Save the Children Assisting Children in Storm-Ravaged Haiti

WESTPORT, CT, Sep 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Save the Children is assisting children and families affected by extreme
weather in Haiti, which has been hit by three tropical storms since the
middle of August.

Haiti was struck by Tropical Storm Fay on August 15 and 16, by Hurricane
Gustav on August 26, and by Tropical Storm Hanna, which brought additional
high winds and rain beginning September 1.

The government of Haiti has announced that approximately 250,000 people
have been affected by Tropical Storm Hanna, with 60,000 currently in
shelters. This follows the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Gustav, which
affected 100,000 people. More than 15,000 homes have been damaged or
destroyed.

Extensive heavy flooding was reported in the following cities where Save
the Children provides programs: Jacmel, Gonaives and Hinche. The situation
is particularly serious in Gonaives, where flooding has paralyzed the
city. Save the Children is sending a team to Gonaives this weekend to
assess immediate needs and plan for a long-term response.

Save the Children, which has worked in Haiti since 1985, is planning to
assist displaced children in shelters in Gonaives and Jacmel. The agency
will establish child-friendly spaces to help address children's emotional
and educational needs and to provide them a protective environment.

"In this very uncertain environment, children are at great risk -- but
their needs are often overlooked in the chaos of the emergency," said Ned
Olney, who heads Save the Children's humanitarian response unit. "Save the
Children will work to ensure that children are protected, engaged and have
the space to just be children while their parents go about the business of
rebuilding their lives."

Save the Children also will seek to support the educational needs of
children. As of Friday, September 5, the Ministry of Education had yet to
decide on delaying the school year -- which officially begins Monday,
September 8. Many school buildings have been damaged and are now being
used as temporary shelters. Authorities in Jacmel have already delayed
the start of the school year until early October.

Of the more than 150 schools Save the Children works with directly in
storm-affected areas, 16 have reported structural damage. In addition,
many parents have lost their means of making a living and lack the funds
to pay tuition.

Media Contacts:
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Mike Kiernan
Cell: 202-460-0614

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