Haiti MIssions
Haiti, already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, faces worsening conditions due to armed groups disrupting essential services and transport, especially in Port-au-Prince. This crisis has led to collapsing health services, school closures, and nearly 600,000 internally displaced persons, while violence exacerbates child rights violations. UNICEF estimates that over 3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian support.
In 2004, we collaborated with the Severe Foundation and Hearts for Haiti to start our ministry in the Western Hemisphere’s most impoverished nation. Together, Frontline and the Severe Foundation bulit a self-sustaining community school to provide housing for Haiti’s orphans and widows. The project took several years to complete and Frontline has remained a friend of Haiti since 2004.
2010
In 2010, whilst construction on Frontline’s school in Haiti was underway, Haiti was affected by an Earthquake that measured a 7.0 on the richter scale. The exact death toll remained uncertain amidst the chaos, with the Haitian government reporting over 300,000 deaths, making it one of history’s worst natural disasters. Hundreds of thousands of survivors were displaced. Frontline’s school was destroyed in the disaster
2011
Following the earthquake, work began on rebuilding Frontline’s school, which took another two years to complete. This would not have been possible without our collection of incredible and generouos sponsors and donors. Their contributions have made an immense difference in the lives of hundreds of Haitian children as well as the numerous Haitian adults who we employ as staff.
2024
With the immense escalation of gang-related violence, Haiti needs our support now more than ever. Children are being murdered on their way to school and there is a shortage of doctors to treat the Haitian people. The gangs have overthrown the Haitian Government and very few are helping Haiti right now.
Please join us in our efforts to help the Haitian people, they need us.
“Please think about it and pray about. Let the Lord touch your heart. At this time, we really need your prayers. We need your support.”
Our goal is $100,000 for Haiti
Let’s do it together.
Did you know?
The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by an estimated 60 per cent since March – the equivalent of one child every minute – a result of ongoing violence caused by armed groups.
According to latest estimates, almost 600,000 people – over half of whom are children – are now internally displaced in Haiti and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
“Children in Haiti continue to endure an onslaught of multiple dangers, including horrific violence and critical levels of displacement,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before our eyes is taking a devastating toll on children. Displaced children are in desperate need of a safe and protective environment, and increased support and funding from the international community.”
Displaced children and adolescents in Haiti are at increased risk of violence, including sexual assault, exploitation and abuse, and family separation. They often face disrupted access to services, such as safe spaces, health care, and clean water and sanitation.
Poor hygiene conditions in camps and makeshift settlements put them at increased risk of disease, including cholera, while school closures and financial constraints caused by the ongoing violence have forced many to drop out of school.
Meanwhile, years of political turmoil, alongside the devastating economic conditions, has fueled the growth of armed groups. In the absence of other means of survival or protection, children are increasingly forced to join these groups – a clear violation of their rights and a breach of international law.
With ninety per cent of Haiti’s population living in poverty and three million children in need of humanitarian assistance, this new wave of internally displaced people are also contending with what the National Emergency Operations Center announced as a “hyperactive” cyclone season. Last month, a tornado destroyed the homes of 650 children in Bassin Bleu, in the country’s Northwest Department.
The crippled healthcare system that was barely able to cope with demand before the latest escalation of violence will have to contend with a rainy season that is expected to continue to worsen the situation, threatening to spike water-borne disease in a country that reported over 84,000 suspected cholera cases.
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/one-child-displaced-every-minute-haiti-armed-violence-persists-unicef