Haiti breaks your heart with its beauty and suffering.We need your help!

Haiti will rise again

2011-07-27T22:42:00.000-07:00

Since i left Haiti, nothing has changed so far. Over 4000 people have been killed by the Cholera epidemic. Haiti still the poorest country in the western hemisphere with 70 % of unemployment, thousands of Haitians are living in tent cities. The percentage of illiteracy in Haiti is very high, more than 65% of the population can't read and write and 90% of schools in the capital had been collapsed by the quake. Children are dying with malnutrition. The medical facilities are very scarce and the Haitians don't have clean water.

A new president was elected two months ago, his name is Michelle Joseph Martelly. A former musician of the famous Haitian musical rhythm called compas. Martelly became very popular on the political scene; the people believe he will change the situation of the country during his 5 year presidential term. During his campaign, he promised the country free education, medical care,job opportunities and homes.As of now, the president does not have a prime minister to run the country with. Martelly has been traveling to many countries since he got elected, he's devoted to getting the attention of the international community. He met the secretary of state Mrs Hilary Clinton, the king of Spain etc...
The presence of U.S. is so strong, the American government is still the biggest partner of Haiti, but I’m wondering why the U.S. government does not have a better plan for my country. People can see Mr Bill Clinton (U.N envoy to Haiti) as a big factor in the reconstruction of Haiti. The United Nations (UN) pledged to give Haiti $10 billion for reconstruction. I am wondering if Haiti will be given this money.
You may heard that over the last few months, two former Haitian presidents who had been in exile returned to Haiti. Jean Claude Duvalier alias Baby Doc and Jean Bertrand Aristide who are still popular across the country. Even if baby Doc had ran the country under a dictatorship, many people still love him and believe the living condition was better during the Duvalier regime. I have read an article about Aristide return, he said that he went back to Haiti in order to get involved in the education field and has no interest in politic. We know that Aristide has an immense popularity throughout the country especially in the slums; however, we will see his will toward this Caribbean nation. Politics is the main force that leads Haiti, it’s like everything is headed by that so called politics.
As I know my country fairly well, I am still advocated to playing my role as much as I can. If ever I get into politics tomorrow, I will not play that game “loving my people during campaign and turn my back to them in the office”. I hope President Martelly brings change that he promised. I hope he’s different from Preval who’s considered as one the most corrupted Haitian president within the last 20 years. Sometimes people used to call him ‘’The Dead President” because no matter what have happened to Haiti, Preval remained silent. He was like someone who could not face any situation to show the Haitians that he was for change. After the quake, Preval took many days to talk to the population, but it was still a crazy speech and he also called the U.N. and U.S. to stop the aid.

I am so glad to see how Martelly is close to the population. I hope he treats the Haitians with dignity and put good governance and economic system that could take the country onto development path. There is a lot to do Mr President, but it’s your turn because people voted for you!
Haiti will change one day and I believe it. I am for change and I will continue to get involved. Please contact if you want to get involved in the change of Haiti!

Days Away

2011-07-27T16:06:00.000-07:00

I have not posted anything on my blog for awhile.I have been receiving a lot of phone calls and emails. People really want to know how the project goes, they also want to hear news about Haiti.

I left the country last year on November 22, I am now attending college in the States by the generosity of Dr James and Jane Ebel. They are the ones who hosted me when I came to America for surgery in 2005. They did not forget me while I was in Haiti over the last 5 years. They provided me money for food and education. The Ebels believe that if they help me to obtain an education, I will be able to help my family and my country as well. I had tried twice to get a student visa, but unfortunately I was denied. I did not give up because I believe I would overcome anything that could have been an obstacle for me.

I decided to apply for a nursing degree at Black Hawk college (BHC) after being called by Rita Ledbetter (current host family) to help my friend Moise Eldor with his BHC’s application. Finally, I have been granted an F1 visa to come to U.S. for my education and I am so grateful for this opportunity. I have already completed a semester in the English as Second Language program and I am going to take a second semester which will be also my last semester in that program, then I will be taking nursing classes in spring 2012. It’s hard to leave family and friends behind, but I have to do it because they count on me. Despite I am now living in the U.S., but the project is not stopped. My older Jones brother keeps up the work.

Like I said, it’s hard to leave people you know behind. It's hard for me to leave the children in my neighborhood that I am struggling for to have education, clean water, food and medical care; but they count on me every single day. I have been through poverty and I know what it means. I miss Haiti a lot and I will eventually return to help my beloved country.

The vision of Haiti

2011-05-08T20:37:00.000-07:00

New posts are coming soon.

Education and future

2010-10-11T07:11:00.000-07:00

School officially starts in Haiti today!

I am happy to see some of the kids come to school today.If you want to see them, you just have to add frandyinhaiti on your skype.You can get involved by donating $100 to support a kid.Sharing the blessing and the kingdom of God for a better Haiti!

You can be a sponsor

2010-09-02T08:33:00.000-07:00

This program is dedicated to helping the children have a better life tomorrow by going to school as the future of Haiti. Your help is greatly needed to help them to be creative every single day in their life.

The school is named Ecole Evangelique Mixte Des Freres Unis. There are currently 120 children in but their parents live on big financial problem. Therefore, they live with less than $ 2 US a day.

The cost to sponsor a kid for an year is $ 100 US. This money will be used to pay teachers and buy uniform. We want to help more children have access to attend, so the gate is opened for anybody in the neighborhood thus education is important for them as human being and also for the development of this country.

When you sponsor a kid, you will have access to connect with the kid's school work. You will receive the kid's reports and a photo of whom you sponsor. You will also be able to get mail from your child.Your mails will be translated in Creole and French then theirs in English. Visit is also allowed.Your participation will bring success and transformation to those Haitian children.

One of the biggest key that could rise Haiti from the rubbles and put it on its feet is education, thus the future of this country is in the hands of the children. Please make that difference by sharing the blessing and love of the Almighty Lord.

Please get involved! If you need more information, don't wait to let me know.Thanks! God bless you

""Please get involved to facilitate those children to go school.Education is still the biggest door that someone should open to get a better life.Haiti is having a very big problem of education.The majority of the population is illiterate because they never have possibility to go into a class room.When you think about Haiti please think about the situation of the children because they are the future of the country.
Another thing is that someone is buying some internet equipments for them.A friend of mine has been thinking about my neighborhood and offered the kids possibility to connect with the world and be updated.However, a internet room will be available for the kids.Please pray an help!""

Community Development

2010-07-31T08:45:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 7 months after the terrible quake that hit Haiti.The international community and the Haitian government have been saying that they are working to help Haiti rise again. The International community is an important actor in this issue because it is the one that promised to give the money. I am wondering about the kind of economic and development system this poor nation needs because there is any good sign until now.

Do we need a system to rebuild republic of Port-au-Prince?

Do we need a Port-au-Prince with bunches of tent cities?

Do we need a system that excludes the people from the slums?

Do we need a system that excludes the youth?

Do we need a system that keeps a group of Haitians as modern slaves by receiving $ 5 US dollars a day as minimum wage?

Do we need a system that does not going to protect the people in Bainet (Southeast Haiti) who are exposed to flood that might be causing by the ocean?

Do we need a system that does not offer any possibility to help the farmers, by killing our agriculture?

Do we need a system that does not help every Haitian to be creative?

Do we need a system that does not going to build any school?

Haiti needs another system.This a new a depart for the Caribbean nation but we are starting badly. It seems we are rebuilding republic of Port-au-Prince instead of rebuilding the whole nation by developing every part of it.Haiti needs its people to be creative for the advancement of a new nation.We need millions but how do we organize the millions? The development of this country cannot be made with this rate of illiterate people. Neglecting the aspect of education in this country is a big threat for the future.

Haiti needs a system that organizes the people from the bottom to the top. Offering the youth opportunity to be creative. Helping everyone to have a voice.

We must go over another plan, deny the unsuccessful and crazy political game. Haiti does not need any imperialism system, however, It has been driving the country poorly, but there was no realization to come up with a better life for today and tomorrow. Are we going to make the same mistake?

The country does not need people who are coming and put their own will.The country does not need any come and go experts. The millions does not need to be used to accommodate people and buy fancy cars. Haiti needs a creative environment.

Haiti will rise to be a good nation!

Sponsorship Program

2010-07-29T08:22:00.000-07:00

Almost six months

2010-07-06T11:12:00.000-07:00

This is a lady from Artibonite.Her name is Magalene Beaubrun .Her daughter has a heart problem and needs operation.Haitian Hearts mission founded by Dr John Carroll in Peoria, Illinois is organizing a trip for Magalene's daughter to go to the U.S. for surgery.On my side, i have been doing my best to get passport for both Magalene and her daughter to enter to America.

She lives in a neighborhood called La Chapelle, Artibonite.She was explaining me the situation over there.Artibonite (Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. The area is 4984 km ² and the population is more than 1,202,800 inhabitants.Artibonite is the main area of cultivation of rice for the country.

It's sad to understand the situation of the famine, whereas Artibonite is the main area of cultivation of rice for Haiti.One of the man problems that cause famine is the lack of resources that the farmers have.Nowadays, Haiti does not provide enough food from the land for the population.Millions of dollars spend every year to buy food from other countries, and the people can't afford to buy it every day.

We had a significant conversation about her area.Artibonite was also hit by the January 12 earthquake which killed more than 200000 people.
The people don't have enough to eat, most of the houses were damaged and destroyed.Magalene said no aid has not reach them yet but we know that a lot of money was given for this country and it's been almost 6 months since the country hit by a big earthquake.The people use sheets to make their small place to sleep.Magalene and her family do not have a good house to stay.Her father is suffering with prostate and very ill now.I gave Magalene that tent above to sleep with her family.She has six children but the tent has a capacity to hold four people.I am sorry and sad to know that the tent will not be able to fit all of her family.

My heart is touched to go there and visit.I'd like to learn about the farmers and the gardens.
Haiti is sick from head to toes.The Haitians families are suffering every where over the land.Your help is needed, and you are blessed to contribute in the development projects of this poor nation.
Many zones are affected by the earthquake.Please pray and help Haiti!

Pray for Haiti

2010-05-31T17:39:00.000-07:00

They are the world

2010-05-31T17:08:00.000-07:00

PLEASE DONATE

2010-05-31T15:59:00.000-07:00

Shoes, books, notebooks, pencils and crayons were given.

Let's change Haiti

2010-05-31T15:09:00.000-07:00

PLEASE DONATE

Let's change Haiti

2010-05-29T15:42:00.000-07:00

When we think about the situation of Haiti. We must say things are very bad down here.
I have been thinking a lot about the vulnerability of things in this country. Misery hits the people each day.

The school project has been going on, it's in construction. Many people in the neighborhood really appreciate it. Now more than 100 hundred kids back to school and they receive one meal a day.
Education is the heart of the development of any society. We can’t develop without education thus we won't have any good corporation among the people when it is absent.
I talked with the kids, they said they were loosing hope because they did not think that they would back to school.
It is dedicated to helping the children for a better society because it can't be created without knowing how to read and write.
The school works in two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The kids are taught different subjects based on the primary education of the government of education program. We have nine teachers and they work on a monthly contract. It goes from kindergarten to 6th fundamental grade, however, it is a primary school. A lot of kids are already registered for the next academic year. My dream is to see those kids receiving a free education because their parents cannot afford to pay.

It is impossible to ask the families to pay school for their children but in the meanwhile they are sleeping under tarps and having no job. Those children should not be sent to the street to beg people, they are the future of Haiti and the world.

I remember during some years past, my mother could not afford to pay school for me. I used to stay home educating myself, but when I back here from the U.S for my heart surgery, God talked to my host family so that they paid the rest of the years of my secondary education.

I am wondering about how would I be if I did not have anybody to help me with my education by sending me to school? How would I be if I did not attend school? Maybe I would not stand for my people today; maybe I would be something else and someone else.

Education makes me another person. If I did not attend school I would not be able to start this project to relief the situation of the people, especially the children of my neighborhood.

I am here to tell you that your help is needed. Please do not hesitate to contact me to do it. Money is greatly needed to pay the teachers and also materials. Nothing won’t work without your donations.PLEASE DONATE!

Ann sonje Ayiti

2010-05-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken in Carrefour.

Haiti is getting disappeared through the world television channels.It's like there was nothing on January 12, 2010.I am wondering why, but in the meantime, there are a couple of thousands people who live under tarps and don't have food to eat.

I visited a tent city some days ago around the capital on the aviation road close to Delmas 2 in down town Port-au-Prince.Things are hard for the people who live over there and it's the same for everywhere in the country.Haiti is like a whole sick body from head to toe.
Jail is a better place than a tent city said to me by a young man. Haiti is getting abandoned.Life gets more hard each day.

It should be remembered, things are still the same until now. Your help and your prayers are needed though!

Haiti

2010-04-28T18:08:00.000-07:00

Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and one of the poorest countries in the world with a critical birth mortality.It is also the first black independent country with one of the beautiful histories in the world.
Haiti has many problems that make life very very difficult for it's population.The majority of the population is jobless.Education is big deal for people to have because many families cannot afford to pay school for their children.

Last January 12, 2010 an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude hit the country.Port-au-Prince and other areas like Jacmel, Leogane etc were strongly affected.Many houses were broken down and more than 200000 people died.
Three months later, nothing is changed though.Rubbles are still every were.The displaced are still living under tarps and sheets.

The prices of food have been rising up seriously.More people need medical assistance.Famine is daily affected the people especially the children.More cases of diarrhea, fever and malnutrition have been presenting in the camps and other places.
School is started since a couple of weeks but a lot of children don't have access.The access of school education is not possible for many children for two reasons.The first reason is that many schools were destroyed completely, the second one is that the families can't afford to provide access to their children by paying.

The economic system of Haiti has many problems.The national production is not enough to nourished the people in the country.The farmers don't have access of tools to prepare the gardens and agriculture's credits are not provided.
The possibilities of technology of communication is scarce.Education as big point of development is not easily to be reached by the people.

The biggest sort of people who are affected the most are the children.They are hungry, having no good place to sleep, having no opportunity to attend school and water to drink.I am wondering about this following question, can we talk about technology, human rights, capitalism of affairs?

Education should be the point number one.It will help the people to be able to take decision in every matter of this country.
The rebuilding of Haiti should be made by the Haitians, they should be active in every subjects.The biggest key role should be played by them.

We are approching closely to the rainy season.The people are getting deeply worried.The country is currently starting from scratch after a long period of political and economic crazy work.

It's sensitive for the world to give an eye of great support on Haiti thus it's has been rarely presenting throughout the news across the news.

The Haitians are strong people.Haiti needs the world!

Educate for a better Haiti

2010-04-27T19:09:00.000-07:00

The project which is in process now is a school one.I am putting a school back on it's feet.It was completely destroyed by the earthquake.The aim is to provide education to the children who were in before the earthquake and also the others who never have access of education in the neighborhood.There are a lot of thing that is needed.
More details soon!

Please get involved

2010-04-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

Water distribution

2010-04-27T17:45:00.000-07:00

As i used to mention it, water is one of the problems that we have in the neighborhood.Please get involved with me to keep it on! Thank you and may God bless you.

Please DONATE

2010-04-25T20:11:00.000-07:00

Food distribution

2010-04-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

I started the kids feeding program which i was actually giving one meal a day to 150 children in the neighborhood.80% of them are sleeping under tarps because their houses were gone in the earthquake.Things are very difficult for them.
This program does not function for now due to lack of finance.The kids used to come every day during the days that the program lasted.

I really need to keep it on while i am moving forward on a school project.I also made a distribution of a truck of water.

Please help me to keep going ahead with this project!

Your donation is needed

2010-04-22T18:56:00.000-07:00

I started a the kids feed program which i was giving food to 150 children a day but it is stopped for now.Lack of finance if the main problem.

Get involved with me

2010-04-22T18:21:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I am sorry for not posting any update.My computer has been giving problem.
I want you to know that the clinic is stopped a couple of weeks ago.More than 1000 people have been treated but there are a lot of things that are still needing to be done.

Your help is needed, please get involved with me!

Thank you for your prayers and keep them up!

Life in Haiti

2010-03-10T17:08:00.000-08:00

Say a word for the people in Haiti

2010-02-25T15:57:00.000-08:00

It's raining right now.

Help for Haiti

2010-02-22T16:22:00.000-08:00

The Haitians need tents.The rainy season is coming up.
My neighbors are sleeping under some sheets.

What will they do when the big rains come?

Haiti needs the world

2010-02-21T17:31:00.000-08:00

That old lady lives in the neighborhood.She's blind and sick.
Her house was destroyed in the earthquake.She's the grandmother of our friend palo.He is a kid who does not have ability of language, he's like a mute.He's a kid who does not have access with education.

My family shares food with him.My mom likes this boy so much..My mom used to give him clothes when she was selling used clothes in the market in the years past.

Palo and his family are sleeping in bad condition.They simply use some peace of web to make a small shelter to live.They have to stand up when it rains, and it''s the same for thousands Haitians.They don't have tent.I am sharing my tent with two neighbors.

I am worried about the rainy season that is around the corner.What will the Haitians do when the big rains come?

Haitians need everything, and i always believe that a new Haiti is possible.Haiti needs you!

Humanity

2010-02-21T14:21:00.000-08:00

The news are saying more than 200000 people were killed and 350000 wounded in the earthquake. This is a big tragedy for Haiti and for the world. It’s one of the biggest desaster that humanity has never known.Haiti as the poorest country in the western hemisphere is knowing some very difficult days and now need everything. Things were bad before the January 12 and now things are worse.

Our organization has been working very hard every single day. We’ve been keeping the people in the neighborhood informed about messages of solidarity, peace, and non-violent strategy, sanitary issues.

We are now doing it with action.We started a small clinic this week.This clinic is dedicaded to helping the people in the neighborhood without no charge.

Last Monday more than 200 people came. We could not take that 200 because we have a lack of resources. .

We can take 50 people a day. But in the meantime,They have so many needs every day.

Most of the people are children. Those children have skin disease and diarrhea, fever etc…

I need help to keep it on.I call you to join us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZuIhIe0i6Q

Unforgettable

2010-02-21T13:50:00.000-08:00

Future of Haiti

2010-02-21T13:08:00.000-08:00

I want to start this short post by asking this following question,Where is the future of the children of Haiti?
It is an important question because they are always forgotten.Although, they are the future of this country.They are the most affected by the earthquake last January 12,thus, they are homeless, hungry, orphans, and traumatized etc.
I was very sad to see some children crying under the rain during the other day.They are innocents.
They are the world and they are the future of Haiti.The children of Haiti need you!

Earthquake

2010-01-25T11:33:00.000-08:00

No need to ask about how things are here because everything has been showing across the news.
Things are getting very very complicated for the Haitians.No aid has not reached the people yet.Here, upon the mountain in Carrefour, we have not received even a bottle of water yet.
Our local organization (LYPEDHA) is doing an important job which is EDUCATING the people.I personally teach some guys English.Me and the members of LYPEDHA are organizing the people by telling how to keep the street and the camps cleaned, how to keep peace among them.We also worked on an evacuation of a field that could allow any helicopter to land in the neighborhood.
Our currently goal is providing food, water, and tents to the people here in the neighborhood.
I already saw two more deaths during last Saturday, they were babies.They died because lack of vitamins and food and water.There are many others who are in a vulnerable situation.If there is anything done for now, therefore, everything will be worse for the days ahead
We need help to provide food, water, tents and also doctors and medical supply.
No time to do politic so the time is to help the Haitians.

Im alive,action 4 Haïti

2010-01-17T07:49:00.001-08:00

im alive but the situation is vulnerable.no water no food no houses.everybody is living n sleeping on sidewalk in the street.we need help.plz call me on 50934281439 / 50937583375.i cant check my email.im just using a friend's cell phone. Haiti needs the world!

A short story

2009-12-31T15:48:00.000-08:00

A short story

Hard life

2009-12-31T13:04:00.000-08:00

First name: Eveline
Last name: ALBERIC
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father's occupation: Unemployed
Mother's occupation: Mangoes’ seller
My Dream: Doctor

My name is Eveline ALBERIC. I am 12 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 8 children (4 boys and 4 girls). My father and my mother cannot do nothing for me to go to school.
At 12 years, since my parents can not help me, I have no hope to realize my future. I dream to find someone who can think of me because it's not too late for me to begin to see life smiles for me.

Dream of Haiti

2009-12-31T13:02:00.000-08:00

First name: Nernille
Last name: BRIANVILLE
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Occupation of Father: Unemployed
Mother's occupation: Seller

I am Nernille Brianville. I am 9 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 3 children (1 boy and 2 girls). My father and my mother do not have money to provide me education. I dream to find someone who can think of me because my parents have no opportunity.

He is the hope of Haiti

2009-12-31T12:57:00.001-08:00

First name: Jean Baptiste
Last name: ROMAIN
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father: is Dead
Mother's occupation: Candies’ seller
My Dream: Artist

I am Jean Baptiste ROMAIN. I am 11 years old and I live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a very poor family whose father died during the last 8 years. My mother is the only one who is taking of 6 children (6 boys). My life is very difficult and miserable. I dream to find someone who can help me to get my life by sending me to school.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:57:00.000-08:00

First name: Clautide
Last name: CHERY
Gender: Female
Age: 5
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Occupation of Father: Unemployed
Mother's occupation: Unemployed

I am Clautide CHERY. I'm 5 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 4 children (1 boy and 3 girls). I don’t have access with education, thus my parents can’t pay school for me.
I dream to find someone who can think of me because I have a dream to be something for my family and my country.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:55:00.000-08:00

First Name: Pricile
Last name: CALIXTE
Gender: Female
Age 8
Province: Carrefour (west)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father's occupation: Unemployed
Mother's occupation: Charcoal seller

I am Pricile CALIXTE. I am 8 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 6 children (1 boy and 5 girls). My father was struck by a disability for 5 years which prevents him from working. Therefore, I am living in a disastrous situation. I wonder is that one day I will have chance to go to school to realize my dream.

Where is her future?

2009-12-31T12:51:00.001-08:00

First name: Motina
Last name: LISAIRE
Gender: Female
Age: 8
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father Is dead
Mother Is dead
My Dream: Nurse

I am Motina LISAIRE. I am 8 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 4 children (2 boys and 2 girls). I am living with my grandmother; my grandmother is 60 years old. I am an orphan. Since then, life is extremely difficult for me. We live in two small rooms. I can not have even one meal a day. Going to school is my only hope.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:51:00.000-08:00

First name: Varlens
Last name: LOUISIUS
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father: Is dead
Mother's occupation: Selling used clothes
My Dream: Doctor

I am Varlens LOUISIUS. I am 11 and live in Carrefour, Haiti. My father left 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl). Life is very hard for me. I dream to find someone who can help me to get my life in fine situation by sending me to school because I want to take the responsibly of my life and my family tomorrow.

Live without education

2009-12-31T12:48:00.000-08:00

First name : Frantz
Last name: SOREL
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country :Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Occupation of Father: Bricklayer
Mother's occupation: Unemployed
My Dream Doctor

I am Frantz SOREL. I am 7 years old and I live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a very poor family where my father lives with AIDS since 2006. He cannot work because of stigma’s problem. Our live is very difficult, we are 5 children living in one room with my father and my mother. My situation has become extremely dire since my father was tested which indicated he was living with the HIV virus in his blood. I dream to find someone who can help me to go to school.

NB_I am in the second picture.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:46:00.000-08:00

First name: Steevenson
Last name: Sainvil
Gender: male
Age: 7
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father's occupation: Unemployed
Mother's occupation: Unemployed
My Dream: Doctor

I am Steevenson Sainvil. I’m 7 years old and i live in Carrefour, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I was born in a very poor family whose my father has been ill for two years and suffering from prostate cancer, he can not go to the hospital. Therefore, I was born into a family of 3 children, then I am the last. Because of the impossibility of my parents, so far I'm not yet at school and I do not hope that one day my parents will have opportunity for me to go to school because my father is sick and my mother is not able to do anything to help us.
We can not even take a meal a day. There are sometimes some neighbors who help us to eat and buy water.
I count on your understanding to help me go to school so that I can be useful for my family and my country.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:29:00.000-08:00

First name: Kendy
Last name: CHARLES
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father: Is Dead
Mother's occupation: Unemployed

I'm Kendy CHARLES. I was 7 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. He left 3 children on my mother’s responsibility (2 boys and 1 girl). Life is very hard for me. I dream to find someone who can help me getting my life by sending me to school because I want to earn my life.

Think of Her

2009-12-31T12:28:00.000-08:00

First name: Myrlene
Last name: JEAN
Gender: Female
Age: 10
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father’s occupation: Mechanic
Mother's occupation: Unemployed

I am Myrlene JEAN. I am 10 and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 3 children (2 boys and 1 girl). My father and my mother don’t have money to pay school for me. I dream to find someone who can think of me because my life does not have school instruction.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:27:00.000-08:00

First name: Rose Mirlanda
Last name: VINCENT
Gender: Female
Age: 8
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father: Is dead
Mother's occupation: unemployed
My Dream: Nurse

My name is Rose Mirlanda VINCENT. I am 8 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 3 children (2 boys and 1 girl). My mother cannot help me to go to school because she can’t afford to pay it.
I dream of finding someone who can think of me because I am living without going at school and my parents have no opportunity.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:26:00.000-08:00

First name: Melineda
Last name: HONORE
Gender: Fermale
Age: 4
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father: Is dead
Mother's occupation: Charcoal seller

I'm Melineda HONORE . I'm 4 years old and live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 4 children (1 boy and 3 girls).
I dream to find someone who can think of me because I want to go to school.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:24:00.000-08:00

First name: Clifford
Last name: AULE
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Occupation: Is dead
Mother's occupation: House servant
My Dream: Mechanic

I am Clifford AULE. I am 7 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 3 children (2 boys and 1 girl). I don’t go to school due to lack of possibility of my mother. I dream of finding someone who can think of me because i want to attend school.

Hard life

2009-12-31T12:00:00.000-08:00

Name : LHERISSON

First: Fanis

Gender: Male

Age: 9

Province: Carrefour (West)

Country: Haiti

Education: I'm not yet at school

Father’s occupation: Cleaner of shoes

Mother's occupation: Unemployed

My Dream: Bricklayer

I am Fanis Lherisson. I am 9 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. I was born in a family of 4 children (2 boys and 2 girls). My father does not earn enough money so that he can pay school for me.
I dream to find someone who can think of me because I am old enough to go to school and my parents have no possibility.

Hard life

2009-12-31T11:26:00.000-08:00

First name: Adrien
Last name: BELIZAIRE
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Province: Carrefour (West)
Country: Haiti
Education: I'm not yet at school
Father: Is dead
Mother's occupation: Beg in the street
My Dream: Mechanic

I'm Adrian BELIZAIRE. I am 7 years old and i live in Carrefour, Haiti. My father left 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls). Life is very hard for me. My mother is forced to beg in the streets to feed us because we are having many problems. I dream to find someone who can help me to organize my life.

LYPEDHA

2009-12-31T11:15:00.000-08:00

These are part of some pictures of a party that LYPEDHA had for 50 children.They were given food, drink, and toys.It was a wonderful Christmas party.The party was sponsored by SOS FAMILLE.

LYPEDHA " LES YEUX DES PETITS ENFANTS D'HAITI" in English "THE EYES OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN OF HAITI".

Thanks to Jacquelin Belizaire of VOA!

Immediate Action

2009-12-29T13:28:00.000-08:00

I have been thinking about the outgoing of this year, but the poor children of Haiti were in the center of my thoughts.

However,I am asking those questions; will their situation change for next year? Will they go to school next year? Will they find water, and food to eat? Will they find medical treatment for their sicknesses? will we keep speaking about globalization while there are bunches of homeless children? will they stay without knowing how to write and read? How will they be next year?

I want to let you know that those children were totally excluded of everything that we used to do throughout this year, 2009, because they were and having a lots problem such as they are homeless, hungry, not educated, having no drinking water, without clothes, and sick.How will they be in 2010? Will their problems remain the same?

Change is possible!

Dlo se lavi

2009-10-29T16:16:00.000-07:00

This is the kind of life that millions of people live every day in Haiti.The main problems which have been spreading here are Education, famine, lack of medical care, and water.

Water has become a major problem across the country.The majority of homes don't have water pipe, and the water that they consume is not even pure.The availability of water depends on two ways: first, a walk of a couple of minutes or hours, second, we should pay for it.How can we image this fact? "buying of water" in this country however about 70% of the people live with less than $ 2 U.S by day.
The pictures above show how the situation is in my area, and it is the same for the whole country.Such problem makes life very difficult for the Haitian people.Life is getting more vulnerable.
On the other hand, the water that the population is consuming is not clean.Many children are dying by different diseases such as diarrhea cause of unclean water .

Until now i am thinking about the future of this country, the future of the children.I have hope, my country can become a country of opportunities, opportunities that do not bring boat people anymore but it requires HELPS.Poverty reigns every day in this country.A new Haiti is POSSIBLE!

Is she in the Modern World?

2009-09-21T16:47:00.000-07:00

I took this picture last June, it is a picture of little trade that was running by Eveline. She’s an 11 year old girl living in my area. I had some talk with her during last June especially the day that I took the picture. Eveline is one of the children who lives in poverty every day, and she’s like other children who don’t have access of education.
She is growing up in family of 8 children and she is the youngest. Her mother sells mangoes and avocados especially when their season is on.Eveline was taking over the commerce when her mother couldn’t sit along the street to sell.

Eveline did not go to school during last academic year. She sits along the street selling mangoes. She told me school is important but due to lack of possibility that her mother has, she can’t attend school. For this new academic year, nothing does not change for Eveline and even for other children in my area. Eveline is not going to school for this new academic year. She can’t not read and write. Education is the biggest matter that can change Haiti. Many children don’t go to school while this world has lots of resources. Is it fair to talk about GLOBALIZATION, DEMOCRACY, and TECHNOLOGY in this kind of life?

Those children are growing up meantime they can’t read and write. They don’t even have the basic education to overcome certain thing. We all know that education makes life better and it helps us to take decision for our lives. In other words, Education is development. I remember I asked Eveline if she had opportunity to go school what would she like to be? She replied “I’d like to be someone who works in hospital or clinic, I said doctor or nurse, oh doctor she said.

I want to ask a question here, why Eveline’s dream can’t remain? Her dream would be important for Haiti and for the world in the next years. Eveline is not going to be only a citizen of Haiti but a citizen of the world. Every child has a dream in this country but this dream is far to realize .
I have done an overview concerning how many children who have access to school this year in my area, it was done during last week after the opening day. The situation remains the same. NO SCHOOL!

I want to start a program that could help the children with their education in my area. I call this program “ HELP DREAMS”. I am asking everyone here to do something that could help those children finding their dream. Before ending this post I want to be thankful to Dr John and Maria Carroll, Dr James and Jane Ebel and Helen Quade. Please feel free to contact me, hopeful to hear from you soon for this program. The children need you.

EDUCATION CAN CHANGE THEIR LIVES!

It’s not impossible, it is possible when they get opportunity.

Change

2009-09-08T14:27:00.000-07:00

A new Haiti is possible. It is possible when the children have WATER to drink, FOOD to eat, EDUCATION and MEDICAL CARE.I am calling EVERYONE.Let's take part in this work.

Globalisation

2009-09-08T13:31:00.000-07:00

Haiti Education

2009-09-01T16:43:00.000-07:00

This post bellow was written by my brother Michelet. It talks about the reopening of schools in Haiti, which is going to be impossible for many students to attend due to lack of possibility that their parents don't have.My brother and i always think about what we can bring to our society.He's a student at the public law school.He wrote it in French.

Haïti éducation

Le lundi 7 septembre 2009 c’est le jour choisi par le ministre de l’Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP) pour la réouverture des classes.

C’est une date très mal choisie d’après nombreux parents haïtiens. Pour certains ils ne sont pas encore prêt, pour d’autres ils ne seront pas toujours prêt pour cette réouverture. Car, c’est toujours un casse-tête des qu’il s’agit de la réouverture des classes. Considérant le taux de chômage qui est très élevé et les fournitures classiques qui sont très chers, ils sont toujours dans l’impossibilité d’envoyer leurs enfants à l’école.

La dernière goutte d’eau qui vient de renverser le vase c’est le prix des produits pétroliers qui est augmenté à quelques jours de la réouverture des classes. Et, il ya des fonctionnaires de l’état qui plaignent de n’avoir pas reçu le salaire pour le quatorzième ( 14eme ) mois, une question qui fait de grands débats tant au niveau du parlement haïtien et au niveau de la presse. L’Etat haïtien ne dit rien jusqu'à présent. S’il y en a !

D’après certains parents c’est une réouverture qui est dans le noir.Le grand enjeu pour le pays c’est qu’il ya des enfants qui fréquentaient une institution scolaire qui, maintenant sont obligés d’abandonner faute de moyen économique de leurs parents qui ne peut pas répondre aux exigences faites par l’institution, une situation très délicat pour le pays.
Et pour ceux qui ont la chance de terminer leurs études classiques ou irons-ils après ? A l’université ?
Aucune autorité de l’état haïtien ne peut pas répondre à cette question, car toutes les villes de provinces n’ont un centre universitaire.

La question qu’on doit se poser : Quand est ce que l’éducation sera une affaire de tout le monde en Haïti ?
Donc, ou est l’avenir du pays ?

Make a better place for them

2009-08-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

The children should deserve your attention.

The Haitian kids are calling you

2009-08-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

The purpose of this message is to make a petition to the world for action in Haiti.I am going to relate something which is very important about the neighborhood that i live in.

There are about 2000 people who live here in this block.Life is tremendously vulnerable.The financial situation of them is dire,The rate of the children who have opportunity to attend school is also low.Many diseases are frequent and appear daily such as Malaria, Malnutrition, Glaucoma, Polio, Diarrhea, etc.The access of water is scarce. Everyone has to walk about an hour to get water.During that walk, you would see most of the children are bare feet, dirty, and waiting to beg people.They stand along the street from the sun rise to the sun set.They belong to poor families, and most of them live alone with their mothers without the presence of their fathers.

The worst thing for them is the access that they don't have to get education.I am realizing they are generally alone while no one does nothing to get them out of the the streets.Those children are the next generation, but what kind of generation Haiti is going to have? will it be a generation of uneducated, hungry, and sickness people? You reader, those children need you.

I have learned about a division from Dr John for a new Haiti.It says if we divide everything in everywhere, on the other hand things will get better.This division concerns education, medical care, water, security, then poverty, and they will be gone away. I think, Schools, hospitals and water are the main matters that could take those children out of the street and poverty in this area.I am calling you my dear readers for a volunteer mission here in this block.Like i said above, they need you. An effort can change the situation of their lives and put them in a better place.

A new Haiti is possible.It is possible when the condition of thousands children change.Please bring your help to them in order to reduce their suffering.If you have any question, please don't hesitate to let me know.The children need you.

Minimum wage in Haiti

2009-08-06T18:38:00.000-07:00

I was deeply shaked to hear that the minimum wage was voted for 150 gourdes per day while the prices are totally high whereas the position of the leaders was before for 200 gourdes ($5 US).Indeed, they voted for 150 gourdes instead of voting for 200 gourdes.

The workers have to afford for many things every day, they are mothers and fathers and have to feed their children, and also do other stuff.I consider this vote is unfair, the country is feeling ashame by this decision.Everyone was waiting for a vote against the president's objection which he has put over this bill.Nowadays, most of the Haitians don't trust the lerders because they feel that are betrayed by them.Such amount of wage can't respond to the needs of the workers, and on the other hand their lives are not insuranced.

The country is making it's way without any hope due to misery.I am still asking when will this country have a good air? Haiti needs the world.

Bill Clinton

2009-07-04T16:37:00.000-07:00

Bill Clinton is coming in Haiti as an emissary of UN while the situation of this country is getting worse.

What can we hope about the visit of Mr. Clinton?

Poor eyes in cite soleil

2009-06-30T11:57:00.001-07:00

My day in Cite Soleil

2009-06-30T10:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Dr. Carroll and I went to Cite Soleil at centre de santé Rosalie Rendu runs by a group of catholic nuns. He works at this Clinic down there when he comes here in Haiti, he gives medical care to many people especially the kids. He took time to explain me what he was doing. He was seeing children that have malnutrition.

The nuns have a nutrition program there, and they receive at least 60 children. Wow this is an interesting program. They feed, and bath them every day. They are also providing matters to their mothers so that they could learn in order to have a profession in life. This clinic is saving the lives of the children in cite soleil.

Then we moved for a little bit time to centre hospitalier Saint Catherine Labouré which is the hospital for all the people in this zone. I visited a room of nutrition fed by UNICEF, 14 kids drink 5 pots of milk a day. UNICEF uses Nutriset F-75 to feed them. The case of malnutrition surrounds Haiti deeply, in fact the children don’t have enough to eat. There are a lot children who suffer by malnutrition here. They don’t have opportunity to eat even a piece of bread by day.

The idea to accompany Dr. Carroll to go to Cite Soleil was very important for me. It was a wonderful experience for me. My heart was touched by what’s going over there. Indeed it was so sad to see how life goes down there, Haiti is very sick. Thanks Dr Carroll. Haiti loves you.

Slavery

2009-06-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

We are still slave in Haiti. Our condition is worse. No one does not need to talk about freedom. Said by a man in Cite Soleil. It was just a short talk with him.

My media was hurt

2009-06-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

It was last week (Tuesday) while i was going to take some pictures of some places such as my former primary and high schools, then a house of where i spent 5 years right away after my birth. I was in down town in the morning, afterward I stopped at Portail Leogane a place which is used as station for cars that trip to Leogane, and hundreds of people from Carrefour stand there for tap tap every day.

I stood a long the street in a crowd waiting for one. During that time my camera was into one of my pockets, and after a couple of minutes I checked my pockets out especially the one that carried my camera. I was upset because I did not find it there, then I figured out that It was stolen by a pick pocket. I had a bunches of pictures on it. I am unable to post messages with pictures, i am simply using those that i already took. Thus I created this blog to show the world the pain of the Haitians. I live with them every day, and I also suffer by the same pain.

A pick pocket stole my material that was used for this interesting and significant work. I was very upset that day. The value of this camera was worth for me. It was a nice one, and It was given to me by Dr. John Carroll. He understands strongly the importance of creating a blog to show what the Haitians are going through. He and his wife Maria are the supporters of http://www.frandyinhaiti.blogspot.com/.

The poor people are always neglected and refused. Such a thing always happens to me. This blog is not going stop, I have to keep on. I was stolen but it does not mean I am going to stop. NO! so Haiti needs the world.

A dangerous trade to support a family

2009-06-25T12:35:00.000-07:00

Charcoal and wood are the main sources of energy for people to cook food in Haiti.Some women sell charcoal in our area. They entirely do it to support their children. Although we know it’s not good for the environment but they oblige because they need to get some Gourdes (Haitian currency) to feed their children.

This woman above was telling me that she does it because she does not have any other thing to do in order to back up her children, but she’s knowing the consumption of charcoal destroys the environment because it is made with wood. She purchases it from Bainet southeastern Haiti, then sells it to people.Some people cut down the trees to produce charcoal due to the price of fuel, It is less expensive to buy it than an oven and order materials to boil food.

A canister costs $ 2 HT, sometimes it is not a rapid trade because people don’t cook every day. Cooking food is rarely done into many houses thus more than 60% percent of people in this country live with less than $ 1 US not $ 2 US because that’s a big amount of money for them.

The life of the Haitians which is completely bad forcing them to create some alternatives to help themselves survive but below they cause a lot of dangerous effects and damages over the country.

I experience it here

2009-06-25T09:50:00.000-07:00

A toilet for a bunches of people.

Hard Life

2009-06-25T09:32:00.000-07:00

This is where I cook my food, shouted by a woman. Just a broken stove.

21st century

2009-06-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

A kitchen along the the street, I made it to cook my food.Reported by a man who lives close to my house.

Malnutrition

2009-06-24T16:16:00.000-07:00

The fact that the children don’t have food to eat gives them different kind of sicknesses. This baby girl is suffering with malnutrition, she lives close to my house. She’s named Ti Mè, she’s 3 years old. You can see in the picture how her belly is big, bare foot, her hair almost get red at all, and she wears a dirty clothe. I asked her mother why she does not take her to the hospital she said “I can’t even have food to feed her, how can I do it? money is impossible for me”.

Ti Mè is a nice girl but misery is taking her beauty away.She was screaming out while I took her picture, but one of her sister came up to help me to do it though.

Her mother is woman who tried to suicide herself because of financial situation.She was about to drink a pot of Clorox last week but thanks to God, someone could see the Clorox in her hands. She has 3 daughters, and Ti Mè is the youngest. They all don’t go school. I experienced details that proved me how they will never go to school .Poverty would not let them see their mother anymore.

Indeed, the condition of the children is deteriorated every day.They don't have anybody to help them.Let's begin to keep our eyes on them now.

Poverty in Carrefour

2009-06-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

These are some of the poor kids who live at the same place with me. They are exposed to a vulnerable life, where they don’t have access to education, food, water, and medical care.
I have been looking at their situation. They are deeply have many diseases like diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and anemia etc ...due to lacking of food and vitamins. How can we imagine this? A kid is growing while he or she never touches a pen, pencil. It's a shame to hear them crying because they suffer every day and sometimes they die.

They are bare feet every day. Water is one of the biggest problems for our community, we have to walk about 40 to 60 minutes to get a bucket of water, and it is sold, altough we know it is vital. Some of the kids have to walk at that length to get some water for their houses. They are belong to families counts many children. Their mothers can’t afford to pay school for them. Now we know that all of them are growing illiterate. They simply walk in the streets, begging people, crying with empty bellies. This is what we have in Haiti throughout this 21st century.A few minutes ago, a little boy visited this cyber in order to ask everyone some money because he's hungry.

If I had not received a hand in the past I would not be able to write this message about those children who live in this situation.The children are those who will replace us in the future.

Presentation

2009-06-23T17:27:00.001-07:00

The idea to create this blog came to my mind after i realized that i should let the world hear what's happening down here in Haiti.I am especially in the bottom of the field.I used to post some messages on Maria and Dr John Carrolls' blogs.I was some kind of interested to post some comments and my own messages on their blogs.

I have received many compliments about the words that i posted, they even went further to suggest me to create my own blog, but it was not easy tough because i did not have a camera therefore we know nothing can't work without the assistance of a camera. .I was dreaming to have a blog over the net.Finally, the Carrolls gave me a camera. I want to be thankful here for the camera which Dr John brought for me.Thanks a lot!

My thoughts were born after I realized the suffering of the Haitians,before going further, I want to present myself. I am Dejean Frandy, 21 year old boy. I am Christian. I was born in Carrefour, an area around Port-au-Prince. I grew up in a poor block which I am still living with my family.

I am driving myself to use this wonderful blog to pass my thoughts, information about what’s going on down here in Haiti, and then my dream. I am asking everyone who reads these pages to pay attention on every part of them. I am not a native speaker of English language, everything was and continue to be done on my own.

I am actually a self learner, I am radically teaching English to myself. I know other languages beside English, like French, Spanish, and without forgotten my mom’s language Creole. My dear readers, I wish you all good reading and may God bless you.