WHC worked with Fontaine community leaders  to provide building materials for families in need of  houses  built  while  the  community  provides  labor.  This  program  is  the  first  of  various  collaboration  programs  with  the  community.

WHC helps communities tackle physical/spiritual health issues by providing programs to build the community. We do this in a variety of ways:

• Digging water wells and installing pumps
• Distributing water filters for cleaner water
• Conducting sanitary and hygiene awareness education
• Building bathrooms
• Sponsoring local church pastors and providing seminars
• Renovating church buildings and building furniture for them
• Conducting Vacation Bible Schools (VBS)

State of Haiti

Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, with a GDP per capita of US $846 in 2014. Out of Haiti’s 10.4 million residents, more than 6 million (59%) live under the national poverty line of US $2.42 a day, and more than 2.5 million (24%) live under the national extreme poverty line of US $1.23 a day1 . Though Haiti has 15,200 primary schools, 90% of them are private and managed by communities, religious organizations, or NGOs. Since many of the country’s population struggle financially, the enrollment rate for primary school is only 67%, and fewer than 30% of students reach 6th grade. Haiti’s literacy rate is 52.9%2 . The country is also still struggling to recover from the 2010 earthquake that crippled its resources and infrastructure.

Fontaine, Haiti is a city home to approximately 10,000 people, and most of its families live under the national poverty line. Students of Philadelphia Christian School and their families struggle to afford one meal a day, much less tuition.