I'm really trying to get this blog out there so readers can see the beauty in Haiti and hopefully reach people who want to help and donate! So please everyone, SHARE THIS BLOG! Show friends and family or post it on your Facebook wall, or your friends Facebook wall, or hey maybe Ellen DeGeneres' Facebook wall!
If you donate through the link in the tab above labeled "Free the Kids" or by going to www.freethekids.org and you want to know more about what your donation goes toward, feel free to comment and I'll tell you what you wanna know!
Donations are tax deductible, and 95 cents to the dollar goes directly to Espwa. It is not corrupted or intercepted by the Haitian government, it is 100% safe and reliable.
They use the money to pay for food, school supplies, clothes, electricity, and buildings to house and care for the ever increasing amount of kids!
A common pattern with American's donating to Haiti is they think they know what Haiti needs. Without doing extensive research, without visiting, they assume. Obviously the best of intentions are there, but most of the time it can end up doing more harm then good. For example: rice. A few years back America sent over a TON of rice. Yes, people were fed...but they didn't need rice at all. The rice farmers were then put out of business, which hurt the economy. Also, the way we prepare our rice is different then they prepare theirs, so the nutrients they typically get were lacking.
Do some good today, donate and/or share this blog and get the message out there.
Mesi anpil :)

IMPORTANT:
The main reason this needs to be shared for donations is this:
Back when the earthquake hit, Espwa along with many other places were flooding with donations. Now that the hype has died down and attention is shifted elsewhere, Espwa was notified their funds are being cut over 40%. They have to cut 100 of their 300 employees, and the remaining 200 have to take a 20% pay cut. Started projects like the girls village or the chapel will have to go unfinished for now because food and education are the main priorities. So please, do what you can to help ensure these 600+ kids never have to be put on the streets ever again.