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In a fishing village in Haiti, Haitians travel out to the lake twice a day to feed the fish they have in these cages.  The fish are raised and then sold at market, creating a self-sustaining village. Although happy, the disparity between the girls and the boys in this village still remains.  Haitian kids can...
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Sheryl McCalla The children of Vialet.  The boys have shoes, and can go to school.  This teenage girl has only flip flops.  Yet, their childlike happiness still radiates from their faces. Ed Buckley This villagers visit their fish in the cages to feed them.
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The children at this school have running water and a well because of the work done by Water Life Hope and Food for the Poor.  Food for the Poor also built this school, allowing this happy kids to spend their day educating themselves. This well was contributed by Water Life Hope to Haiti. This child...
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Posted by Ed Today we visited a school in Petite Goave in southern Haiti where we have a well. The well serves the school. I met the headmaster at the well. He had brought a 5 gallon bucket. After we filled his bucket he was nice enough to let us go into each of the...
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Posted by Sheryl. Why Haiti? ·         They are our neighbor.  Haiti is a 2 hour plane ride away for many of us.  For those of us on the east coast it is easier to get to Haiti than California.  And, Haiti, being the poorest country in the western hemisphere, is the poorest of our neighbors. ·       ...
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This child walks up hill daily to carry water to his family.  We went down the hill to the stream, and back up.  The incline was incredibly steep and rocky.  On the way down, I was sure I wouldn’t be able to make it back up to the top on my own.  I did –...
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Here is the project we are down her to start. It is a 25,000 gallon reservoir at the top of a mountain – 2000 foot elevation. It will be fed by a stream far in a valley below. Photos are posted below. Down at the stream level, a 20,000 gallon reservoir will be built. Three...
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This picture shows a part of the steep incline and rocky path down to the small stream.  This young child should be in school, not having to carry water up this hill for his family.
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Today, we vistited the Food for the Poor headquarters. Each day, FTP feeds thousands of Haitians. Now, with the new water project, these same people can carry water home with them.
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