Hope for Haiti

Is there hope for Haiti?

Even before the terrible earthquake, 80 percent of Haitians lived on less than $2 a day — and half of those on just $1 a day. The unemployment rate was 75 percent, and half of the country’s children were not enrolled in school. And this has been the case for generations of Haitians — no jobs, poor housing, few possessions, minimal education and very little medical care.

We believe that things can change in Haiti. God does not want Haitians to remain poor forever. Hope for Haiti lies in the Haitian people themselves, and their ability to begin helping themselves.

Help transform communities

You can help us empower local Christians to break the pattern of dependence that has kept generations of Haitians in grinding poverty.

If you’re wondering if your gift can really make a difference, consider this. In Guatemala, we saw a struggling ministry become a major force for change after the earthquake in 1976. Our contribution fueled a dynamic response that motivated Christians to serve their communities and impact the lives of many. With God’s help, we know that the Church can become a powerful agent of physical and spiritual change.

In Haiti, Partners International is concentrating its help on the offshore island of La Gonave. This was always one of the poorest parts of Haiti and now it is even worse. The island’s 100,000 inhabitants have no work, inadequate supplies of food and water, and minimal medical care. More than 40,000 refugees have been moved to the island, stretching supplies even further.

Since January, Partners International has helped to organize Haitian pastors and church leaders into teams that are identifying the most pressing needs in their own communities.

We have already started an intense, interactive training program where 80 key leaders are beginning to understand that God can use them to bring lasting change to their neighbourhoods, their towns and ultimately their nation.

Over the next five years, Partners International will provide support and build the capacity of these Haitian leaders as they mobilize local people to establish reliable access to clean water, launch micro businesses that provide sustainable income and improve educational opportunities for children.

You can help Haiti now

Three important projects are already underway that provide urgent help for children impacted by the earthquake. Your gift toward these projects will encourage our brothers and sisters in Haiti, and provide critical resources for children in great need.

Our partner — Haitian Calvary International Ministries — already has a small children’s home on the Island of LaGonave where they care for orphans and children who have been abandoned by their parents. The ministry has also set up tents to replace the school that was destroyed in the earthquake.

Your gift of $35 will provide food and shelter for one of these children for one month. And a gift of $95 provides a desk for a child who is now studying on the ground in the school tent.

You can also help us meet acute health needs in the rural villages of LaGonave. Your gift of $650 will mobilize a community health worker who will provide basic medical care and help families learn the hygiene practices that can prevent the needless disease and death of children in Haiti.

Please join hands with us and with the people of Haiti. Use the attached response form to send your gift of food, shelter and better health today.

 

 

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