As of Wednesday, February 24, A Hole in the Roof Foundation reached 60% of it's goal to raise $70,000 to fund essential repairs at the Caring and Sharing Mission and Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Over 400 gifts totaling approximately $42,000 were raised through online, phoned-in, and mailed-in contributions!
The Mission has worked in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti since 1983. The Mission provides on-site schooling for children in grades K-5, tuition for private schools for children in grades 6-12, two meals a day, a safe home, and a place for Christian worship. A Hole in the Roof Foundation's Espere (to hope): The Campaign for Haiti's Tomorrow is working to raise the money needed to make essential repairs that will address the fundamental needs of the children at the orphanage: bathrooms, kitchens, showers, dorms, water reservoir, and unstable roofs.
What We'll Fix
Boys and Girls Bathrooms
Retaining Wall
The exterior wall of the mission grounds was poorly built and further warped by the earthquake. It is being supported and prevented from collapse by feeble wooden posts.
The building needs new support beams (the ones now are made of weak concrete and stone) before the structure can be properly rebuilt and turned into a learning center.Showers
The goal here is to rebuild the platform area and make the door air tight in order to stop ground water and other waste from seeping in to their clean water supply
