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Illuminating Lives Foundation

At the moment, hunger is dangerously hitting Haiti’s children the hardest. More than 22% of Haiti children are chronically malnourished while not …

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Since January 12, 2010, the disastrous earthquake that claimed the lives of Haitians in hundreds of thousands, left many injured, and caused about 2 million people to be displaced from their comfort zones (homes), the health crisis has become overwhelming and has continually risen to an emergency level. The catastrophic incidence destro….

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Currently, the majority of Haitians lack access to quality education, a prerequisite for sustained social and economic development. Educational System yields the lowest total rate in the education realm of the Western Hemisphere. Haiti’s literacy rate of about 61% (64.3% for males and 57.3% for females) is below the 90% average …..

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After the massive destruction by the terrible earthquakes and life-claiming hurricanes that left almost every aspect of Haitian society devastated, rescuing the lives of the injured, and every other victim of the deadly incidents and providing food, water, shelter, medical care and more became a top-of-the-mind issue. However, as rebuild….

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Kids are kids, they take so much great pleasure in playing at every moment; however, in the absence of playing kits, they become frustrated and deprived. Our Haiti kids have been long deprived of their playing pleasure since the 2010 disaster and other unfavourable occurrences that followed. Here in Haiti, the children are already in a state of frustration

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Poverty is becomes aggravated when there’s no cloth to cover the body. It will be a devastating experience if the children are living in an environment where the atmosphere is frigid. Many impoverished villages in Haiti are so impoverished that the people are either wearing tattered clothes or nothing. It’s so sad that many poor …..

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Haiti’s present condition has been a significant challenge affecting so many things, including our church building. Seeing the roof of the church building leaking and watching water flooding inside the building even while worshippers are still present is frustrating. Though much has been done to repair the roof and fix other significa….

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TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF IN HAITI ARE STARVING! COULD YOU HELP US?

There’s a report recently that most of Haiti students cannot read. However, some of the acclaimed factors include the fact that those educationally underperforming children come from illiterate homes where the parents can neither read nor write. However, the primary consideration has not been appropriately considered. Haiti’s children …..

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Haitians are hardworking. They have the drive to become successful even in the overwhelming persisting situations they still press on to live confidently. Many Haitians live a lower life because the present circumstances in the land don’t give them the opportunities to explore to the fullest. At Illuminating Lives Foundation, this is …..

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Having survived so many years of various overwhelming natural disasters that have resulted in house and property damages, crop spoilage, food shortages, and other life-threatening crises over the years, it is not inaccurate that Haitian children are tough people. As a result, homelessness, malnutrition, unemployment, and disease ….

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