Serving Haiti, the resilient country
“I held a baby who had been left in the dump, being eaten by rats, and my heart broke again; this time seeing starving children and animals [in] the conditions that they live in and the suffering they endure because they cannot access simple medical care,” Sherri said of her first and then her most recent […]
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One month after Hurricane Matthew, needs in Haiti remain ‘vast’, UN reports
4 November 2016 – As Haiti struggles to recover from the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which pummelled the tiny island one month ago today, the United Nations warned that while its seems as if “the world has moved on,” Haiti’s needs are vast, exemplified by the nearly 600,000 children being stalked by disease, […]
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Hand-in-hand
Water is a scarce commodity in the village of Nandili in Southern Tanzania. Before we provided a deep-capped water well in this village, the people had no option but to travel 18km to find clean and safe water. Women used to spend most of their day travelling to collect parasite-ridden water on the back of […]
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More than clean water
The farming village of Kimawe in Southern Tanzania is surrounded by hills. As the country enters its dry season, there is an especially great need for clean and safe water in this area. Villagers travel up to three hours to find water, crossing farmland and over hills for a single bucket of water that wasn’t […]
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Water Brings Credibility
When we visited the village of Adjaha Vodjein, Benin, the team was greeted by Pastor Ansel who hopped off his motorcycle and embraced us with a big hug. Our Water for Life Initiative had partnered with him and the JESUS Film Church Planting Strategy (JFCPS). He was excited to see us and expressed how he had seen our strategy work. “The need for water is really big […]
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The Water Tower Achechigon Built
When we arrived to the village of Achechigon, Benin, we were surprised not to see a traditional hand pump in the village. Instead, we saw this imposing concrete structure with a window on its side, two spouts coming out at the top front and two taps at the bottom. There were a handful of people lining up and getting ready to […]
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He Turned My Sorrow Into Joy
written by Ingrid ten Hoopen, Mukti volunteer – “Ma….ma…! Pa…pa…!” Rutuja would call as she grabbed onto my arm with the plea of her heart and tears rolling down her face. In her first few months at Mukti, Rutuja cried a lot and could continually be heard asking for her parents. She was confused and didn’t understand why she […]
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Ca-Ira, Six Years Later
It’s been more than six years since Haiti was hit with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. About 316,000 people were killed, one million people lost their homes and 100,000 children became orphans. The living quarters of Ca-Ira Children’s Village, an orphanage on the coast of Leogane (the epicentre of the quake) was shaken to the ground – resulting in the death of five orphans and two […]
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GAiN Partners With Global Affairs Canada On $4.2 Million Project
We are partnering with Global Affairs Canada to reduce the mortality rate of women and children, improve access to clean water, provide training in healthy practices and gender sensitivity, and increase absorption and consumption of nutritious foods by mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under the age of five in Benin and Togo. On Wednesday, […]
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‘Unprecedented’ 65 million people displaced by war and persecution in 2015 – UN
20 June 2016 – The number of people displaced from their homes due to conflict and persecution last year exceeded 60 million for the first time in United Nations history, a tally greater than the population of the United Kingdom, or of Canada, Australia and New Zealand combined, says a new report released on World […]
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