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A letter from the Blaise Family asking for help. No amount is too small. 

Hello, my name is Davidson Blaise and my sister is Gilberte. I am 25 years old and my sister is 21.  I never was able to complete my high school education and my sister is trying to complete her education. We were born and raised in Montrouis in a small town named Sous Borgne. Our town is about  1hour and 45 minutes away from Port Au Prince. It is a small town located on the main road that runs through the middle of Haiti.

Our Father, Jonas Blaise, is a housekeeper at Moulin Sur Mers. My mother raised us, 6 children by herself because our father has 4 other kids with another lady, which means more mouths to feed with barely any income.

Unfortunately, our mother died in 2011. She had suffered for many years from skin lesions. We were very young at that time, so we can’t really tell the cause of her death. One thing we know for sure is that, since then, life has gotten harder and harder as time goes by.

For us, surviving is a daily challenge. One of our sisters left the country seeking a better life in the Dominican Republic, Our oldest brother is also seeking a better life in Chile, and, we, the youngest ones we are still here pursuing our daily struggle. We live in a hut that we covered with tarps since our house was cracked by the 2010 earthquake. Sometimes we get food from friends, from the neighborhood, and from the church. We live in our family home. My brother owned a small building in Borgne. It is located on the main road in Montrouis cote des Arcadins.  It is vacant now and he has agreed to allow us to open a small store to support me and my sister.

We are asking for help to open our store. We would like to sell minutes for cellphone. Haiti like most third-world countries depends on cellphones. Haiti sells minutes that we would be able to sell in our store. We would also like to sell water. Again good drinking water is only available for purchase from water companies. We do have wells but the quality of water is not drinkable. We would like to possibly sell rice and beans which is a staple of Haiti. If possible also sell local seasonal fruit.

We are asking for financial help to buy solar panels for our electricity. Money to buy wood to build shelves and buy a desk and chairs. Startup to purchase minutes for the store. And money to buy staples to start with.  

10 years seems like a long time since the earthquake hit Haiti. But it destroyed every life that it touched. We are a perfect example. We struggled before the earthquake and to this day most all of us are still struggling. Many are disabled and unable to work. Many died leaving their family scarred for life.

Please, we are asking for help to help our family and community. We want only to survive.

Thank you, 
Davidson

Davidson wants to work. He wants to put food on the table for himself and his sister but he needs a small boost. He needs people like you, who want to help those who want to help themselves. Your donation would mean the difference between sustaining his family or struggling to find food to eat. 

The breakdown is as follows:

Two water tanks: $1170
Water for two tanks: $140
PVC Pipes and filters: $157.00
Tank delivery: $100

Total: $1567