St Luke School Children Received School Supplies Despite the Delay in School Opening

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St Luke School Children Received School Supplies Despite the Delay in School Opening

After bread, education is the first need of man, said Georges Charles Danton; aware of the importance of education, St. Luke Foundation always directs its actions towards education. St.Luke has already built more than 35 schools all over the country and offers academic instruction to more than 13,000 children every year.

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St Luke Foundation is still at the heart of the crisis in Haiti

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St Luke Foundation is still at the heart of the crisis in Haiti

Today, October 23rd, we have more 25 cholera patients hospitalized at St Luc Hospital and 53 at Ste Marie Hospital in Cite Soleil. At the same time, St Luke has supported inmates at The National Penitentiary Prison, where hunger and a Cholera outbreak have been reported. The following items have been recently been provided: 20 cholera beds, around 200,000 sachets of drinking water, 500 hygienic kits, 100 bags/50 kg of rice, 15 bags of 50 kg of corn, 100 bag of pasta, 5 boxes of oil, 5 bags of salt. In addition, 140 water trucks of 3,000 gallons of drinking water have been delivered to Cite Soleil affected areas and 10 cholera beds to the general hospital. St Luke remains committed to and more will be distributed in the coming days.


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Consequences of new gang war on Saint Luke Foundation’s Schools in the biggest slum of Haiti

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Consequences of new gang war on Saint Luke Foundation’s Schools in the biggest slum of Haiti

Two (2) weeks ago, a gang war started in “Cité Soleil”, the biggest and poorest slum in Haiti. This war includes many gangs from different neighborhoods. According to the United Nation (UN) and the “National Human Rights Defense Network” (RNDDH) in 13 July 2022 publication, more than four hundred (400) people have already been killed, and the war is still going on. Some people have narrowly escaped from their neighborhoods, but most of the population is blocked inside under gang pressure and are without food and water. The deceased had no access to first aid after being hit by bullets.

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This is the story of Sainvil Olson, a Special Patient at St Luke Hospital.

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This is the story of Sainvil Olson, a Special Patient at St Luke Hospital.

For a parent, life can change in an instant. For thirteen years, Olson's mother, Olga Decoline, has been dedicating her life to seeking care for her son who was having difficulty breathing. That moment came in 2019, when a pediatrician at St Damien Hospital in Tabarre finally told Olga that her son was suffering from an incurable disease called cystic fibrosis. Olson was then 13 years old.

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