Wednesday, March 6, 2013

preventive health strategies in haiti today..

PHS is committed to partnering with the people of haiti to rebuilt their lives and to help enact sustainable solutions for the future of their children, families and communities.
Preventive Health Strategies operates other programs that benefit communities in Haiti.
highlights include:

Improving children's learning environment in primary schools.
focusing on increasing parent involvement, educating teachers, and providing teachers and children with supplies.
providing health care for children and parents.
siminar on how to keep safe from diseases and disaster.

the commitment of PHS with donors help provide children with love, hope, and apportunities for a healthy, productive future. may God bless our donors as they make a lasting difference in the life of a child.

Preventive Health Strategies, inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. all donations are tax deductiblein full or in part,

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Lunch: One reason to stay in school

patrick is 5yrs old. His mother, marguerite, has no money for food, medicine, or clothes.
“If we are lucky, we eat. If we are not lucky, we go to bed hungry,” marguerite explains.

‘I can worry about less mouths to feed’

marguerite’s despair turned to relief when some of her children began receiving lunch through a school feeding project, supported by Preventive Health Strategies.
“It helps that my children get rice school; then I can worry about less mouths to feed. Also, I know that they will not starve,” she says.
patrick doesn’t miss a day of school at leveque, where he attends. “I love the rice, because it gives me the energy to stay and study in class,” he says. “When I eat at school, even if there is no food back home, I can last until the next day.”

School: More than a learning center

Many children are flocking to these schools in order to get their only meal of the day: beans and rice.
“School is more than just a learning center — it is a feeding center,” explains pastor batol, pricinpal of Elementary School.
“If they did not have this…they would not have the energy to stay in class and learn,” he says. “If we stopped feeding the children with this nutritious rice, you will not find them in school.”

For Patrick and his cousin, school is food and a future. “I come to school to learn so that one day I can become a teacher,” he says.

Why are so many children out of school?

Children who live in extreme poverty face so many barriers to education, including:

Armed conflict or natural disasters
Child labor or having to work at home and care for siblings
Illness from preventable causes like malaria or waterborne disease
Weakness from malnourishment
Inability to afford school fees or supplies

Education

Assisted students with scholarships and provided tutoring to help them stay in school.

Trained school directors in child psychology, helping them create a peaceful learning environment for children after the stress of the earthquake of 2010

67 million primary-school-age children are not enrolled in school. These children are at greater risk for exploitation, early marriage, and lower income-earning potential. We address barriers to education and work with communities and local governments to improve the quality of education children receive.

Preventive Health Strategies, inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. all donations are tax deductible in full or in part

What we do

Education

Assisted students with scholarships and provided tutoring to help them stay in school.
Trained school directors in child psychology, helping them create a peaceful learning environment for children after the stress of the 2010 earthquake

Haiti

The Republic of Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Hispaniola is the second largest island in the Caribbean, sitting in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October.