Here's a little background info about Haiti

Haiti and Dominican Republic (DR) occupy the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. We went to DR on our honeymoon in July so that we could also visit Haiti while we were there. We took a day tour across the Northern Coast of DR and Haiti and saw an extreme contrast between both the economy and geography of the two countries. While at first DR may seem poor, it is nothing compared to the impoverished nation of Haiti – the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere. The United Nations has been in Haiti since 2004 and as you can see from the picture of us at Dajabon (at the top) there are still UN tanks and troops that maintain a presence around the border.
We had a heart for the people of Haiti even before hearing about Droiy. Our goal was to visit Haiti and work in the orphanages of Port-au-Prince during Ben’s time off from school. The orphanages serve a great need in that country. About 80% of the people of Haiti live below the poverty level, surviving on $480 a year or less. Therefore they are not able to take care of their children and they give them over to the orphanages. More than half of the population over 15 years old is illiterate and only 20% of the population attend school past 6th grade; however, in the orphanages children do have a chance to have a better life. They receive an education until they can no longer be cared for or they are adopted.