The crisis in Haiti is still ongoing and we are not yet able to be able to see the light. While we remain hopeful that things cannot possibly stay this way, we cannot hide the hurt we feel each time someone from our HDC family is directly affected by these inhuman acts and by the general instability. We have reached out to many of you for support and the response has been so heartwarming that it gives us the strength to keep going. But the work is not over. We feel like it is important to put names and faces behind these stories. It always seems non-urgent until there is a face attached, for us this is extremely personal and terrifying.
Today we want to share the words of Mona, our HDC mom and kindest woman. Mona is a wise and loving mother, always looking out for the needs of those around her. Mona makes the best pikliz and is always dressed in her Sunday best. For months now, Mona has been unable to go back to her home…
Here is what she has to share:
“One day I went out to go to church. Everything seemed ok, but that day I could not go back home. Everything I tried to get home was failing. I saw many people running around. I couldn't understand what was going on until I saw a man who told me I would not be able to get home today. My phone started ringing non stop and people from my neighborhood were warning me that I should not come home. Gangs had taken over the area and many were endangered.The worst is that it was happening behind my bedroom! I called a HDC employee and was able to stay over at their place. I was then able to speak with Chandler and she gave us the opportunity to sleep at the workshop. This is causing me a lot of pain and a lot of stress. To this day, I still wonder what will happen if I go back home. There are rumors saying they are coming back. Everything is uncertain...” - Mona