A New Mission Project in Haiti – The poorest country in our Hemisphere
We ( International Humanitarian Aid Foundation) are in the midst of creating a fresh new home for girls called Consolation Center in southern Haiti. We are already helping homeless girls, currently aged 5-15, just outside of Les Cayes, in the area known as Maillard. Like the predecessor boys orphanage (Project Hope), this one is a very modest beginning. Managed by a husband and wife team (Eduard- who “graduated” from the original orphanage, and his wife Dejuene), the current rented facility provides daily meals for their fifteen in-house children and an additional twenty-five transient street children with no other means of support. The group of indigenous fifteen girls is fully supported with food and shelter, clothing/school uniforms (and education at an adjacent Christian school). All of these mission activities are supported on a mere $2500/month or less.
Pastor Andy has come up with a design for a housing facility for up to 50 girls, to be built on a piece of property that has been donated to Eduard and his wife Djeune. The total construction cost of the primary dormitory buildings will be $54,000.00. The bulk of this cost is for materials as most of the labor will be volunteer. This is the first phase of construction and is the most important to get started. We are seeking funding for the other phases of this humanitarian project, which will total $100,000.00 to build complete.
We are very interested in not only providing a safe and nurturing home for the girls we take in, but also provide them with essential life skills, education, and spiritual care.
If there are individuals, Rotary Clubs, Interact Clubs, churches and other organizations that would be interested in supporting this project, with finances as well as hands on help, their participation would be welcome.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. As such, the suffering of so many people there, especially children, is mind-boggling. Yet we can make a difference, and indeed, some already have. While, the investment here is relatively small, the overall benefit to the girls currently living on the street and the good will it generates is enormous! Just read some of the girls stories below to see the kind of difference that has been made already. God is Good!
Stories of the current residents of Consolation Center, as translated from Creole by Eduard Constant:
Brisline Jean :
She was born in 2001,Brisline Father’s left the family since she was born. Brisline doesn’t know her Dad but he still alive says people. She has 5 siblings, her Mom Can’t provide them food she left them with their 73 years old Grand Mother .Her Grand Mother heard about consolation home for girls she came and asked to receive all of them unfortunately, we do not have enough place and want to give a chance another need.
Dadine Jean:We accepted her little sister Dadine Jean who was born in 2003.They are doing well at school and look very healthy.Same stories to her sister
Samorah Pierre:
Was born in 2003; she is the youngest of 4 brothers, 2 sisters
Her parents’ can’t afford to take care of her .They gave her to someone else where she works as a slave all day. She has to clean the house, carry head a bookit of water .A morning, we saw her cried she was asking to stay .Now she is with us , he is doing well at school and stay good hard work kid.
Sandra Calixte :
She was born in 2003; since she was born her parents left her and run to Dominican Republic and never come back. She stayed with her Aunt who doesn’t have a job Sandra was very anemic, weak and colorful hair when she came him .now she is a very quiet kid who loves to draw.
Manoucheca Sinal :
We don’t have a lot of details about her age but she says she is 5 years old
Her parents died in Gonaive during the hurricane. A Lady from les Cayes took her, later his husband kicked her out because she eats too much.
Daniela Calixte:
Daniela was born in May 2003, she is the 6th in her family with 7 kids who never go to school because the parents are too poor to afford that she is with us since September to go to school. Daniel is very happy to be with us
Sophonie Calixte: 
Was born in 2004 same story with her older sister Daniela
Litane Etienne:
She was born in 2000 at Maniche, she was abandoned by her Mom and stayed with her mother in law. She worked as a slave, she was a malnourish kid, she was too weak to work the mother in law kicked her out. I am doing a humanitarian mission field where I met her in the street. I took her to the hospital where she stayed for 3 months for treatment. Now she is start school and doing therapy.
Tamara Wagnac:
She was born in 2004; she used to be a prisoner of her drug edict Father.Her Mon run a way in 2003.
Yousline Renaudin :
She is 5 years old , she was dropped with her birth certificate by someone on from of our gate. She said having three other sisters
Merisianne Jean Pierre:
She was born in 2004, She is a very good girl; She used to stay in the corner to ask for money or food to take care of two oldest sisters handicaps .Merisianne’s parents are category of mental handicap but Merisianne is healthy says the Doctor .
Edline Paul:
She is 10 years old she was abused by for money to buy food .She was recommended to us by the Mayor. A friend on mine who is a psychologist visits her twice per month. She made a lot of progress, now she is more happy than the passed
Lora Benoit : 
She was born in June 1998 she is the oldest girls of consolation home. Lora doesn’t know his Dad she stayed with her single Mom since she was born. Lara Mom came around to consolation home offered her service just to find some foods to take home. One day she came with Lora and the little sister Yvenise the were enjoyed to be at consolation house and refused to go back because they find free foods joys of the girls now they become a member of our family.
Yvenise Zamy :
She was born in August 2006 same story with her older sister Lora
(A Note From Eduard…)
I send you these photos of Christian (below) that my
wife Djoune founded this little boy abandoned by himself under a bridge At Fond des Blancs .Djoune took Chris to the judge to legalize his case then took him to hospital where he spent 3 months. We do not have any in formations about his blood family. Since august 2008 he is with us at (mother in law house) I send you the photo # 210 that I take from now to compare to the ones that I took when we founded him.
Proposed new home of Consolation Center
Donations can be made to:
International Humanitarian Aid Foundation, Inc.
P.O.Box 13
Midland Park, NJ 07432
Or at: www.IHAF.us
Please designate “Consolation Center”
Proposed Budget Plan for Girls Orphanage Project in Haiti
Run by Eduard and Djeune Constant
For 50 Girls and some guardians
Phase I
4 – 40 foot containers @ 2,000.00 each 8,000.00
4 – 20 foot containers @ 1,500.00 each 6,000.00
Delivery = 500.00 each - 2,000.00
Masonry footings – 800.00 ea. X 8 = 3,600.00
Metal cutting equipment – 3,000.00
Welding supplies- 2,000.00
Miscellaneous – (screening, paint, etc) 400.00
Sub-total- 25,000.00
Phase II
Build masonry base of compost house,
add toilets, sink, solar exhaust- 10,000.00
Equip housing with Bunk beds, desks,chairs 6,000.00
Equip Kitchen with gas stoves, sinks, etc 3,000.00
Solar power system for lighting and electric 10,000.00
Phase two sub-total 29,000.00
Phase III
Build roofing system – 25,000.00
Out door tables, benches, play area 10,000.00
Classroom/study/Chapel 10,000.00
Complete Project Total 99,000.00
The above prices are primarily for materials. Most labor is assumed donated/volunteer except for masonry work.
Respectfully submitted, Rev. Andrew J. Topp
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