Hi friends,
“How are things in Haiti?”
It’s a question we get asked quite a lot.
As the weeks pass by, the question has become more frequent. Most people know that things in Haiti aren’t good right now.
Armed gangs control 75% of Haiti’s and the effects of this control ripple throughout the country.
Food insecurity is affecting 5 million people.
More children are arriving at our centers with Severe Acute Malnutrition.
We are working hard and fast to meet the increasing need for more space at our Malnutrition Treatment Centers. But, Severe Acute Malnutrition is a hard thing to witness and this week has felt especially heavy.
So allow me to end this week’s update with something light.
Every child pictured here experienced Severe Acute Malnutrition in their first years of life.
The light part is coming, I promise.
Sherlie, front and center, battled for months in our Malnutrition Treatment Program when she was just two years old.
Today, Sherlie is an active, playful, eight-year-old. She’s one of the 140 students we sent to school this year with support from our School Sponsors.
She loves soccer, dance, and art, and despite her early setbacks, she is keeping pace with her classmates in the first grade.
Before Sherlie was born, her mother Diana, lost 4 children between 0 and 5 years old.
She didn’t think Sherlie was going to survive.
But she did!
This is the hope we have to hold onto.
We can’t thank you enough for sticking with us on this journey.
Your support helps us through the heavy weeks and keeps us smiling.
We recently asked a few of the kids from our School Program to share a few words with you.
We hope it makes you smile. 🔊
With ❤️ from their classroom to yours,
Jenn, Amy, & the Second Mile Haiti Team