Our initiatives for 2009-2010 include the following:

Nutrition

Medika Mamba
Provide an energy dense peanut butter, significantly fortified with protein and nutritional supplements. Buying the locally produced product helps sustain the economy. Only $100 USD can save a child’s life.

Feed My Starving Children
World Wide Village has been selected to be an international partner to receive four 40 foot shipping containers of pre-packaged meals from Feed My Starving Children.  This food will enable us to provide hot lunches to children attending several schools in Haiti as well as to provide relief provisions during times of disasters.  Feed My Starving Children provides the meals to us at no cost; however, the cost of shipping each container is approximately $9,000 USD.

Micro Enterprise

Poultry
Provide funding to purchase 50 chickens, feed for three months and wire mesh for $500 USD per family. Hens immediately begin producing, laying as many as 200 eggs per year, providing the recipient an average monthly net profit of $18 USD.

Goats
Provide goats for school children (approx. $45 USD each) to learn animal husbandry and provide family income and a source of milk. A goat can give up to one gallon of milk per day. Goats often give birth to twins or even triplets some of which are donated back to expand the program.

Sewing Machines
Treadle sewing machines ($380 USD each) are provided to graduates of the Port au Prince based Heartline Ministry’s women’s sewing school program. This empowering curriculum offers the ladies a chance to immediately earn significant income with a valued skill along with future sustainability.

Emergency Preparedness

• Designed to meet the physical and spiritual needs of impoverished families in communities across Haiti

• A collaboration with local churches and community groups in times of disaster.

• Food and supplies: water purification units, pre-packaged meals, building materials, equipment and more distributed to help re-establish lives.

Spiritual Advancement/Church Partners

Through an expanding network of missionaries, local pastors and other organizations we will provide resources to further God’s Kingdom and aid spiritual growth. By delivering leadership training and conferences, culturally relevant materials, and contemporary tools, the goal is to equip leaders to more effectively teach Biblical truths. The pastor’s transportation program will continue in the coming year.

Low Cost Housing

For less than $5000 USD, we can provide a family with a 3-room concrete block house including a poured concrete floor and metal roof. The homeowners contribute the labor. In the six-stage plan, funds are provided for materials upon verification of completion of the prior stage.

Christian Education

• Enhance the current child sponsorship program at Arcahaie and include regular school lunches.

• Give administrative and financial support to 220 primary school students at Coeur School in Dumont.

• Work in collaboration with other Haitian educators to improve Christian curriculum.

• Secure project funding for basic playground equipment for an orphanage and school in Chambrun.