All next week collections will be taking place at Irish Village Markets in support of the Kenscoff Kitchen 400 Project, Haiti.

We are delighted to be in a position to support this worthwhile cause and hope everyone coming to the markets will keep an eye out and perhaps drop some change their way.

The why:

On 12th January 2010, Haiti, already the poorest country in the Western World, was hit by a huge earthquake that devastated it’s largest centre of population – the capital, Port-au-Prince. The why:

In excess of 230,000 people were killed whilst more than 1.6 million were displaced out of their damaged or destroyed homes.

The background:

The home in Kenscoff, Haiti was opened in 1987 and currently caters for in excess of 400 resident children.  An additional 240 children live with extended family or in student housing offsite that receives NPH support.

The property has an elementary school, Special Needs clinic, playgrounds, chapel and a small kitchen.  The children are not placed for adoption but instead are given a permanent home within the loving NPH family.

The Aim:

To build a new kitchen capable of catering for up to 1500 meals per day in order to improve the capacity of NPH, a successful organisation already providing for the needs of hundreds of children every day.

The Schedule:

Week	Location	Day	Date	Time
1	Stillorgan Luas	Tuesday	01/05/2012	11:30 – 14:00
1	Spencer Doc	Wednesday	02/05/2012	11:30 – 14:00
1	Mespil Road	Thursday	03/05/2012	11:00 – 14:00
1	Grand Canal	Friday	04/05/2012	11:30 – 14:00
2	East Point	Wednesday	16/05/2012	11:30 – 14:00
2	Christchurch	Thursday	17/05/2012	12:00 – 15:00
2	Sandyford	Friday	18/05/2012	11:00 – 14:30

For online donations please go here