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/St.Luke Fundation reaffirms more than ever its faith in fundamental rights and will keep working with the same passion in order to give the less fortunate acces to those rights.
Read MoreSt.Luke Fundation reaffirms more than ever its faith in fundamental rights and will keep working with the same passion in order to give the less fortunate acces to those rights.
Read MoreWe know this by our lived experience, and yet, we are dedicated. We have grit. We care.
Our motto is "If not me, who? If not now, when?"
The St Luke Foundation's Outreach Program was not content just to give immediate short-term support after devastating earthquake of the 14th of August in Southern Haiti.
Read MoreThe St Luke Foundation informs all the local and international public that after 3 years of sacrifices in order to support the Manitane Institution of St Luke (APJ School) at 70% of an annual budget of approximately 1,300,000 USD for the benefit of the most needy students, its reserves are totally run out and its finds itself in circumstances beyond its control to adjust the school contributions of the pupils in the hope of allocating a considerable contribution (30%) to the budget of the running cost of the Academy.
Read MoreThis is exactly what the St Luke Foundation does every day, we forget our pain to go and help others even when the road is difficult, even when there is no gasoline. We pay elevated street prices and remove the stones in the path so that we can continue to help. We will push the trucks if we need to in order to continue the outreach support where it is most helpful.
Read MoreSt Luke's Outreach Team has set up a program for more than 60 families (specifically the most vulnerable pregnant women and those with children) at the sports center.
Read MoreThis week when Wilflo returned home, everyone wanted to see him. His family and friends greeted him with a welcome worthy of a king. They surrounded the car excited to see and talk to him. The phrase "Oh dear Jesus!" is what they all said over and over.
Read MoreDear family and friends,
The last weekly update I sent was a strong attempt on my part to find a silver lining in many dark clouds,
I had hardly pushed the "send" button when another thunderhead roared at us, and threw lightening in all directions.
Marie Ange was kidnapped from our NPFS home for children called St Anne, the community made up of both disabled children and very small fully abled children.
Gunmen came over the wall, made their way across the roof of the pigpen (where we raise the pre Duvalier era Creole pig, to try to reintroduce it to the peasant farmers),
and without effort, climbed down the ladder used for reaching the cisterns where we reuse water from our Tilapia farm to irrigate the fields.
This is Jounal Odilan, he is 48 years old and has 3 children. He lives in Plaine Martin in the south. These last few days of his life and that of his community have become very strange. Days before the earthquake they prayed for rain because they almost all have gardens to feed themselves. Then came the earthquake which destroyed all their houses. Now they do not know if they should pray for the rain because they have no place to sleep and they also know if there is no rain they will not have water for the gardens and no food.
Read MoreThe St Luke team is doing huge work, and there are updates on the2021 Earthquake Response — St. Luke Foundation For Haiti (stlukehaiti.org) website
These particular messages are the work of my own team. The work is tough and requires a lot of rough driving, loading, carrying, walking, visiting people, listening to their challenges, and practical help.
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The St. Luke Foundation for Haiti is a 501 (c) (3) and tax-exempt charitable organization that supports Haitian-led programs.
A special thanks to Angela Altus, Rebecca Arnold, Giles Clark, Denso Gay and Ami Vitale for the photographs, as well as the teams of NPH and Artists for Peace and Justice.