Haiti:

Children with disabilities in Haiti face severe discrimination, making them some of the most vulnerable and marginalized people in Haiti. They have minimal access to medical care, schooling and other basic human rights.  Very often their parents are  among the poorest in society, which may lead them to abandon them at orphanages, hospitals or even trash dumps in desperation.

Disability Care:

The Maison de Benediction was created in 2009 and provides life-transforming care for children with disabilities and their families. It is a leading disability centre, in northern Haiti, offering day and overnight residential respite care for children whose parents find it hard to provide the full-time specialist care their children need. Our respite centre provides unique care for children who would otherwise be permanently left at home, or worse, be abandoned into orphanages.

Currently, 25 children attend and receive life-transforming physical therapy, one-to-one educational support, play & music therapy and nutritional and medical support, including wheelchairs for those who need one.

Thanks to the Maison’s efforts within the wider community, we’ve seen stigma against children with disabilities decrease, schools enrolling children with disabilities for the first time and children receiving life-transforming mobility aids like wheelchairs and much more. Together, we’re showing that disability is not inability!