Highlights: 

• An year after the Earthquake, the work in Haiti continues
• UNITED SIKHS joins hands with the Sikh Community in Canada and USA to continue the work in Haiti for a better tomorrow
  
• UNITED SIKHS Urban Development team builds a school in Port-au-Prince in 2010 and an Orphanage planned for 2011
  

January 12, 2010 was a day of immense loss to Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas as per the Human Development Index.  The Sikh community led by UNITED SIKHS responded with volunteers on the ground with immediate relief.

Year 2010

• Within 72 hours of the devastating earthquake, our Disaster Relief Team landed in Port-au-Prince with relief supplies.
  
• In the initial four month period, UNITED SIKHS sent over 85 volunteers, provided 4,000 hot meals daily to over 250,000 survivors.
• We delivered 15,000 kgs of dry food materials, 5,000 kgs of clothing, blankets, mattresses, toys and educational materials and set up tent shelters for over 1,000 families.
• Medical Teams established relations with Project Medishare reaching out to Haitians in make-shift clinics 24/7.
• Series of medical clinics for 800+ Haitians who had not received any medical attention even months after the initial earthquake.
• The Bangkok Sikh Sangat generously donated 20 Tons of Rice shipment . Distribution is underway in 2011.
• Our Urban Design and Development team built a community school in Carrefour- Paloma community, Haiti, in August 2010. The school has 4 classrooms with 120 students enrolled, we are  funding  the school’s operating expenses. Special thanks to the team: Ishmeet Singh, Dr Gurvinder Singh, and Saqib keval (San Francisco), Dharam Singh Khalsa (Espanola), Haiti UN employee, Harsharn Singh, L’Horisson Jean Lucson, L’Horisson Stephen, Antoine Petit,  Haiti.

Year 2011: Children of Haiti need us

A year later, today, many Haitians still go without access to basic services such as access to hospital care despite the influx of over $1 billion in aid. According to several estimates, more than a million Haitians are still homeless. Per UNICEF, Haiti’s 4 million children continue to suffer from inequitable access to basic water, sanitation, healthcare, and education services and protection from disease, exploitation, and unsanitary conditions. Where a billion $ does not make a dent, Nishkam Seva by our volunteers goes a long way in bringing succor to the communities in Haiti.

We pledge our commitment to continue the work in Haiti, making a difference one brick at a time. Our efforts in Haiti are concentrated in Carrefour-Paloma.

• The UNITED SIKHS Urban Design Team has developed design proposals for schools, orphanages, and housing communities in various locations. We have also established partnerships with those organizations that also hold a commitment to humanitarian work.
• Project Nippes Orphanage for 150+ kids: The orphanage as conceived will expand into a vibrant community center for vocational training, sports facilities, and small scale agriculture. The design uses reinforced concrete domes to provide earthquake and hurricane resistant permanent shelters. This building type is fast and simple and well-suited for rapid construction by local community members.
• Jaipal Singh, Architect and Coordinator of the Urban Design and Development Team: “Our work in Haiti has only scratched the surface. This humanitarian mission in the name of Guru Nanak Sahib can only continue with the ongoing support of the Sikh sangat and devoted volunteers.”

Touching lives has its rewards. The note below is just one of the notes we receive on a regular basis… Touch a life, share a smile. Make a Donation for Haiti. Volunteer – help yourself by helping others!

A letter of thanks from Pastors Dieuseul & Jonas:

Issued by:
Jaipal Singh
UNITED SIKHS
Email: sikhaid@unitedsikhs.org; contact@unitedsikhs.org
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