Food needed for schoolchildren in Haiti.
**Update Below ** Recent unrest has triggered a new humanitarian crisis in Haiti. Food and grain prices have skyrocketed as supplies are harder and harder to get. IOCC is working to meet this urgent need by supplying food staples like rice, beans, pasta, and cooking oil to schoolchildren and their families.
Project Update
We simply couldn't do what we do without amazing people like you! Through your generosity, IOCC delivered food staples at the beginning of May to 300 schoolchildren and their families. This included 16,500 lbs of rice, 300 gallons of cooking oil, 3,000 lbs of beans, 3,000 lbs of sugar, and 7,200 packs of spaghetti pictured below. Thank you for bringing hope and stability in these uncertain times.
Thank you for helping us meet our goal!
Our goal is to provide an entire month of food for 300 families. If we raise $30,000 by April 30, the entire cost of the program can be covered. Can you help us get food to people in dire need?
IOCC has been working in Haiti since the catastrophic earthquake in 2010. Initially responding with emergency aid, IOCC is now focused on investing in education through a local Orthodox school. Right now we're helping one Orthodox school keep their doors open amid increasing gang violence and unrest, maintaining a safe haven for hundreds of children in the area.
Many people are sheltering in place because of the violence, and even simple trips to the grocery store are considered unsafe. A recent UN report states that out of 11 million Haitians, 4 million are food insecure and 1 million are at the brink of famine.
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“If it were not for the school, most of the parents have told me that it would mean an end to their children’s formal education ... While we have hope, we know that we are still in the darkness. Each day we hope that things will be better.”
— Fr. Barnabas