The Road to Hope is a nonprofit charitable organization that chose to dedicate it's resources to the McMutrie Sisters' nonprofit Haitian Orphan Rescue. Read the update from The Road to Hope, found below, for exciting details about Jamie and Ali's new orphanage!
"The continued suffering of the Haitian people, the frustratingly slow speed of the clean up and reconstruction, the outbreak of cholera and the uncertainty of the election has troubled us all. We are proud to inform you of how your donated dollars are making a real difference in the lives of many Haitian children in need TODAY!
Things are in full swing at The Road to Hope. Nouvo Vilaj has decided to start in a beautiful home in the hills above Port au Prince. Since the purchase of land has become so burdened with politics (and timing seems to be so out of our hands), we rented a large, wonderful home so that we can begin caring for children. Jamie and Ali are living there and getting things working beautifully.
They have eight children in the home, a few nannies, a nurse, a couple of cooks and some folks helping take care of land around the home. We are putting in a water filtration system that will provide plenty of clean water and looking at plans for composting. The land already has orange, grapefruit, tangerine, lime and avocado trees, but will soon have potatoes, carrots, coffee, spinach, and green onions growing! We already have a cow, two pigs and chickens. We are working on a chicken coop and safe area for them to live.
What about the community surrounding the orphanage?
Jamie and Ali have helped to keep more than forty children out of orphanage care and with their families! Jamie and Ali, along with The Road to Hope, believe that only children whose families truly cannot or do not want to care for them should be in an orphanage. Jamie and Ali have been a major part of keeping more than thirty families together by helping to provide supplies and formula for those in dire need.
Jamie and Ali help to provide birth control to more than twenty women in the surrounding area. Birth control in Haiti is not only very hard to find, but the education that goes with keeping women on it can be a daunting project. Jamie and Ali travel every month to educate and provide birth control for these women, thereby decreasing the number of children needing to go into orphanage care.
Jamie and Ali provide many pounds of formula for the community. They distribute it for pregnant and breastfeeding women to drink. They provide it for children over two years of age who are no longer breastfeeding. They have also given some cans to women to help facilitate small businesses. They even unofficially "train" them in starting a business. This has been very successful for a number of women.
And there is much more to come. There are plans underway that will reach out to the community and increase self-sustainability for the area in many ways. Stay tuned!
See more pictures and follow our efforts by visiting our website at www.theroadtohope.org"
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