Haiti Update District 7 Seminar Sept 17, 2016 District 7 Project Haiti Update District 7 Seminar Sept 17, 2016 Update on the District 7 Haiti Project. Our Project empowers women through Service & Advocacy. 1

Haiti Project recognized by Zonta International Our Haiti Project has been recognized by Zonta International.

Empowering Women in Haiti with Haitian American Caucus (HAC) Adopted as a District 7 Project for 2014-2016 and 2016-2018 bienniums Impacting Women through: Medical & Dental Health Services Education Skill Building Support The Haiti Project was started by the Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau in partnership with Haitian American Caucus in Croix de Bouquets Haiti. It was adopted as the District 7 project in 2013 for the 2014-2016 and 2016-2018 bienniums. 4 areas of impact: Medical & Dental Health Svcs, Education, Skill building, and Support.

Empowering Women through Medical & Dental Health Services 5 Dental Clinics & 2 Medical Clinics Over 4,000 women, children and families served Mentored youth and other health professionals The first area of impact is Medical & Dental Health Services. We have completed 5 dental clinics and 2 dental clinics. We commit to annual dental & medical clinics. Since inception, teams of Zontians & non-Zontians have served over 4,000 women, children & families. We mentor youth and other health professionals in the community. In 2015, we identified the need to have a medical team member go with dental team and a dental team member go with the medical team to have greater impact and continuity in serving health care needs of the community. Our combined health services clinic was a success in March 2016 serving 800 people.

Empowering Women through Medical & Dental Health Services Educated on health issues, breastfeeding, maternal & child bonding Taught adult, infant & child CPR In 2015 our medical team identified the need for greater education on women & children’s health issues, breastfeeding, maternal & child bonding. This continues to be an area of focus on the trips. We have trained the teachers at HAC and women in the community on adult, infant & child CPR.

Empowering Women through Education Feeding 325 children every day School incorporated 100 children from the orphanage 2nd area of impact is Education. When Zonta started the Haiti Project in 2011, children were not receiving lunch during school. The school has grown from 65 students to 350, 90-100 from a local orphanage and all students receive lunch. We are able to help meet a basic need of food so children can learn. 6

Empowering Women through Education Sponsor a Student at HAC - give the priceless gift of an education $450/yr or $38/mth tuition, books, uniform and shoes, etc. An initiative to empower women and keep girls in school is “Sponsoring a Student”. In Haiti, typically only boys receive further education. Sponsorship program was developed to continue education focusing on girls. The only way some girls can stay in school is through sponsorship. Sponsorship is a tax deductible donation of $450/yr. You can pay by a one time gift, bi-annual or $38 monthly. Sponsors receive a photo and quarterly updates on their girls’ progress. Many opportunities for sponsorship: individual Zontians, a family, a Zonta Club, etc. We have some students sponsored already and there is great need. We have packets available for sponsorship opportunities with photos and about the sponsorship program. 7

Empowering Women through Education Zonta Says No campaign Educating on domestic violence We have taken our Zonta International Zonta Says No Campaign with us to Haiti to educate and advocate against domestic violence. Domestic violence only became illegal in Haiti 3 years ago. Huge culture change. We had Zonta Says No written in Creole on our t-shirts, had posters made in the native Creole language posted at HAC and handouts in Creole for the women and girls that came through as patients. 8

Empowering Women through Skill Building Sewing – women make the school uniforms The next area of impact is through skill building. We taught / mentored women in the community to sew and provided them with sewing machines. These empowered women now make the school uniforms. With a micro-financing loan through HAC, women were also empowered to use this new skill to start their own business and be self-sufficient. 9

Empowering Women through Skill Building Carpentry – women made school benches We also taught carpentry. Women built school benches for HAC with power tools we delivered. Not to do for them but teach new skills, empowering them to do for themselves.

Empowering Women through Support Delivered over 10,000 lbs of supplies: Medical – Children’s Tylenol, vitamins, antibiotics Eyeglasses Clothing Formula School supplies Jewelry making Sewing machines, power tools 100+ mosquito nets The 4th area of impact is through Support. We have delivered…(see list above) 11

Empowering Women through Support Supplies funded by: Heels to Heal 5K for Haiti Individual Donations - Zontians and non Zontians Zonta Club Donations from across the District $3000 pin money from District 7 Church groups, Service Group Donations Jewelry Sales THANK YOU! Supplies are funded by donations which are tax deductible. Donations do not cover travel expenses for the trips. Donations support purchase and delivery of supplies. Supplies are funded by the annual Heels to Heal 5k for Haiti in Cape Girardeau. We have also received donations from Zontians throughout the District, non-Zontians, 3 Zonta Clubs within Dist 7, $3,000 in District pin sales, church & service groups with total of $12,345. Jewelry sales also support the Project. Other Clubs have donated supplies. Thank you for donations and support of this project! 12