunately, it seems that , since Haiti is not in the news any more, no one is pay ing attention. Child Foundation sends donation s to a trusted local charity for purchasing food and lighting equipment. Our friends helped locals by distributing 500 solar lamps to 500 families, distributed food to 700 households, and repaired a water system in Roche-Jabouin to benefit 3,000 people. But it is not enough and we all need to help thousands of Haitian children to get back on their feet and start going to school again.

 

We could not assist the victims without your generous donations. We urge you to donate to our Haitian fund.

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