Haiti

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Sponsors have helped Haitian children since 1968, when Compassion teamed up with churches in Haiti to fight poverty.

west side of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola

sports: soccer, basketball

foods: rice, beans, goat meat, joumou (a squash and beef soup)

celebrations: Carnival, New Year's Day, Easter, Rara

has the most mountains of any Caribbean country

Hispaniolan parrots, iguanas, manatees, burrowing owls

Poverty Pitfalls


Tropical storms are common and kill many food crops.	Churches help sponsored children's families find safe places to live.
A big earthquake in 2010 ruined homes, buildings and streets.	Compassion built new schools for sponsored children after the quake.
Many kids get sick from mosquito bites.	Sponsored kids learn how to prevent mosquito bites.

Kinkajou!

The country's name means "land of the mountains."

money: gourde

has many Royal palm trees, which can grow up to 60 feet tall

shares an island (Hispaniola) with the Dominican Republic

Haitians celebrate Carnival in February with parades, music and parties.

Stats	Haiti ??	United States 🇺🇸
Population	10,646,714	[field usa_stats_usa_population option=true]
People Living in Poverty	58.5%	[field usa_stats_usa_poverty option=true]
Languages	French, Creole	[field usa_stats_usa_languages option=true]
Religions	Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5%, none 10.2%, other 4.6%, Voodoo 2.1% (but many Roman Catholics in Haiti also practice Voodoo)	[field usa_stats_usa_religions option=true]
Typical Family Income	$1,800 per year	[field usa_stats_usa_income option=true]