By Kristina Walter | Volunteer
The people of Haiti are still in need of critical support months after several hurricanes and tropical storms struck the country. The succession of storms Fay, Hannah, Ike, and Gustav destroyed vast portions of arable land as well as important food reserves, leaving families without access to food or land to grow it.
The entire harvest of the current agricultural season has been either lost or severely damaged and nearly all of Haiti’s agricultural land was destroyed, as well as most of its roads, bridges and other infrastructure. The destruction of agricultural land is of special concern because many families can no longer grow food to feed themselves, leaving their survival dependent on the help of the World Food Program.
Haiti ranks 146th out of 177 countries according to the United Nations Human Development Index; 76 percent of its people live on less than $2 a day, and 46 percent of the population is undernourished. Rampant cases of life-threatening diseases like HIV and Tuberculosis only add to the suffering endured by many hungry families.
In response to the severe damage caused by the hurricanes in 2008, the World Food Program (WFP) has aimed to reduce undernutrition through targeted general food distributions, School Meals programs, supplementary feeding programs and food-for-work activities.
Through its operations, WFP continues to implement the largest School Meals program in Haiti, providing daily meals to more than 400,000 children, in 850 primary schools. The World Food Program’s operations in Haiti also provide support to anemic mothers and underweight children under five years of age, assist people living with HIV and AIDS and those suffering from tuberculosis.
Many families in Haiti continue to struggle for survival and depend on the World Food Program for food and a hope at regaining their livelihoods. WFP’s operations still require considerable financial assistance to adequately serve all those in need. It is individuals like you, with the desire to help millions of families affected by natural disasters, who make their hope for survival possible. Thank you.
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