We are located approximately 20 miles north of Port-au-Prince. Although we suffered no deaths and only minor injuries, the Earthquake has destroyed our facilities. Our children are sleeping outside, we have no water, scarce food, and no ability to rebuild the buildings, walls and structures on our own. Further, because our building’s footprint encompasses a large area of our lot, we have no place to put the children in order to rebuild. The need is great!

Funds from the current capital drive will be allocated first for temporary relocation, shelter, food and sanitation. Once this is secured, the rebuilding process will be assessed and commenced. Throughout the last 7 years, the organization has spent upwards of $350,000 on various structures, and we anticipate the cost of today’s demolition and rebuilding to be somewhat equivalent. These funds are required in addition to the normal operating budget of $325,000 per year. All rebuilding efforts will consider sustainability, job training for our older children, and efficiency.

LFTW, Inc. is a 501(c) that operates the Maranatha Orphanage and School in Haiti. We feed, clothe, house and educate 130 orphans and village children each day. We use our school facility to host Christian worship for 200+ persons each Saturday. We also created a small goat farm, operated by our older children as a micro-business. Our founder, Michael Fedele, began Maranatha 7 years ago with just 4 children. The orphanage and school have grown to be a vital part of the local village, and the only family for most of the children under our guardianship.