Hunger in Paradise should be the title of this entry. Many of my friends have been asking about what is wrong with this country. These pictures show a beautiful country with very few natural resources. They do not tell all the stories. Underneath this beauty lie the statistics of people and kids going very hungry, of harvests that never came because of lack of rain, of sick children who can not find the right medications, of kids who can not go to school because their parents can not afford school fees and supplies.
Haiti has a high illiteracy rate, probably the highest in the hemisphere. It also has a high death rate due to malnutrition and other diseases that are almost eradicated in the US and other developing countries. Hunger and famine always lurk around every Haitian's doorstep. Yes, we can not save the whole country, but we can do something to help kids eat a meal and get and education. This is why a few friends of mine and I came up with the idea for SponsorandFeedaChild.
Get more information about kids in need at Sponsorandfeedachild Link
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