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HAITI
In 2022, Haiti continued to heal from the global pandemic,
the earthquake, the political upheaval, a cholera
outbreak, and the violence that has taken over much
of the country. With schools closed for much of the
year due to these challenges, WWO Haiti needed
to adapt to keep the early childhood, positive
youth development, and camp programs going.
Keeping the safety and security of the children and
staff as a top priority, WWO conducted Element
of Play® and Positive Youth Development training
for the staff of our collaborative partners and for
our interns. We trained teachers in early childhood
development and the importance of play in learning,
providing the critical professional development that school
teachers in Haiti need and are eager to receive in order to hone their skills. In addition
to training adults, and bringing our programs to thousands of children, we collected data
from hundreds of the students to monitor the impact of our programs.
In response to the violence, which led to food scarcity, and a sanitation crisis which caused a
cholera outbreak, WWO distributed hundreds of emergency kits containing food, hygiene
items, and water purification tablets to prevent the consumption of contaminated water.
We held training sessions for our staff and interns on how to respond to cholera and the
appropriate precautions to take to help stem the spread of this dangerous and contagious
illness.
Despite the challenges, WWO Haiti was able to conduct traditional, in-person summer
camp programs for children living with serious illness in partnership with SeriousFun
Children’s Network, as well as weekend programs for caregivers. Learning from the
adaptations required during the pandemic, WWO Haiti maintained the Camp-at-Home
program distributing hundreds of camp kits to campers who came to the hospital for their
health check-ups and to receive their medications.
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