This is an article my friend sent me. It is not about the orphanage Foyer Di Sion that I have been collecting item for and shipping through For Every Child. Haiti was over run with orphans before the earthquake and now has atleast doubled their numbers. There are a lot of orphanages there so I am sure this is not just happening at this one place. I don't understand why the government is letting this happen. They want to start gaining some control...okay, then start making decisions. Start processing paperwork to get these kids to a home in America before their time run out. By the way, I am taking about pre-earthquake documented orphans here. And if we cant get them out right now why the He-- cant we get these kids some food and water? I don't get it. With everyone going down surely something can be done to preserve them until they are cleared to leave. Can't the government see that their children are dyeing! This is going to be on someone's head in the next life. I can understand the worry about child trafficking but please, does this really have to be a all or nothing situation. The American government really need to strong arm the Haitian government. Lay it down heavy, throw their weight around.Who cares if we look like bullies right now. We never really cared before, why do we care now...Its about the babies!
Conditions Worsen For BRESMA Orphans Still In Haiti
Posted: 2:17 pm EST February 17, 2010Updated: 2:39 pm EST February 17, 2010
Port Au Prince, Haiti -- Ben Avon sisters Jamie and Ali McMutrie have returned to Haiti, along with Leslie McCombs from UPMC, to help the 12 remaining children still living in the driveway of the BRESMA orphanage.What they've found there is a dire situation of once-healthy children, now dehydrated and malnourished.Each of these children has been confirmed as legally eligible for intercountry adoption and the McMutrie sisters are in possession of this paperwork as well as relinquishment papers. Each child has also been matched with an adoptive family in the US.According to Leslie, the issue is that these children were matched for adoption after the earthquake and the recently established humanitarian parole policy allows orphaned children from Haiti to enter the United States - but only those matched to prospective parents before the earthquake.One of the sickest children, Peterson, has lost half of his body weight in the month since the earthquake - 25 percent of that in just six days.Last week, the McMutries said Peterson looked like five of the other children do now. They don't have much time.In addition to photos of the children, the McMutries have sent back a heart-wrenching cell phone video.A Pittsburgh-area blogger posted the following message Wednesday attributed to Jamie and Ali:“Hey Pittsburgh and friends around the world, we need your help again! There are babies dying before our eyes and something needs to be done immediately. Please please please call all of your state representatives, senators
, congressmen and governors and implore them to help us save these babies lives.When you make these calls, here are the important facts:There are 12 children still here in BRESMA who now have adoptive families waiting for them in the United States. We have the required Haitian documents for each child. The only problem is that these children were not officially matched with their US adoptive families before the earthquake on January 12th. Hopefully someone can cut through the red tape and get the kids out of Haiti before another baby dies.Please call and email without ceasing.Thank you so much for your help!! Jamie and Ali McMutrie”
No comments:
Post a Comment