Moving Into a New Phase
Emergency Response Ends. Rebuilding Begins.
COTN Launches H4 Program! As the need for immediate relief has wound down, Children of the Nations has assessed the ongoing needs in Haiti and developed a strategy for our continuing involvement in meeting those needs. COTN has now called an end to our Emergency Response efforts and begun the implementation of our long-term plan.
We call this plan H4: Health, Homes, and Hope for Haiti.
- HEALTH: creating opportunities for physical and emotional healing
- HOMES: providing shelter and helping to rebuild shattered communities
- HOPE: encouraging and restoring spiritual hope in each person we touch
While the Haitian people rebuild their structures and lives, COTN has committed to stand behind them, not losing sight of our vision of raising children who transform nations. To that end, we will work with our partners in Haiti to undertake the following three projects over the next six months:
Project I: Rehabilitating and Reintegrating the Children
COTN has focused on providing twenty-four-hour care for thirteen critically injured children. The most critical will remain in our care for up to six months, while those children least affected are now returning to Haiti with their parents. Each of these families will participate in our H4 Program for up to one year. You may read updates on the children's stories of rehabilitation and reintegration by clicking here. DONATE TODAY to support the rehabilitation and reintegration efforts for these children and their families.
Project II: Rebuilding for the Children, Rebuilding Homes, and Restoring Hope
Since the beginning of this crisis, COTN has been sending Venture Teams with crucial supplies and skills to aid the Haitian people, and we plan to continue doing so. Working with COTN partnerships in the communities of Port-au-Prince, teams from the USA and the Dominican Republic will help rebuild homes and restore hope, as well as continue to assist with medical needs.
* Currently, COTN is not mobilizing additional teams to Haiti. Please continue to check back for updated team needs.
Project III: Creation of COTN–Haiti
COTN’s International Board of Directors will gather on the weekend of April 15 to prayerfully consider the establishment of COTN–Haiti. Proposals will be given to the International Board to start a Village Partnership Program (VPP), which will consist of a school, a medical clinic, and a feeding center. In accordance with our vision and Mission, COTN–Haiti will seek to raise children who transform the nation.
Your partnership is vital to this proposal. You can provide support for the proposal in two ways. First, pray for God to provide a location and Haitian leadership for the program. Second, commit to meeting future funding needs. Please click here to DONATE TODAY or email info@cotni.org to add your contact information and commitment to this vision.
So many lives have been touched by your support. As we move forward in Haiti, please join us in prayer that God will heal the brokenhearted and will restore joy that was stolen during this traumatic event in every Haitian’s life.