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Tomorrow begins my third trip to Haiti with the Reliv Kalogris Foundation. If I had been asked ten years ago if I would count Haiti as one of my most traveled international destinations, I probably would have just laughed. Now, it is almost becoming a yearly destination. And that is a good thing.
The Reliv Kalogris Foundation feeds around 40,000 people, mainly kids, every day around the globe. 13,000 of those kids can be found in Haiti. Haiti is a nation with great need. According to The World Factbook, 58.5% of the population lives under the poverty line. The unemployment rate as of 2010 was 40.5%, however more than 2/3rds of the labor force do not have formal jobs[1]The World Factbook: Haiti https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html. Houses are often made of cinderblocks, rough wood, trees, and are crudely built by the standards we are used to in the United States. Common utilities aren’t quite as common there. Waste disposal especially appears to be a problem. Roads are often in disrepair, as are the vehicles that inhabit them. It should also come as no surprise that nutrition can be an issue. This is where the Reliv Kalogris Foundation comes in.
Every day 13,000 kids are fed through feeding stations throughout Haiti. The difference between those getting the nutrition supplied by the Reliv Kalogris Foundation. In the next few days I’ll get to once again experience what it is like to provide not only nutrition, but hope, to these kids. During this trip we’ll be feeding kids, painting walls, and getting a taste of what life is like in Haiti.
Haiti itself is a dichotomy. It has some of the most beautiful vistas I’ve ever seen anywhere, then turn and look another direction and see poverty and debris. Every trip I’ve been I’ve been able to observe the beauty of Haiti even more.
I have no doubt that this trip will be incredible full of high points and low points. I will be attempting to post daily a blog, photos, and video from the trip (if wifi allows). Follow along my journey on instagram (@roebearlaird) or the Reliv Kalogris Foundation on instagram (@relivkalogrisfoundation) as well!
If you have any questions about the Reliv Kalogris Foundation and/or Haiti, please feel free to ask in the comments section below. Please feel free to share this post and help us get the word out about the Reliv Kalogris Foundation and how it is feeding the kids of the world and Haiti!
Let’s go make a difference!
References
| ↑1 | The World Factbook: Haiti https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html |
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