We are RACING 2 HELP HEAL HAITI! Together – with your help – our team hopes to raise $50,000 to transform communities in the poorest zone of Haiti. On May 5, 2012 our racers will RACE in the OneAmerica Mini Marathon for more than pride – more than a sense of accomplishment – but to literally save lives. All the money raised through our efforts will provide immediate medical care to the malnourished - to cholera patients – to newborn babies in our Birthing Center - to provide life saving surgery... Together – we can save lives… we RACE 2 HELP HEAL HAITI!
Why Run?
HAITI – The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere –
1 in 10 Haitian children will die before the age of 5 due to malnutrition or preventable illness.
A place where medical emergencies are as common as dusty roads…
With an area slightly smaller than the state of Maryland, Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola and shares a border with the Dominican Republic..
Rampant deforestation and poor environmental controls have left large swaths of the country bare and contributed to large-scale loss of topsoil. Much of Haiti suffers from chronic drought, resulting in severe conditions for the Haitian people.
More than 9 million people live in Haiti, making it the second most densely populated country in the Americas. It is also one of the fastest growing.
More than two-thirds of Haiti’s population is unemployed or has no formal job. Most Haitians live on less than $2 a day. One in two Haitians live in absolute poverty, earning less than $1 dollar a day.
Northwest Haiti is the poorest zone in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Medical care is nearly impossible to afford…
Help Heal Haiti / NWHCM step in to provide medical attention for the poor – life saving surgery – a clean place to deliver your child – an eye team to cure your blindness.
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