On August 26 Hurricane Gustav hit Jacmel, Haiti. See a CNN video clip of the damage here. Although, all of our partners are safe, our friends and partners were greatly affected by the storm. Here are the numbers from our partner Verbo Jean Julien (the founder of TetKole) out of Jacmel:
25 People Dead
2,112 Homeless
443 Homes Destroyed
850 Homes Damaged
HTF is responding to this disaster with aid to rebuild homes, including Verbo's parents' home. If you would like to donate to the HTF emergency fund please mail a donation to Haitian Timoun Foundation, 6337 S. Robb Way, Littleton, CO 80127 marked emergency fund. Unfortunately we are temporarily unable to accept online donations, as we are rebuilding our website.
Verbo and his parents (pictured below). On right, HTF Vision Trip participants in front of Verbo's parents home (Jan. 2008), now destroyed.
