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00:00, 00:21
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00:21, 00:27
Bob: Right after the earthquake there was a lot of attention focused on Haiti.

00:27, 00:36
Bob: Haiti has a population of ten million people. Their police force is three thousand. Three thousand police for ten million people.

00:36, 00:50
Bob: Seven-hundred thousand people live in tents. The sanitation is terrible. There's no sewage. The education level is very low. I mean it's pretty…pretty sad.

00:50, 00:55
Bob: Now, Go Daddy…we stepped-up after the earthquake with how much, Renee?

00:55, 01:04
Renee: Five-hundred thousand dollars just two days after the earthquake. We stepped-up with another five-hundred thousand dollars this year to support the public health program for Hope for Haiti.

01:05, 1:12
Bob: So, we came down here to see how that money is working. And I can tell you that we're really pleased that it's making a difference.

01:13, 01:21
Bob: Well, this morning we're leaving Port-au-Prince and we're going to Les Cayes. Which is south of here...about a forty-five minute flight.

01:28, 01:41
Bob: Here we are at a public hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti. We just did a tour of the hospital and the sanitation down here isn't really what it should be. Look at the drains outside the hospital.

01:41, 01:48
Bob: It's important to remember this: They're doing the best they can but there's no money. There's just no money.

01:48, 01:58
Bob: Now, let's say you're admitted to the hospital. You have to buy your own medication in advance. There are no food services. So, your loved ones have to bring you food.

01:58, 02:07
The nursing services down't include changing sheets or cleaning patients. The only thing that's provided is some very, very basic medical care.

02:07, 02:17
Bob: Everybody we talked to treated us with a smile, asked for nothing. I tell you what, if you want to meet some courageous people, you're going to find them here.

02:24, 02:37
Bob: Here we are at the Hope for Haiti Infirmary. Look at this like an urgent care. It sees patients on an outpatient basis and patients who'd otherwise go to the hospital.

02:37, 02:54
Bob: Right now they're seeing between forty and fifty patients a day. And, again, that's for a population of about one million. Sometimes, if they have two doctors, they'll see twice that. I can tell you, these people work very really and this is a place that makes a difference.

02:56, 03:11
Bob: Now, the reason this is done is because of all the contributions made to Hope for Haiti. And those contributions are not only made by individuals but by pharmaceutical companies and other types of companies.

03:11, 03:26
Bob: What Hope for Haiti does is they get that product here and distribute it to the people who need it. So, the reason these people are getting first class medical care is because somebody somewhere cared enough to step-up and write a check.

03:26, 03:36
Bob: The beautiful thing about Hope for Haiti and the reason I support it and love the organization is because most of the money goes right here to these people.

03:39, 03:48
Bob: I tell you what, this place is beautiful.
Group: We're happy you like it!
Bob: Yeah. Like it? I love it.

03:55, 04:14
Bob: This is a senior center that is supported by Hope for Haiti and it accommodates fifty older Haitians. Most of these people have been abandoned by their families because their families cannot afford their medical care.

04:14, 04:24
Bob: They've been brought here and I can tell you from seeing a number of nursing centers in the United States - this one is pretty good.

04:26, 04:43
Bob: I was just at the Missionaries of Charity. It's an organization that was founded by Mother Teresa and is run by Sisters of that Order. They run an orphanage where no child is refused. Many of the children are handicapped.

04:43, 04:55
Bob: We spent all day in here walking through the various rooms, meeting the kids - there are over one-hundred and ten kids here. Every one of them wants to be held and is as friendly as can be.

04:55, 05:06
Bob: And Hope for Haiti provides this organization with medical services, medical supplies, and also helps them with - for example - they just put in a playground.

05:05, 05:15
Bob: I can tell you, it's a heartbreaking experience, but thank God they're here. These nuns, I tell you what, there's a place in Heaven for them!

05:17, 05:31
Bob: Alright, here we are on our way to the Ravine Sable School. As we go into this rural area it's very different from what you see in Port-au-Prince. But, you know, they've got their own set of issues.

05:31, 05:43
Bob: In Port-au-Prince if you have the ability to afford supplies or get supplies or reach aid units, you can do that. But, down here, that's just not possible. You're out and you're on your own.

05:50, 06:07
Bob: We're at the Ravine Sable School. And this is a school that started with one man's dream. He grew up in this area, finished his education, went to Les Cayes, went to college and then built this school.

06:07, 06:20
Bob: And right now this school goes from kindergarten through grade 6. What happened was Hope for Haiti got involved with it and now we have these building over here.

06:21, 06:35
Bob: And right now these building are going to house - up through next year - 7th grade. 7th grade in Haiti is secondary school and that's not been done in this area. So, that's exciting!

06:36, 06:50
Bob: Your issue right now is Hope for Haiti, as good of an organization as it is, and it's a wonderful organization, doing so much with hospitals and infirmaries, medical supplies, education - but you're still constrained by funds.

06:50, 06:53
Bob: I mean, if you don't have the money - you can't do it. Right?
Tiffany: Right.

06:53, 07:01
Bob: So, Hope for Haiti, the thing you're worried about is making a commitment you can't honor. So, you only make annual commitments. Right?

07:01, 07:15
Tiffany: Absolutely.
Bob: Now, I can make a commitment beyond an annual commitment. It's what I do. In order to do that you've got to do a survey. And that survey - what's that survey going to cost?

07:15, 07:20
Tiffany: About $5,000 for the summer. We'll have it completed over the summer.

07:20, 07:35
Bob: OK. Well, I'll pay for that survey. I will do that. And my dream is going to be exactly what the Director's is. But, I want to see here, assuming he thinks we need it, electricity in all these things so the kids can learn computers.

07:35, 07:53
Bob: I want to see computers in the classroom. I want to see a ball field where the kids can have athletics during school and during the weekend. And, more importantly, I'd like to see an infirmary here that has doctors right on line with the infirmary that we saw in Las Cayes.

07:53, 07:59
Bob: How does that dovetail with what you want?
Tiffany: I think it's exactly what this community has been asking for.

07:59, 08:07
Tiffany: They've been asking for it for a long time but we've never even been able to have the conversation with them in fear that they might think we're promising something we can't deliver.

08:07, 08:12
Tiffany: So, if you're willing to make a long term commitment we can actually have that conversation with them and start the ball rolling.

08:12, 08:19
Bob: I want to make a long term commitment and I want to see this place be a model for all the schools in Haiti.

08:19, 08:30
Bob: Not only that, you know what I'd like to see more? I'd like to see that when the kids graduate from High School here that they get a scholarship right to college. They get to go to college!

08:30, 08:44
Bob: Because if we're going to solve the problems here - and as many problems as there are, there are that many opportunities - it all starts with education and creating leaders. And this is where leaders are created. In school.

08:52, 09:11
Bob: Now, we're at the Jeunes des Monde School. It's for children that are in Haiti that are "Restavek" status. What "restive" means - been identified by UNICEF and other organizations as a situation that's not so good. "Restavek" basically means in Creole - to stay with.

09:11, 09:27
Bob: So, these children were given to another family that couldn't support them or didn't want to support them. This school, what it does is, teaches the kids but teaches them in the afternoons after their chores are done.

09:27, 09:40
Bob: And this is an attempt to provide these kids with some education so they don't completely miss the boat. This is very important and just another thing Hope for Haiti does. (kids sing)

09:53, 09:59
Bob: These kids are wonderful aren't they? Yea, they are.

10:00, 10:11
Bob: Well, today we head home. We're going to be out of here in about an hour and this concludes our four day fact finding mission. Renee and I in Haiti - and boy have we learned a bunch.

10:13, 10:27
Renee: This trip has been the culmination of a year-and-a-half working with Hope for Haiti. And just to see what's been going on since we got involved is truly inspiring and we know we're making a difference. So, we plan on being partners with Hope for Haiti for many years.

10:30, 10:41
Bob: The Haitians have a saying: "Those who hope always remember. Those who promise forget." Well, we're going to make it a point that we're not going to forget. Are we?
Renee: No.

10:43, 10:51
Bob: Remember, help Hope for Haiti, help your fellow human beings - it just might help you get into Heaven.

10:51, 11:05
(kids singing, clapping)