* January 2010


Here is a brief explanation of the problems for our foundation concerning the relief for Haitian children who have become orphans as a result of the earthquake.
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Since 2006, our foundation has supported two projects that assist underprivileged children to go to school in the Dominican Republic. Haiti and the Dominican Republic both occupy the island Hispaniola; and are therefore neighbouring countries.
One of our projects concerns a school, Colegio Asher, which takes in Dominican children and a lot of Haitian refugees in particular, many of whom are orphans or half-orphaned. The founder of this school, Judith Terrero, is also a lawyer. In consultation with our foundation, she has set up a foundation in the Dominican Republic for the school, called the Asher Foundation.
Judith and her husband have always had the idea of setting up an orphanage too, but separate from the school. However the funds have not been available for this. The school, with some 200 pupils at present, is established in a rented building that is currently too small.
As a result of the recent devastating earthquake, many orphaned Haitian children are now being sent to Judith’s school with the desperate appeal to take care of them. This means that immediate aid is absolutely essential. To tackle this assistance, money is now needed to purchase a piece of land, and to build a school and a home for the orphans on this land. The Asher foundation will then become the owner of the land and buildings.
To date we had been able to assist children well, although shortage of money meant we could not help all the children proposed.
However, this disaster means we are faced with a forced necessary expansion on all fronts for which we have no money. Moreover, this additional burdening of everything and everyone threatens the good progress of the existing school.

We appeal to everyone to assist us financially to enable the purchasing of the land and erect the buildings as soon as humanly possible. Because a great many goods must be imported, the price level is relatively high.
We are convinced that the Haitian children, who will then be taken in by Judith’s school with our support, will be looked after and brought up to eventually contribute to the rebuilding of Haiti.

Bank account number 57.27.39.818 in the name of: Stichting Help Sosuakids naar School
BIC: ABNANL2A
IBAN: NL30ABNA0572739818

 Trip-report September/October 2009.