Give 30 Orphaned Children a Sustainable Income

Thanks to your fantastic donations the directors of the HTDC orphanage have been looking forward to their increased financial independence.  While they can’t get started without help we’ve been saving your donations to this project to invest in a vehicle which the orphanage can rent out to earn an income.

As time has passed, we’ve moved ever closer to our fundraising goal and the orphanage’s dream of being able to meet its own needs.

But, owing to the developing situation in Haiti, the orphanage is faced with unforeseen costs, and the need for this vehicle has become urgent.  The orphanage needs your support to buy this vehicle now more than ever before.

In our last project report we explained that we were planning to move the orphanage to the Bon Repos area of Port-au-Prince.  We’d identified several properties and our favorite choice seemed ideal.

Sadly, due to a worsening political crisis, the security situation now means that we’re not confident Bon Repos will be a safe enough area for the kids, at least not after night falls.

There are other houses available in other neighborhoods, including in Clercine, where the orphanage has been based for the last several years.  So, the kids will still have a safe new home.

But the kids are also already enrolled and settled in a new school in Bon Repos, which is still safe in the day.  While we could move them to another school, nearer their eventual new home, their school fees have already been paid and it would disrupt the kids’ education and friendships.

If we can, keeping the kids in their current school is definitely the best option for the remainder of the school year.

But the challenge the kids now face is being driven to school everyday until June.  This is expensive and it costs almost $450 a month to hire a vehicle.  These costs were not budgeted for beyond December last year and so, with each month that now passes, the orphanage faces a shortfall in its available funding.

This is why the kids need a vehicle right now more than ever before.

If we’re able to buy this vehicle soon we can continue with plans to help the orphanage earn its own income and, at the same time, the orphanage can also save money by driving the kids to school themselves.

So please consider donating towards the vehicle costs today.

We’re sorry that the changing security situation in Port au Prince has affected our original plans and we thank you for continued support and understanding.

If you have any questions about this issue, or in general, please don’t hesitate to email Andy@IDVolunteers.org. I would be delighted to hear from you.