Sponsorships in Haiti offer the option to sponsor individual children or an entire school. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and the needs are great. Most of the schools provide a hot lunch program, with a large bowl of rice and beans providing the main source of nutrition for some of the children.
As you can see in the history section, MEBSH was among the first organizations the Child Sponsorship program began working with. Based out of Les Cayes, the MEBSH Child Care program is helping to reach many children and schools in Southern Haiti. All of their schools are operated by the MEBSH Church, and the HarvestCall Caribbean Committee is involved in helping to build desks and put roofs on schools. Many work team members are familiar with the director of the program, Marie Lucie Jeune.
In addition to student sponsorships, there is a special need for school sponsorships, which contribute to the overall management of the school, including teacher salary subsidies and other administrative costs. School sponsorships usually are available at $125 per month.
HCH is headed by Adline Cameus, a Haitian Christian who was a sponsored child so she has a very personal and heartfelt love for these children. At present, HCH sponsors children in 8 schools in remote villages along the southern coast across the island from Port au Prince. Your sponsorship donation provides tuition for a Christian education, uniforms and shoes, and school supplies.
CARRIBEAN CHRISTIAN CENTRE FOR THE DEAF (CCCD)
Jamaica has an estimated 7000+ deaf children, and many of them have never been exposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. They have little opportunity for education. Child Sponsorship has been working with the Carribean Christian Centre for the Deaf CCCD since 1997. As of February 2024, HarvestCall Child Sponsorship carries 318 sponsorships involving 61 students.
CCCD has established schools in Kingston, Knockpatrick, and Montego Bay. At these schools, students have an opportunity to receive a Christian education and learn sign language. At Montego Bay, adult students learn job skills and earn government certifications which they can then use to gain employment and support themselves and their families for years to come.
Contributions provide children with housing on the school campus, food, clothing, and medical care during the school year. Each child in Jamaica needs over $300 per month to provide for their education. Since this amount can be prohibitive for an individual sponsor, we have set the support at $35 per month, and each child is assigned up to 15 sponsors. Classes in Montego Bay can be sponsored at $50 per month.
As in most African countries, the orphan problem in Zambia is great, with an estimate of over 1,000,000 orphans (8-10% of the population).
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LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS IN ZAMBIA
Lifesong School in Zambia is caring for 230 orphaned and vulnerable children who are receiving a Christian education and being fed two meals per day, the only school in the community to have such a program. John Mumba, the director, and his staff have a vision of seeing these homeless children fostered by Christian caretakers and educated in a school that was recently built.
The Child Sponsorship Program is partnering with Lifesong for Orphans to help give hope to these needy children. Your donation supports the Christian education and other services that are being provided to the orphans and vulnerable children at this school.
PLEASANT HOPE ACADEMY IN KENYA
Pleasant Hope Academy in Kenya has just recently been added to Child Sponsorship. Some students live on campus but most in the surrounding countryside and villages. With a current student population of 160, there is ample opportunity to sponsor a child. The director is Marguerite and is a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Peoria, IL.