by haitadmin | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
The percentage of Haitian people currently infected with worms is staggering; nearly 80% of Haiti’s 9.7 million people have some form of intestinal worms. These parasites are especially threatening to children who are malnourished already; intestinal worms can consume...
by haitadmin | Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Since October 2010, the death toll from cholera has reached 6,435. The Haitian Health Ministry places the number of people infected just under 500,000. The mode of transport of cholera from person to person is unclean water; other illnesses profit from untreated...
by haitadmin | Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Believe it or not, even in the second decade of the 21st century, only 52% of Haitians between 15 and 24 years of age are literate. Haiti also faces a shortage of education supplies, severely hindering young Haitians’ chances of building a better future for themselves...
by haitadmin | Sep 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Back to School! For students starting the new school year at Collège Chrétien Emmanuel, Ecole Nationale de Thozin, and Collège Vision Moderne, back to school supplies include: paper? (check)—pencils? (check)—uniform? (check)—and clean water? CHECK! In July of this...
by haitadmin | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of the displaced-persons camps in Port-au-Prince, called Martissant 2A, has developed into a sprawling shantytown of 35,000 people and also gained the nickname “the lawless zone,” due to how under-served its residents are. In July of 2011, DINEPA (the Haitian...
