ἐσμεν ποίημα ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς Éphésiens 2.10
Haiti Devastated
EARTHQUAKE On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake
occurred in and around Haiti’s capital city
59 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater were located since
the earthquake’s origin on that day 16 of these aftershocks had magnitudes of 5.0 or greater
According to official estimates in the Port-au-Prince area
and in much of southern Haiti: 222,570 people killed 300,000 injured 1.3 million displaced 97,294 houses destroyed 188,383 houses damaged
University Destruction
Images obtained from “The Challenge of Haitian Higher Education” by INURED, March 2010
University Destruction Upon interviewing 32 universities in Port-au-Prince, the
following data was generated in the wake of the January 2010 Earthquake:
87% of the universities in the country were affected by the
earthquake 8 faculties of the state university were destroyed 5 additional national universities were destroyed 15 private universities were destroyed 120 - 200 professors and administrators died in earthquake 2,599 - 6,000 students died in earthquake
Statistics obtained from “The Challenge of Haitian Higher Education” by INURED, March 2010
Vision of Hope Ministries-Response Three phases to disaster response – Compassion, Restoration, Rebuilding
VOHM considers role in restoration and rebuilding in
Haiti
– VOHM missionary, Pastor Henoc Lucien was approached by
businessmen and educators in Haiti asking whether VOHM could build upon its Christian education system, the College Susan Schuenke by expanding into a Christian University. – VOHM has developed this highly acclaimed Christian preK-13 school in Cap Haitien, Haiti. – College Susan Schuenke is widely recognized as one of the best schools in the country. – Current enrollment is 1000 students
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