by Kim Anderson | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
A story from World Wide Village supporter, Sue Masek. Deeply ingrained in the culture of the impoverished former slave colony, the practice of poor families giving away children to wealthier acquaintances or relatives is not uncommon in Haiti. A restavek is a child...
by Kim Anderson | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
A common situation in Haiti: One elderly mother, four daughters; six grandchildren; all under one roof. Living in poverty. Selling produce in the market their only form of income. This was the situation of Mineze and her sister Wiselaine, when one of our teams met...
by Kim Anderson | Oct 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
As clean up continues in Haiti, many are still in desperate need – having lost parents, children, homes, churches and livelihoods. Your generosity has helped us reach over 40% of our goal of $19,999 toward hurricane relief for our friends on the southern...
by Kim Anderson | Oct 10, 2016 | Programs
As many of you know, Haiti was devastated last week by Hurricane Matthew as over 1,000 lives were lost. Thanks to you, WWV is continuing to support the relief efforts and now has the opportunity to come alongside a longtime friend of WWV, Pastor Remy of Caye Jacmel,...
by Kim Anderson | Sep 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
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