| Country / Region: | Haiti / Pignon |
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| Project Summary: | Improving the quality of life and strengthening the Christian witness in the community through micro loans, a sugar mill, chicken farms, and a water project. |
| Bright Hope Support: | TBD |
The statistics on Haiti are grim: 33% of its 8 million people are unemployed, 5.6% are infected with HIV/AIDS, and over half of the population is under the age of 20. Lack of food affects 40% of Haitian homes and 55% live on less than one dollar a day.
The city of Pignon faces many challenges including lack of running water, limited access to electricity, very little economic opportunity, and deplorable road conditions.
Pastor Jephthe Lucien guides the work pf the Jerusalem Baptist Mission as its National Director. Pastor Lucien oversees the mother church and 30 satellite churches and schools with a membership exceeding 3,000. The Mission’s economic development programs are directly impacting over 14% of the population of Pignon.
The Mission’s projects have improved the quality of life in Pignon and strengthened the Christian witness opportunities in their community. The projects, in the last five years, have included micro loans, a sugar mill, chicken farms, and a water project.
Funding allows the current projects efforts to continue and grow, and will also allow the expansion of a program to feed hungry school children.
