Our Work
The SAES Home
In 2009, HMP opened a 24-bed residence that serves orphaned and at-risk children in Haiti. Many of the children came to the house from the Azile Communale in Mirebalais. The Azile Communale is an overcrowded open air structure occupied by the poorest of the poor in Mirebalais. The children living in the SAES home receive 24 hour care by a staff of six adults including an English tutor. The children all attend St. Peter’s Episcopal School and are flourishing at St. Peter’s. As of September 2010, the SAES Home houses 21 orphaned and at-risk children. The children are thriving in their new environment and responding well to the loving care of the staff. Many have significantly improved their academic rewards and are at the top of their classes.
The Feeding/Education Program
Since the earthquake, the number of children in the feeding program has more than doubled, growing to more than 400. The Feeding/Education Program provides a hot meal, tuition stipends, uniforms and basic health care to more than 400 children. The children we are working with need more than just a hot meal. They need spiritual formation, decent shelter, education, clean drinking water, medical care, clothes and everything a child needs to function. As a new school year approaches, we are preparing to offer access to education to as many children as we can. For many families, even the entrance fee can prevent them from sending a child to school. In addition to the entrance fee, they have to purchase uniforms, shoes and school supplies. The HMP attempts to meet the needs of as many children as possible.
Land Purchase and Architectural Plan
In July 2010, the Haiti Micah Project acquired a plot of land in Mirebalais. Our goal is to build a residential home that will serve up to 80 children with a staff of 15. HMP has engaged a local architect and the preliminary design for this 80-bed facility has been completed. Over the next few months, we will refine the design and finalize a construction budget and timeline for construction of the project. We are currently raising $500,000 to support this effort and hope to break ground in early 2012.
Water Treatment Purification System
We are early in the planning stages to build a water treatment facility that will provide us with permanent access to clean water. We want to insure children of the HMP have access to clean water for drinking and cooking. We are currently raising $60,000 to support this effort and hope to install by the summer of 2011.
View our information brief from 4/16/2011 >