Lines form to be seen at PID's Haiti clinic starting at 4:30am.

Much has happened to PID since the earthquake. We have learned that it isn’t possible to simply move past the earthquake; it is at best a psychological move that helps you to focus on how the programs have been affected and how PID will move forward as Haiti begins the long process of rebuilding and recovering.

• Child Sponsorship Program
  Our child sponsorship program has stayed the same except for the fact that many children have moved to the countryside and have to be replaced. As time passes, many families are relocating because they know aid is stopping, tents are ripping, houses can not be built fast enough, and it will take years for Port-au-Prince to return to normal if it ever can. Many of you will receive new children to replace the children who are moving, and who we can no longer monitor. One of our requirements is that we must be able to physically visit the child monthly. Many new children have been added to our waiting list for sponsors, and we are currently in great need of new sponsors. Click here if you’re interested in sponsoring a child from Haiti.
• Microcredit Program
  The small businesses continue to thrive because there are so many new buyers from all over the world in Haiti right now. For people whose business is intact, they are doing well. We just started our next round of classes for new loans.
  

  Rebuilding in Haiti

• Housing Program
  Our housing program is in flux. We have finished 4 houses since the earthquake, but are looking into new, more earthquake resistant materials. We’re looking for new answers to the housing problem in Haiti for PID. If you have any building skills and are interested in this new venture, we need volunteers to help kick this off.
• Medical Program
  Our biggest change is the clinic. The clinic has expanded from seeing about 5,000 patients a year to projected total of 50,000-60,000 a year. We have gone from providing primary care for the people in our program, to acting as an emergency room. People are unable to access the now-limited number of hospitals that now exist in Haiti. Even in a critical emergency, they come to us to be triaged and stabilized. We transport them to hospitals who will take our referrals. We are looking for medical people to commit to traveling with us throughout the year.
  

  Patients in the Clinic

  WE NEED MEDICINE. We use $5,000 to $17,000 worth of medicine a week. While we have access to some in the country, we are on waiting list for others. We rely on donations of medicine, glucometers, and lab supplies from US donors. We are committed to continuing to give free medical care to the poorest of the poor. Click here for the full list of all the supplies we’re in need of.
  We are also in great need of medical professionals willing to travel with us to Haiti. To learn more about volunteering with PID and/or traveling with us to Haiti, please see here. Please do not hesitate to contact us if interested or looking for further information.

From Guatemala:
We’re now working in three villages in Guatemala: Concepcion, Deseirto, and Zunilito. All of our programs continue to run very well.

• There are new opportunities within our Child Sponsorship Program for job creation and training for the older kids in the program and in Village Concepcion.
• The Microcredit Loan Program has expanded into Deseirto and Zunilito.
• New houses and bathrooms are being built, and the first house is almost finished in Zunilito.
• Water filters continue to be built and maintained in the area.
• Our Medical Program needs help! The free lease on our clinic in Village Concepcion is up in November of this year. We have been looking for land to build on. If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact us.
• Various mission teams continue their travels to Guatemala with PID. Please see here if interested in joining a team, or contact us if you’d like to organize your own team.

This year has been a huge year for growth for PID. The staff in all three countries has struggled under the burden of the increased focus on Haiti. It will take a while for all of us to recover. But the struggle has been worth it. We have made healthier and bettered thousands of lives this year. The dedication of the staff, donors and volunteers in the US and those who traveled, made this possible. We hope that as we move beyond the earthquake, you will continue to join us in serving the poorest of the poor.

For more information about how you can get involved and help out, please click an item below:

• Benefit Events
• Donate to PID’s Relief Fund
• Supplies Needed
• Group Trips to Haiti
  
• Volunteer Locally
• Expansion of Medical Program
• Sponsor a Child in Haiti
  

Click to view lists of: Contributors and Benefit Events/Special Donations to PID’s Relief Effort