Ferrier Village

Ferrier Village is a place for at risk children to be rescued from a life of trafﬁcking and homelessness, restored to health, and renewed to become the next generation of Haitian leaders. This project will rescue 50 of those abandoned children in 2013.

The village encompasses the construction of children’s homes, which provide an environment where children are housed, clothed, fed, educated, emotionally restored, and spiritually discipled, with the intention to train and equip them as future leaders. The goal is to provide holistic, residential care for every child so that each one will become a responsible and productive citizen of Haiti, leading to the restoration of their communities.

Here is a picture of one of Ferrier's houses being built. (as of Sept 12, 2012)

The Reality

As the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80% of the 9.8 million living under the poverty line, Haiti struggles with taking care of its most vulnerable population. In 2008, there were an estimated 440,000 true orphans (those without both parents) in the country of Haiti. After the devastating earthquake of 2010, estimates exceeded 500,000. Today, it is difﬁcult to determine the true number of orphans in Haiti.

There is a signiﬁcant range of at risk children in Haiti. The two that are targeted for placement in Ferrier Village are those children vulnerable to serving as domestic servants in other Haitian households, an arrangement commonly known as restavèk (literally, “living with”), and children trafﬁcked for sex and labor, the cross-border movement of Haitian children to work in the Dominican Republic. Since Ferrier is a border city, it is a prime location to rescue children in these vulnerable situations.

Pastor Jean Alix gathered the community to train them on issues of Human Trafficking and how they can fight it. It's beautiful to see the local church in Haiti standing up for justice.

As a family, the Ferrier Village wants to see each child grow into a productive citizen of Haiti who brings restoration to their communities. And to do that, we need your support! Fund this project and help us bring an end to trafficking on the border.

To find out more about the Ferrier Village Project click HERE

Fight Trafficking in Haiti

Fight Trafficking in Haiti