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The number of children who
die before age 5 (based on per 1000)
Haiti
123
U. S.
8
Bahamas 16
Cuba
19
Dominican Rep. 47
Bangladesh 77
Nigeria
183
(Statistics taken from the UN
Human Development Report of 2003) |
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The average life expectancy
in Haiti for 2003 is 49 years old. (this has fallen from age 55 from
1995)
compared to:
The US
77
Bangladesh
60
Rwanda
38
Latin America and the
Caribbean 70 |
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The most Water Poor
Countries in the world based on population’s access to water:
1.
Haiti
2.
Nigeria
3.
Ethiopia
(These statistics were taken
from the Center for Ecology & Hydrology, UK.) |
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The Nations with the
greatest hunger rates:
1.
Somalia
2.
Afghanistan
3.
Haiti
4.
Mozanbique
5.
Burundi
(Stats taken from
the U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization: these were ranked by caloric
deficits of undernourished population). |
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Empty Bowl Supper at Sacred Heart / St.
Dominic Parish
5 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2011 (directly following the 4 p.m. Mass)
The SH/SD Social Justice and Peace Commission invites you to their
annual Empty Bowl Supper to benefit their HAITI project on April 2
after the 4:00PM Mass in the SHSD Parish Hall on the corner of Sherman
& Mellen Streets in Portland. Enjoy delicious soups and bread donated
by area restaurants and bakery. Take home your empty bowl as a
reminder of hunger in the world. Suggested donation-$10 and a can of
soup for the food pantry. Haitian crafts will be on display and
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Sacred Heart / St. Dominic Parish has three projects in Haiti, one
being a carryover from a prior relationship with Sr. Angela. Sr.
Anglea is near Port-au-Prince where she has a sewing
cooperative. We sell goods here, including quilts and clothing
that have been made by the women.
Our biggest project is the Haiti project helping Père Gabriel
with the school we have built outside of Cap Hatien in Morne
Rouge at Christ the King Parish. We pay the teachers' salaries
and have built two classrooms, and we supply the money to buy
one meal per day for each child.
Another project involves supporting Sr. Rosemary and her center,
Sacré Coeur, also in Cap Hatien, which houses a nutrition
program for mothers and their malnourished babies. In the same
building she runs a microfinance program for women, and there is
also a tutoring program for children located there.
Sr. Rosemary also helps these same children attend school by
providing uniforms, books, tuition and one meal per day.
Individuals from our parish, along with other friends of our
parish interested in the Haiti project, sponsor at least 95
children for $150 per year. In another site, Sr. Rosemary has
started a sewing cooperative which may benefit at times from the
support we give her ministry.
Many thanks to all who help with our Haiti project in any
way. To get involved, please speak to any member of our Social
Justice and Peace Commission.
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Our Sister Parish: Notre Dame de Mont Carmel, Saut d'Eau, Haiti |
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Annual Haiti Fundraisers:
If you are interested in helping our Sister Parish in Haiti, here are
a few ways you can help:
1. Our Empty Bowl Supper in our Parish Hall each winder on a
Saturday night. Enjoy a supper with family and friends of some of the most delicious
soups that area restaurants will donate, and take home the bowl as a
reminder of the hunger we are working to alleviate. $10 at the door.
2. Each year at Flatbread Pizza on Commercial
Street in Portland, $3.50 of all pizza’s sold between 5 and 9 PM on a
designated day (usually in the late summer or fall) is donated
to our Haiti project. Spread the word and come enjoy some great pizza!
This summer, we raised over $1,200 with this event!
3. Annual Haiti Yard Sale is held in front of Deering High
School on Stevens Ave in Portland sometime in Mid-September. Clear out
your closets, basements, garages, and attics and donate usable items.
Last year this yard sale raised enough money to pay teacher salaries
for 20 months! We cannot do this without your help! Start putting your
items aside for September.
4. Bottle & Can Drive: Each year at Hannaford’s Back Cove, we have a
bottle drive for Haiti. The good news is that you don’t have to wait
for the bottle drive!
Just turn in your returnable as usual and then save the deposit slips
to be turned in during our Haiti Bottle Drive. (The date on the slips
makes no difference if they are turned in during our bottle drive).
5. Crafts: We have beautiful crafts handmade by
the Women’s Center in Saut-d’Eau. If you would like to see these and
buy them, please
call Ursula at
773-6562. |
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Learn more about the Social Justice & Peace commission. |
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