The rural village of Sous Savanne is located in the countryside near the city of Leogane – the epicenter of the January 12 earthquake. It is estimated that more than 90% of the dwellings in this region were destroyed. In August, Hope Force delivered disaster relief tents to more than 100 families in Sous Savanne. Hope Force Founder Jack Minton noted, “Our focus right now is to address the issue of shelter, rebuilding, and community development. So much need is there, it’s hard to take it in. I don’t think we’re designed to absorb that type of destruction — and not just on the material side of things. When you see lives that are devastated as a result of something like this, it’s tragic. Certainly among the most vulnerable are the children.”
HFI has a commitment to rebuild and improve the village of Sous Savanne over the next year. We believe that a program which allows individuals or churches to sponsor a child and their family is the best way to directly support the village in its recovery and development. In conjunction with our partners on the field, Hope Force is undertaking a Child Sponsorship Program that focuses on supporting the most vulnerable members of this village.
The monthly sponsorship amount is $29 for the Hope Force Child Sponsorship program. This will provide basic food supplies and hygiene items on a regular basis for each child, benefiting not only them but their families as well. The program will also help meet their basic health care needs. Future initiatives will help provide basic healthcare, clean water sources, and medical treatment.
Our objective in Haiti is to leverage our disaster response activities in an effort not only to restore but also to improve quality of life in the long term. We have the resources at our disposal to provide an expression of compassion and participate in the recovery process of those impacted by the devastation of January’s earthquake. The Hope Force Child Sponsorship Program will help children like Kethzaina. “The earthquake completely destroyed our house,” remembers her mother, Stephanie. “We were scared and all of us ran out as quickly as we could. Nobody was hurt.” Now the cement floor is the only thing that remains of the home. Stephanie, her three-month old baby, and some brothers and sisters live in a small shelter cobbled together with tin and wooden poles. Children under five years of age, like Kethzaina, are the most vulnerable members of society in developing nations.
There are times that without outside intervention, people will not survive. And there are as many places that will never experience change and improvement without a helping hand. Jesus came to proclaim good news to the poor, those of whom scripture says are beaten down by life’s circumstances – those who are downtrodden and need a hand up to rise above their condition. The people of this village need us to reach out and bring compassionate care in the name of Jesus.
Please contact children@hopeforce.org for questions or comments about the new Child Sponsorship Program. It's not much - $29 a month. Once we hear from you, our staff will connect you with one of the children in the program and send you a biographical profile along with photographs. You will have the opportunity to correspond with your sponsored child on a limited basis over the first year of the program. At the end of the year, we will be assessing the feasibility of an ongoing program and notify you at that time of the future direction we will be taking. Click here to see the Child Sponsorship Program video.
Thank you for prayerfully considering this opportunity. It is a wonderful outreach for individuals, families, and church groups. If you would like to sponsor a child in Haiti today, please click here to make a pledge.
You can also print off the Child Sponsorship Flier, fill out the pledge card, and send it to us in the mail: Child Sponsorship Pledge Card
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The monthly sponsorship amount is $29 for the Hope Force Child Sponsorship program. This will provide basic food supplies and hygiene items on a regular basis for each child, benefiting not only them but their families as well. The program will also help meet their basic health care needs. Future initiatives will help provide basic healthcare, clean water sources, and medical treatment. 
