About Hope For Haiti Fundraiser

Join us for our 5th annual Hope for Haiti event and support the critical work of Mission of Hope. Mission of Hope provides education from kindergarten through high school as well as healthcare and employment for Haitian families, bringing hope and opportunity during a challenging time. Our first ever virtual celebration will feature music from a steel drum band, a special message from our Haitian brothers and sisters at MOHI and raffle baskets. See you there! Why should you support MOHI? Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and it faces many challenges, from economic stagnation to health outcomes to natural disasters. The country has had a history of extraordinary challenges due to colonialism and exploitative oppression. In terms of poverty, education, housing and hunger, Haiti has extreme need compared to its Caribbean and Latin American neighbors. The data demonstrates this: -Gross National Income per capita is $1,730. The average for Caribbean/Latin American developing countries is $14,098. 59% of the population lives on less than US$2 per day. Over two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs. -Haiti has a chronic shortage of healthcare personnel and resources, with only 2.5 doctors per 10,000 people. -Haiti’s literacy rate is about 62%. The average literacy rate for Latin American and Caribbean developing countries is 92%. 50% of children in Haiti do not attend school. -More than one in three people need urgent food assistance. That is nearly 3.7 million people. -The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already weak economy and political instability in Haiti. Economic growth is expected to decline by 3.1%, the fiscal deficit is expected to widen to over 6% of GDP, and inflation is expected to reach over 20%. Poverty in Haiti is predominately rural, at 75% compared to 41% in urban areas. MOHI is located in rural village of Thozin, Grand-Goâve. Despite these extraordinary challenges, MOHI has created a community where people succeed: -Its school has been recognized by the regional school director as the best school in the district every year since its founding, with every high school senior passing the national exams. -Each day the 800 students at the school receive a hot, nutritious meal while they are at school. For many of them, this is the only time they will eat for the day. -MOHI helps connect medical personnel with Haitian people in need of medical care at little or no cost. They host medical teams at our schools and travel to provide access to other areas on the southern peninsula of Haiti. The clinics utilize a wide range of medical personnel, from nurses who treat minor sicknesses to specialists, to eye doctors and dentists.

In Support Of

Clifton Lutheran Church