Educate and Treat the Invisible Children of Haiti

You may have seen Haiti in the news lately, as unrest has gripped the country in response to corruption allegations, a complete lack of basic services, and skyrocketing inflation. Over 60% of the population lives in poverty and a quarter face extreme poverty — including the majority of Haitians with disabilities. According to a recent UN report, Haiti now has the highest rate of undernourishment (49.3%) in the region. Our team has been working tirelessly to make sure the Pazapa community has food and access to essential medicine despite the deepening humanitarian crisis. 

Dorestan is one of Pazapa’s own who has been deeply affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Dorestan is 7 years old and has been attending the Special Education School at Pazapa since 2016 because of a learning disability. She and her 3 other siblings live with their mother but have no fixed home and usually live with friends or family who willing to take them in.  Dorestan’s family is very poor and the current crisis in Haiti has rendered their situation even more vulnerable. The family that was helping them can no longer do so because they too are now struggling so Dorestan’s mother has had to make some drastic decisions in order to save her children. The children are no longer together, they have each been dropped off to a good Samaritan and the mother is begging for money in the streets of Jacmel. Dorestan is no longer in Jacmel. She is living in Orangers, an area plagued by gang violence. Her mother has lost all hope that things will improve but is simply asking for help because her children are all suffering enormously in these times. All donations will help children like Dorestan and their families have access to basic social services like food, clean water and medical care.