Bonjou I'm Shaika

Circle arrow That's hello in Creole

I'm a 5 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Haiti.

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My birthday is the 24th September.

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I love drawing, dancing, playing with dolls and group games.

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I'm in year 2, and my favourite subjects are Art and Language.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 0 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Tile

Regional Diet:


  • Beef, 
  • Bread, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Potato, 
  • Rice, 
  • Lentils, 
  • Millet, 
  • Egg, 
  • Cereal, 
  • Pork, 
  • Sweet Potato

Country :

Haiti

Capital City:

Port au Prince

Population:

10.11 million

Life expectancy:

male 62.07 years, female 64.95 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 64.9%, rural 47.6%

Infant mortality rate:

47.98/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

73/1,000

Adult literacy rate:

 male 64.3%, female 57.3%

Religion:

Roman Catholic (official) 54.7%, Protestant 28.5%, voodoo 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10.2%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

53.91%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 0 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Tile

Regional Diet:


  • Beef, 
  • Bread, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Potato, 
  • Rice, 
  • Lentils, 
  • Millet, 
  • Egg, 
  • Cereal, 
  • Pork, 
  • Sweet Potato

Country :

Haiti

Capital City:

Port au Prince

Population:

10.11 million

Life expectancy:

male 62.07 years, female 64.95 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 64.9%, rural 47.6%

Infant mortality rate:

47.98/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

73/1,000

Adult literacy rate:

 male 64.3%, female 57.3%

Religion:

Roman Catholic (official) 54.7%, Protestant 28.5%, voodoo 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10.2%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

53.91%

Shaika's project in Haiti




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