Haiti Combats Epidemic of Gang Violence & Extreme Poverty | EWTN News Nightly
The Caribbean country of Haiti is combating an epidemic of gang-related violence. It has led to more than 300 children and adults seeking shelter at a Catholic high school. The violence has spiked in recent weeks. According to a report from the United Nations, in a 9 day period earlier this month at least 470 people were killed, injured or remain unaccounted for due to the fighting. Another 3,000 had to flee their homes. Foundress of the Kizito Family religious community, Sr. Paesie, joins to tell us what daily life is like in Haiti amid the gang violence and extreme poverty. She has been helping to take kids to different schools for safety. Sr. Paesie shares more about that. The foundress of the Kizito Family discusses how her faith helped has helped her remain calm throughout all of the violence. She fills us in on what else she wants people to know about the situation in Haiti right now and how they can help.
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