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The topic I choose was the post-quake in Haiti and how the kids are coping with the change since 2010. The earthquake killed thousands of people and destroyed hundreds of homes and also tore apart families. There are a lot of children in foster care because they lost their parents and other family members, therefore the orphan rate doubled since then. There are many organizations that are supporting Haiti. Here is the mission statement for one of them called, New Life Community Project of Thomazeau, Haiti, Inc. The Day Care Program mission will provide early childhood education and intervention services for preschool age children who have been unable to attend school due to health issues, transportation and financial difficulties.  A significant number of children do not receive the educational benefits of preschool.  This program will be designed to serve two hundred children from ages two and a half to five years old (newlifeofthomazeau.org).

The UNICEF is also an organization that is providing support and materials for the children in Haiti. The UNICEF provides the children with early childhood development kits that includes dominos, coloring pencils, construction blocks, hand puppets, puzzle pieces, and memory game just to name a few. They realize how important it is to educate children under the age of five and the difference it will make when they enter school. The UNICEF is also training the teachers who will spread their skills to other teachers on how to monitor pupils on a daily basis and evaluating individual children’s well-being (unicef.org). The ECD programme also includes education for parents on non-classroom aspects of child development. Parents learn proper nutrition and sanitation to protect children from waterborne diseases, and what they can do at home to help their children prepare for school (unicef.org) This is very important it allows the parents to be a part of their child’s education and how to help them at home and how to be health conscious and safe. This website was very helpful and I want to continue my research on the children in Haiti and how they have learned to deal with trauma and poverty.

                                   

These additional resources are very informative about the young children in Haiti and their programs. There are a lot more that I will be adding as I continue my research.
www.unicef.org
www.newlifeofthomazeau.org
www.jrs.net