Making a Difference

Women and girls everywhere should be able to live their lives without being in constant fear of being sexually victimized. 

 

Since the earthquake in Haiti, women and girls have been at a high risk of being raped and sexually assaulted. There are only a few organizations in the settlement camps working on this problem. We strongly believe that safety kits will empower these women to protect themselves and take a stand against sexual violence!

 

We want to make a difference, and we know that with support from others, our impact will be even greater. Operation: Empower Haiti is gaining significant interest in our mission to empower women and young girls in Haiti who are threatened with sexual violence everyday! 

 

Our Team consists of people from diverse backgrounds with the unified vision of making a difference in the lives of people who are in need! We have committed partners with expertise in various areas including public health, education, event planning and public relations. We are also working with an organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti that will distribute the kits to women and girls through their health clinics.

 

We will make a miracle happen! Keep reading our blog to stay posted on our progress and learn how you too can make a difference!!

WORLD AIDS DAY

We would like to bring to your attention the article "After the Quake: Looming AIDS Crisis in Haiti" by award-winning journalist Lisa Armstrong.  After the improvements that Haiti has made in controlling the spread of AIDS in the past years, it is devastating to know that after the earthquake, homes and buildings will not be the only things in need of reconstruction.
The article takes a look at the growing AIDS crisis in Haiti as a result of the devastating effects of the earthquake. Haiti used to be a model for combating AIDS. Before the earthquake, experts thought the epidemic might wipe out a third of the population. But instead Haiti became a surprising success story: With significant financial support from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as well as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria prevalence rates fell from 9.4 percent in 1993 to 2.2 percent in 2008. January's earthquake, however, destroyed many health facilities, and experts fear that with the high rates of rape, prostitution, and promiscuity in the camps, there will be an explosive increase in the number of new HIV infections.