After many hurdles and difficulties at the Haitian customs due to the Elections in Haiti, the container sent from NASIMCO has finally reached the Shias there. Clothing, food, school supplies and personal hygiene items were cleared by Br Shu’yb Brioche and his team on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 and have since been distributed among approximately 100 Shia families and two orphanages. Your donations have helped these people who are desperately trying to rebuild their lives and homes amongst severe outbreaks of cholera and other illnesses.
Although the delivery of the containers and its contents is a huge achievement, it will not alleviate the suffering of the Haitians for long. NASIMCO is currently preparing a team to travel to Haiti and assess the situation for rebuilding. In this holy month of Muharram, we appeal to you not to forget to help our brothers and sisters who homes and hard work of many years has been completely destroyed. Assist us to give them what most of us take for granted: a home.
Times are tough in Haiti. Our brothers and sisters there look to the rest of the world for help to recover from the earthquake. The number of requests to the Al-Mahdi Center to take more orphan children has increased dramatically. In addition, the streets are filled with young people, who are isolated and without families.
Although International Aid is getting through, the minorities are being overlooked. To compensate this, we have sent one container-load of relief supplies to our Shias and are in the process of sending the next one with Ramadhan supplies.
The adults, and in particular the children, have and continue to suffer from psychological trauma.
However, with no Centre, no school and no homes, the streets are no place for the vulnerable. The World Federation and NASIMCO are committed to rebuilding a permanent centre for the Shia community of Haiti, including an orphanage, school and masjid. Your donation to the Help Haiti Rebuild Appeal will turn despair into hope.
