Haiti vs. US
Population Below the Poverty Line
70% Haiti
13% US
Infant Mortality Rate
97.1 deaths/1,000 live births Haiti
6.82 deaths/1,000 live births US
Literacy Rate
45% Haiti
97% US
Life Expectancy
49.2 years Haiti
77.1 years US
Not to mention...
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Annual income of $400.00 per year.
15% of all children in Haiti are orphaned or abandoned.
40% of the population is under 15 years old.
and this is all before the earthquake.
Source A Child's Hope Foundation and UNICEF
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"Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance" Mother Teresa
Thoughts...
- "I am only one. But still, I am one. I can not do everything, but still, I can do something. And because I can't do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." Edward Everett Hale
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