"The rainy season is looming. When you ask people who live in these places, on the streets, in tents made of pieces of tissue, and with plastic, What are they panicking about the most right now? They all have the same answer, “Rain.” Myriam's newsletter, Feb 24, 2010
"We decided to go down to the encampment and interview individuals, and get more specific information. We learned that the Mayor had arrived and kicked them off the property. He said they could move behind that piece of land, to a ravine." Holli's newsletter, Feb 18, 2010
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“Health is always a problem. I feel anemia and stomachache. We sleep on the ground. When it is raining I cannot sleep because the ground is wet. The first thing in my life is to go back to school. I would like to become a lawyer.” Nacilia Breuce
“I have to carry 20 gallons of water per day. Some times I go to bed without a meal. I am suffering from different kind of sicknesses. I am generous and I am a strong girl. I would like to get the chance to go to school like every child.” Fedeline Jean Charles
Dapheca is 7 years old. She was born Port au Prince, and lives in one of its poorest slums. She stopped going to school in 2006. “In a week, we are eating two days, because only my mother is doing something, and that is not enough. The good meal we have is every Sunday….And after Sunday we can have three days without eating.”
“I share the food for ten people. The amount of food is never enough for us. Sometimes, we go two or three days without solid food. I am a kind woman. I am helpful, sincere, and forgiving. I would to become a beautician.” Farah Jeune
“Sometime when I am too tired and can’t do anything, she hits me all over my body with wood or cable, anything she finds. I am always sick, as you can see my throat came big like a balloon. I have never been going to see a doctor for that. I like to smile, play soccer with an empty bottle in the street.” Jocenel Lubain
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“My mother has sent me to live with another lady because she does not have enough food and money to take care of us. Sometimes I remain around 3 days without solid food. I wish I could go to school one day, and go to university. I would also like to get away from the situation that I am in as a restavek [child slave].” Sonia Samedy
Cola is ten years old, and is not going to school, but she would love to return. She eats just one meal a day, but sometimes they have nothing at all, and then she just stays in bed. She sleeps on the dirt floor since there is no bed. Cola is also sick, but there is no money for her to see a doctor. Sponsorship level: $12 per month.
“Since birth I have never gone to school. Education is a precious thing. I would like to give up my living condition to have a better life like other children. I want to become an accountant.” Sandia Sanon
