Since many of the parents do not have the financial ability on their own to seek medical care, much less preventative care, for their children, these well checks are a huge blessing…
But we saw another gap that we could not ignore: what happened after sixth-grade graduation? For some, secondary education would be a given, but for most, this marked the end of their education and the beginning of navigating life and survival in urban Haiti; most were destined to become street vendors or find other low-income pursuits. We knew we needed to do more…
