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Saint-Louis du Nord U-13 Soccer Practice Photoshoot .

A Christmas Dinner for the Poor of Saint-Louis

December 23, 2007 was a good day for some folks in the town of Saint-Louis du Nord. That’s when Saint Louis Demain decided to throw a “sit down” dinner for some of the poorest citizens of this town located at the north western part of Haiti.

Many in Saint Louis and other parts of Haiti have been having a tough time making ends meet and eating a nutritious meal everyday.

Healthcare

Infant and child health are very poor in Haiti. The infant mortality rate is 124 per 1000 live births. A quarter of all registered deaths occurred among infants who were younger than one year old; half of all deaths occurred among children under five. Most of these deaths resulted from infectious diseases, especially diarrhea diseases.

Saint-Louis du Nord, le chemin de la rédemption

Ce qui frappe dès que l’on arrive à l’entrée de la ville, c’est sa propreté. Dans un pays où il est plus que rare de trouver un quartier propre, on ne peut qu’être agréablement surpris par la propreté de toute la ville. C’est comme si les Saint-Louisiens avaient choisi de émarquer du reste du pays en établissant de nouvelles règles dans un jeu nouveau qu’ils auraient découvert : le développement… read more (source: Le Nouvelliste).

Happy Kids Receive Their Toys

A delegation of Saint-Louis Demain (SLD) flew to Haiti during the last holidays to bring some joy to the kids and other less fortunate in the town of Saint-Louis. In the delegation were Jean J. Pierre, SLD secretary and Robert Manasse, another active member of the organization. That was the third straight year that SLD went to Saint-Louis to do some good deeds.

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