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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

How Judenie escapes the shadows of violence

Judenie, a five-year-old girl, and her mother, Wista, 42, were obliged to flee from a sudden attack by a gang on Monday, 31 March 2025, that totally destroyed her community. Wista explains how she lost everything despite her vulnerable life before this attack, which heavily armed men carried out. Today, Judenie and her mother stay in a school transformed into a refugee center, waiting for psychological and humanitarian support.

Wista and her daughter

How Judenie escapes the shadows of violence

Judenie, a five-year-old girl, and her mother, Wista, 42, were obliged to flee from a sudden attack by a gang on Monday, 31 March 2025, that totally...

Milienne, a mother of five, stands inside her small shop

Cash Assistance Sparks New Beginnings

In Kenscoff's mountains, Milienne Delva's life transforms quietly with World Vision's cash assistance, brightening her family's future.

With four young daughters to care for and nowhere to turn, Ana found hope through Toya and World Vision

Haiti's Displaced Mothers: Struggling for Survival and Dignity

In the aftermath of violence that claimed her partner's life and left her homeless, Ana stands as a beacon of resilience. With four young daughters to care...

Forcedly deported, pregnant Rosemerline

Between Two Hells: Gang Violence and Forced Deportation

Forcedly deported, pregnant Rosemerline faces inhumanity, violence, and loss. Still, she clings to hope, calling for dignity, unity, and safety in Haiti.

Mikenson, though young, was an enthusiastic helper, carefully planting seeds and tending to the garden with his father.

A boy’s journey from hunger to hope

In drought-plagued Savane Haleine, World Vision's support empowers Mikenson's family with farming techniques, transforming their lives and inspiring the...

Nadège

I lost everything…

Traumatized by loss, Nadège's story echoes Haiti's despair. Thousands displaced, urgent action needed for mental health crisis.

Alexandra

Surviving Against the Odds: The Human Toll of Haiti's Crisis

Amid Haiti's turmoil, Alexandra's family faces violence, fleeing for safety. Their story mirrors thousands' plight, urging global aid for a nation in...

Jean Claude highlights the struggles of rural Haitian farmers amid unpredictable weather patterns.

The Struggle of Growing Crops on a Disappearing Land

Challenges faced by rural Haitian farmers due to climate, economic crises, and limited resources. Assistance from organizations like World Vision helps...

Lovely and her daughter, Ecdaline

Rescued from Malnutrition

A mother's resilience in rural Haiti amid drought and malnutrition. World Vision provides aid, education, and hope for a brighter future.

16-year-old Judette gets access to water

A dream come true!

World Vision's new water point in Mon Repos, Haiti, combats cholera and health risks by providing clean drinking water, reducing the community's...

Children are happy for their newly rebuilt school

New schools bring new smiles

On May 10 and 11, 2022, World Vision International-Haiti inaugurated two schools rebuilt and or rehabilitated in the communes of Asile and Petit Trou de...

Preslene

“World Vision, a friend I met after the earthquake”

“I really like participating in the activities organized by World Vision. It occupies my time and prevents me from thinking too much. I like school a lot...

Clarisse with the food received

A life spared, hope renewed

"I don't know if it's post-traumatic stress, but my grandmother is currently suffering from a stiffness in her neck which is causing her a lot of pain...

Gilmene and her husband receive emergency items

Gilmene’s unshakable determination

Gilmene is a young lady living in Petit-Trou de Nippes, (South of Haiti). Ever since she became a mother at the age of 16, she has never had an easy life...

World Vision staff conducts check-ups of children at remote rural clinic

Ending diarrhea one community at a time

“The children were only 6 months old at the time and on that day, both were having a hard time. Something was wrong. They were having frequent watery...

Marlène with her grand-daughter

World Vision took me out of poverty

Marlène wakes up at 4AM every day in the small town of Palma on the island of La Gonave. She’s 48 years old and takes care, by herself, of her five...

Montfort Institute building

Opening the future to many generations of special needs children

“We really felt distress and hopeless as we witnessed the destruction of the school,” explains Christine Cribb, teacher at the Montfort Institute. “We kept...

Vouchers energise despite devastating drought

Hundreds of thousands of people are facing hunger as an El Niño-related drought takes its toll in the Island of La Gonave, Haiti. To reduce its impact...

World Vision staff conducting awareness session on hygiene and cholera prevention in the communities affected.

The threat of cholera

World Health Organization estimates, cholera cases in Haiti have doubled each day in the last weeks since Hurricane Matthew tore through the Southern...

Julienne holding tightly Stephanie weakened by the cholera

A young girl’s fight against cholera

By Louibert Meyer Alerted by the rise of Cholera cases in “Les Nippes”, one of the departments affected by Hurricane Mathew, which hit the country at the...

Only in Bodain, 35 houses were destroyed, 48 houses were damaged and 70 houses were flooded. 144 people lost everything they had. Farmers lost their crops of melon, corn and peanut.

Bodain, Haiti: Life among rubble

“My dream was to build a home, but it was destroyed by the hurricane”. These were the shattered hopes of Marie, the young mother of Lanchise, (4), Narcise...

World Vision brings relief supplies to Hurricane Matthew survivors in Haiti

Donate World Vision is distributing desperately needed emergency relief supplies to survivors of deadly Hurricane Matthew.

Protecting children during emergencies in Haiti

Haiti has a multitude of emergency situations caused by disasters: earthquake, floods, cyclones, cholera etc. These situations worsen the already difficult...

World Vision is delivering supplies in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew

Donate Powerful Hurricane Matthew swept across Haiti on 4 October leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Authorities are still trying to determine the...