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'The people of Haiti are experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Those watching or reading our international news will be familiar with the challenges this Caribbean nation has faced over the last decades. From extreme food insecurity, increasing COVID infection rates, violent political unrest, and devastation and damage from earthquakes, Haitians face challenges many of us can’t imagine. During this workshop, our panel will share with you about these ongoing challenges and how you can help the Haitian people in this moment. We will hear from our ministry partners at Food for the Poor about their work in Haiti. Bishop Oge Beauvoir, Executive Director of Food For The Poor in Haiti, will provide an overview of the crises and steps Food for the Poor, the largest NGO in Haiti, is taking to help the nation. The panel will also have representatives from St. Vincent\'s Center for Children with Disabilities in Haiti (SVC). SVC was founded in 1945 by Sister Joan Margaret, a physical therapist with the Episcopal order of the Sisters of St. Margaret. Today SVC is a tri-partite ministry: a school for 200 children who are deaf and/or blind and/or in wheelchairs; a downtown Port-au-Prince Medical Clinic - staffed by five orthopedic surgeons, five pediatricians, an ophthalmologist, a psychologist, and a Brace Shop making prosthetics and braces for the poorest of the poor. Representatives from SVC will share how the ministry continues working during the crisis, often in conjunction with Food for the Poor.'See also:
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