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Help Haiti Now is a non-profit 501c3 organization which provides food, water, medicine, and educational support to the poor in Haiti.
Our missions currently assist two remote communities:

1. Goyavier: 10-mile hike up mountains to expansive community of 10,000 people.
What we are doing:
• Operating a medical clinic, supplying medicine.
• Providing school supplies and sending money for teachers' salaries so 500 kids can go to school.


2. 87th Place
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1 hour by car or 5 hours by foot from nearest town (Montrouis).
300 people live in this remote community.
What we are doing:
• Buying and delivering large bags of rice and beans, cooking oil, soap, and barrels of water.

Additionally, we are sponsoring students
at schools in Montrouis and Port-Au-Prince.

* NEWS *
• Herald Tribune Newspaper: "Local woman's visit spurs help for Haiti
Mission Trip newsletter: Nov. 2005 (PDF)
Facts about Haiti (from www.cia.gov):
• Poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
(80% live in abject poverty)
• Population: 8.1 million (U.S.=296 million)
• Median Age: 18 years (U.S.=36 years)
• Life Expectancy: 52 years (U.S.=77 years)
• Infant Mortality: 73 deaths/1,000 live births (U.S.=6.5 deaths/1,000 live births)
• Literacy/those over 15 who can read and write: 53% (U.S.=97%)

 

Last updated: 12/10/2006