Current Issues Facing Children in Haiti

  

  • Poorest country in the western hemisphere.

  • Hunger and malnutrition is widespread.

  • 80% of the population lives below the poverty line.

  • More than two-thirds of the labor force have no formal jobs.

  • 65% will never finish elementary school.

  • 80% will never attend high school.

  • 60% of the population lacks access to basic healthcare services.

  • HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among Haitian children.

"Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all, he is the greatest." Luke 9:48

 

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