Our Approach
The Issue
Haiti has over 32,000 orphaned and abandoned children living in approximately 760 orphanages throughout Haiti. Less than 15% of these orphanages are registered or monitored by Haitian authorities. These children have daily struggles and trauma that determine the course of their future. Below are current statistics on children who age out:
10% commit suicide
40% become homeless adults
60% will enter into prostitution
70% become criminals
1 in 15 children become a restavek (a child slave)
Many children in Haitian orphanages are at a great risk of being trafficked commercially and sexually.
Our Work
Mission of Truth is dedicated to providing trauma therapy, nutritious meals, medical care and life skills for the children in our partnered orphanages. Many of these children have experienced a great deal of trauma and are living with the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Trauma greatly impacts the cognitive, physiological, social, emotional and behavioral domain of a child’s developing brain, causing life-long consequences. Our child psychologists administer techniques and therapies to help each child reach their full potential. Additionally, MOTO’s psychologists and staff work with each child to provide:
Trauma Therapy
Nutritious Meals
Medical Care
Tutoring
Life Skills and Vocational Training
Social Skills
HOPE
Our Goal
Our goal is to ensure every child is emotionally healed from their past trauma so that they may break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness. We want these children to have a sense of self worth and to know they have a chance for a successful future outside the orphanage gates.