A look at the work of Father Rick Frechette before the earthquake. The task now is to rebuild.
As search-and-rescue teams head home after abandoning the search for survivors in the ruins of earthquake-shattered Haiti, international efforts are beginning to focus on the task of rebuilding the devastated country. Even before the earthquake, Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The World Bank estimates that in 2008 Haiti’s annual average income per person was just $660, ranking it 180th among 210 economies.
Fr. Rick Frechette, C.P. has worked in Haiti for over 20 years. He has been instrumental in founding hospitals, orphanages and schools that serve children, the most vulnerable of Haiti’s people.
The quake badly damaged walls at the new St. Damien’s, the only free pediatric hospital in Haiti. The old hospital, which was still functioning before the quake, has been completely destroyed. The orphanage was also severely damaged, but everyone survived. The street schools are in ruins.
Fr. Rick needs our help now to buy emergency medicine, to supply badly needed water and food, to help fly in doctors for the wounded children, and so much more. He will need our help in the months to come as he begins to rebuild.
Your donations will help to rebuild the Fr. Rick’s hospitals, orphanages and schools. We thank you for your generosity and support.
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