Sponsor Lickennio Exantus

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Haiti
Age: 
16
Current Grade: 
Sixth
Birthday: 
May 09, 2004
Reference Number: 
HA-VP1-0132
Typical Foods: 
Rice, Beans
Favorite Sport or Activity: 
Soccer
Occupational or Educational Goal: 
Agronomist
Favorite Subjects in School: 
Math
Favorite Bible Story: 
David
Favorite Bible Verse(s): 
Psalm 100
Personality Traits: 
Active
Personality Traits: 
Friendly

Biography

Lickennio comes to our COTN family from the village of Bellevue, where he lives with his mother, four sisters, and two brothers. His mother runs a small business. Their house is made of palm wood with a metal roof, and they live in very poor conditions. Lickennio helps his family at home by cooking, washing clothes, and washing dishes. He speaks his country's traditional language of Creole. Through your sponsorship, he has increased opportunities and hope for his future.

Program Profile

Village Name: 
Bellevue

Partners like you have helped establish a Village Partnership Program in the town of Bellevue, Haiti, to serve children in need. Children enrolled in this program benefit from a variety of programs and services provided by sponsors like you, including funding for school, medical care, and essential resources like soap and food. Partners have also provided microfinance loans to help Haitian families start small businesses, and have set up Bible studies and fun summer camps for the children.
Initial Assessed Needs:

  1. Limited access to education
  2. Lack of access to clean water
  3. Lack of access to medical care
  4. Lack of job opportunities

Date program launched: 2012
Programs/Services Currently Provided:

  1. Funding for education
  2. Feeding center providing nutrition
  3. Resource distribution
  4. Health care provided by visiting medical teams
  5. Microfinance loans to help families start small businesses
  6. Bible studies and summer camps
Program Description: 
The town of Bellevue lies just a few miles west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. This area was the epicenter of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, and is the location of the first Children of the Nations Village Partnership Program in Haiti. Prior to the earthquake, families in Haiti lived in some of the poorest conditions in the Western Hemisphere. These conditions are even worse now, after the earthquake. In order to recover, rebuild, and gain hope for the future, the children of Haiti need the type of care that meets their physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs. Partners like you provide this type of care for some of the most desperate children in Haiti. Through your support, Children of the Nations can provide education, nutrition, health care, and spiritual guidance for children in the Bellevue area. Sponsors ensure children’s school fees, medical care, and daily meals are paid for. Visiting Venture Teams provide health care and host camps and activities that engage the community. By partnering with sponsors like you, we seek to provide the children of Bellevue with the resources and care they need to become well-rounded individuals. By equipping these children and their caregivers with tools for success, they will grow up to create positive change in their community and ultimately their nation.

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Statistics: 

Population: 9,996,731 (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy: 63 years

Under Age 5 Mortality Rate: 76 deaths per 1,000 live births

People Living with HIV/AIDS: 150,000

Orphaned Children: 430,000

Adult Literacy Rate: 52.9%

Population Living on Less Than $1.25 Per Day: 62%

Sources: UNICEF, The World Factbook (2014)