Latest Report on Haiti
UPDATE: Aug. 4, 2010 – At the end of July repairs on the larger building of the Haiti office were completed. Staff now occupies both Compassion Haiti office buildings.
Last month, more than 200 families received building supplies for constructing shelters, bringing the total to more than 4,000 families. Additionally, 2,000 families in rural areas have received supplies.
Eleven containers were distributed to nine Implementing Church Partners in Leogane and Port-au-Prince to serve as offices. Money was also given to remove debris and buy office equipment.
Over the past month, two Implementing Church Partners and three hospitals received additional medical supplies. As of now 100 percent of affected Compassion-assisted centers and 16 hospitals have received medical supplies.
Additionally, more than 750 Child Survival Program caregivers received hygiene kits, and over the past month, nearly 70 Leadership Development Students received food kits.
Also, 130 tutors from 21 Implementing Church Partners received training on the water treatment system and will be sharing this with Compassion-assisted children and families.
At least 13 Implementing Church Partners received the following:
- 520 benches
- 69 boards
- 64 school desks
- 14 center office desks
- 191 chairs
- 8 filing cabinets
Last month two hired psychologists conducted a two-day training for 30 tutors. These tutors will be reaching out to more than 750 Compassion-assisted children and families including pastors, tutors and child development staff.
Please continue to pray for those devastated by this disaster. May the Lord supply Compassion staff, children, families and volunteers with renewed strength each day.
Compassion Haiti will keep us updated as more information is available.
Compassion International will contact you if your sponsored child has been affected.
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For previous reports concerning the Haiti earthquake
visit our crisis updates page.
We have a multitude of ways you can get involved:
- Encourage our Haiti staff as they work amid widespread devastation and personal loss.
- View earthquake pictures from Haiti.
- Follow us on Twitter for the most recent updates on the Haiti earthquake.
- Spread awareness by updating your Twitter and Facebook profile with a compassion.com/helphaiti image.
- Get involved by putting a "Help Haiti" banner on your Web site, blog or social network site.
- Join OurCompassion today and become a member of "Heart of Haiti," a group to connect and pray with people who sponsor children in Haiti.
- Parenting in the Midst of Tragedy is a PDF document about how to talk through this tragedy with your own children.
- Be in urgent prayer for those in the midst of this devastation.
Life in Haiti
"We set up the clinic with greater proficiency today -- larger tarps, larger ropes, higher anchors so the heat radiating under the plastic didn't bake the people (and us).
"Another day of broken bones and infected wounds. A few unexpected cases -- a man with polio who had fallen and needed surgery; a young boy whose foreskin was nearly sealed, preventing urination, creating back pressure and infection risk.
"Half the team has suffered intestinal problems, but they carry on despite their misery. It didn't help that there were no latrines available today. We 'stood guard' for one another."
Read this and more from our Senior Ministry Advisor, Scott Todd, who recently led a medical trip into Port-au-Prince and gave an uncensored, raw account of the current situation in Haiti.
