Orphanage Revitalization: Project Bless A Child

September 30th-October 8th 2011

CAN-DO, Orphanage Revitalization Project: Project Bless A Child -- September 30th-October 8th 2011

On September 30th CAN-DO will begin Project Bless A Child. After the January 2010 earthquake, the Bless A Child Children's Orphanage suffered structural damage, a decrease in support and an increase in orphans.

Located 15 miles outside of Port Au Prince, Haiti, Bless A Child is home to 30+ orphans. Jean Alexandre, founder of Bless A Child, works tirelessly and does the very best he can with extremely limited resources. The kids, ages 4-14, are happy with very little and have welcomed the additional orphans placed at Bless a Child with open arms. The feeling we got during our visits were that this orphanage operates very much like a family unit and that with some help from the CAN-DO Team and our donors we will be able to make a huge impact in the day to day quality of life for these children.

Our goal is to do the following:

• fix the 5 x 6 hole in the roof
• complete some patchwork on the building
• rebuild the south wall where the rain comes through and security is an issue
• finish the walls
• paint
• work to make the kitchen and bathroom more functional
• resurface the unfinished floors

CAN-DO will also provide much needed furniture items and food to the orphanage.

In addition to the above mentioned items, CAN-DO will also:

• complete a water well to provide an ongoing source of clean water
• plant a garden to provide fresh vegetables
• implement programs for the kids

The CAN-DO Team will work alongside locally hired Haitian labor including; electricians, masons, plumbers, painters and other support staff. The majority of the supplies needed to complete the project will also be purchased in Haiti.

CAN-DO, "CONCEPT TO COMPLETION", want to see how we do it? Click here CAN-DO, Orphanage Revitalization Project: Patience Orphanage.

Our goal is to complete Project Bless a Child in 8 days- with YOUR HELP we CAN-DO this!