Basic food and hygiene kits distributed in Ti Haiti Cite Soleil after the flood
Food For The Poor workers delivered emergency relief supplies to people living in Cite Soleil, Haiti last week. Cite Soleil is one of the worst slums in the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Most residents live in dirt-floor shacks cobbled together with scrap wood and metal, cardboard, plastic, or whatever can be salvaged from the dump.
Food For The Poor delivered staple food supplies and hygiene kits to Cite Soleil where heavy rains last week flooded the unpaved streets and put an additional burden on residents, many of whom are already on the brink of starvation.
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