"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
The mission of PINP is long-term personal development through partnership, but we are also working to provide immediate need during this crisis. Go here for details or to donate.
Children not in school
“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
“We use candle every night, but we often don’t have money to buy it. Sometime we sleep in the darkness. Me I have always headache, fever. I love to tell history and the truth. I would like to become a famous person, a doctor.” Leonise Cadet
“Sometimes I am going to bed without having anything all day. The people get sick here because they are staying close to the dirty canal. I would like to become a secretary or computer scientist. My talent is singing.” Bethchedade Henry
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.
“I never went to school. My parents are dead. Without having much to eat, it is so hard to live. I love to dance and tell stories. I want to become a nurse.” Stephanie Franel
“My father is a carrier of loads. I am sleeping on the floor. I am sometimes going to sleep without anything all day. I like to jump rope and am serious. I want to become a dress maker.” Roodelinle Janvier
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.”
“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
“I would like to have a bed to sleep. I don’t know how to read and write. My mother is dead and my father is far away. I don’t eat regularly. Sometimes I sleep with no food. Some other times, I eat bread with sugar water. I don’t have clothes, sandals, shoes and underwear.” Ricalande Matheus
“Sometimes, we eat once a day. Some other times, we spend the whole day without food. We don’t have a toilet. There are a lot of big rats and big bugs in the house.”
“I am timid. I don’t steal. I love the other children. I love to share with them. I love to play. I respect people.” Laura Lundi
