Help for Haiti
Magdala, Rubens and Erlineda are inquisitive young people with hopes and dreams for the future in a country that currently leaves little room for dreaming and hoping: Violence and chaos reign in many parts of Haiti. Kindernothilfe's educational scholarships for Madgala, Rubens, Erlineda and around 240 other young Haitians provide a narrow path out of poverty and hopelessness. They are financed by donations from REWE Group and its employees.
Aid for Haiti
Haiti continues to sink into chaos. The political vacuum is being filled by armed gangs who are fighting against each other and against the state - but above all against the people of this bitterly poor country. Displacement, violence, hunger and closed educational institutions naturally hit the weakest groups the hardest: Children and young people. One asked the head of Kindernothilfe Haiti, Pierre-Hugue Augustin, how the children's aid projects supported by REWE Group and its employees are doing.
Aid for Haiti
Since 2016, Kindernothilfe Haiti has been awarding study scholarships to talented graduates of the Collège Véréna, which are funded by REWE Group donations. Johanne, Leonardo and Maurice were among the first scholarship recipients, and all three are now looking to the future with confidence - their own and that of their country.
Aid for Haiti
Two weeks without fear and violence - what sounds natural to us is the exception for people in Haiti. Kindernothilfe Haiti therefore organised a "Camp of Smiles" for the children - with our help, among others.
Aid for Haiti
The Collège Véréna, which was built with our support, was occupied, looted and partially destroyed by criminal gangs. The schoolchildren and teachers remained physically unharmed, and we are now looking for temporary classrooms and psychological help for them. In this precarious situation, we continue to stand by the children of Haiti and the Kindernothilfe employees who are trying to help the traumatised children on the ground.
Aid for Haiti
In a country that is sinking into chaos, traditions are extremely important. That's why Pierre Hugue Augustin from Kindernothilfe Haiti recognises the importance of the Christmas party at Collège Verena. For one, he looks back on a difficult 2022 - and looks forward with hope to the coming year.
The wheat shortage caused by Russia's war against Ukraine is also affecting Haiti, almost 10,000 kilometres away. How are the children in the Caribbean country, which is already affected by crises and poverty? How are the school projects supported by REWE Group and its employees doing? Questions for Kindernothilfe employee Hugue Augustin.