Welcome to Haiti...• Haiti's population: 10 million people.
Capital City is Port-au-Prince, 2.5 million. *People: African descent 95%; European descent 5% *Language(s):French (official), Haitian Creole (official) • Nearly 40% of the country's population is under the age of 14. *Over 400,000 Haitian children are orphans. (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/orphan_care) *40% of children under 5 suffer with stunted growth (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/nutrition) • Life Expectancy: Haiti has one of the world's lowest life expectancy rates (181st out of 190 countries ranked by the CIA World Factsheet). The average Haitian lives only 60 years. 25% of babies die in childbirth. • Diseases such as HIV/AIDS, typhoid fever, malaria and hepatitis are prevalent. *96% of Haitians lack basic healthcare and/or regular access to healthcare. (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/health_care) • Religion: 80% of the country is Roman Catholic and 16% is Protestant; nearly 50% of the population also practices voodoo. (Visit: http://www.mohhaiti.org/church_advancement) • Literacy: Approximately 55% of Haiti's population cannot read or write. *Only 5 out of 100 students (5%) will graduate from High School. (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/education) • Poverty: Haiti ranks as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80 % of its people living below the poverty line and 54 % existing in abject poverty. *Unemployment is estimated at 90%. • Government: Haiti is a democracy, though its history of political instability dates back to the country's declaration of independence in 1804. **BUT...despite the dire nature of this nation, GOD IS AT WORK!! There are many small things that are on the verge of becoming BIG things! "Despise not the day of small things!" Here are some faces and sites of Haiti from the eyes of our kids! |
Introducing MOH Haiti...*MOH's Village of Hope houses, cares for and educates 65 orphans, and plans to expand to 150 orphans by 2015.
(Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/orphan_care) *MOH's Nutrition Program feeds over 54,000 meals a day to children in schools and orphanages all over Haiti. The goal is 100,000 meals a day by 2015. (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/nutrition) *MOH's Clinic of Hope currently consists of a fully operational outpatient clinic, mobile clinic, prosthetics lab, and a community health program, and is amidst an expansion into a hospital focused on emergency care and maternal health. *MOH's HealthCare Goal by 2015: to reach out to over 500,000 Haitians through the Network of Hope and HaitiOne by training community health partners, increase sanitation standards, and continuing monthly mobile medical clinics. (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/health_care) *MOH's School of Hope has approximately 3,000 students enrolled per school year in Kindergarten through High School. Mission of Hope has emerged in the top 5% of schools in the country, witnessing a 100% passing rate on the government exams for the academic year 2010 – 2011. (Check out: http://www.mohhaiti.org/education) *MOH's Church of Hope serves as a worship center for approximately 1500 Haitians, led by Haitian pastors, and a hub for leadership and pastoral training, outreach to other villages, and support of other pastors and churches. (Visit: http://www.mohhaiti.org/church_advancement) |
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