회원들께

IBBY 아이티 지부 회원들은 실행할 계획을 논의하기 위해서 모임을 갖고 있습니다. 지난해 고나이브에서 홍수로 인해 IBBY 위기의 어린이 프로젝트를 조직하여 수백 명의 어린이를 보살펴 왔었지만, 지금은 십만명이 넘는 아이들과 청소년들은 더 많은 도움을 필요로 하고 있습니다.

뽀르또프랭스는 이제 혼란이 가셔가고 있지만 여전히 해결해야 할 문제가 산적해있습니다: 아이들을 돕는 것에서부터 적절한 구호 수용소 구축, 식량 원조, 의료서비스 등이 있습니다.

IBBY 아이티 지부의 조슬린 트라이롯씨와 동료들은 좀더 작은 규모로 일을 시작할 수 있는 수용소를 찾고 있습니다.

도서와 독서자료 부족으로 인해 인쇄 산업이 어떻게 회복될 수 있는지 지켜보고 있습니다. 현재 손상되지 않은 한 인쇄 프레스로 독서치료에 필요한 책들을 다시 찍어내고 있습니다.

그럼에도 IBBY 아이티 지부의 구성원들은 이전 프로그램에 사용되었던 책들 중 손상되지 않은 책들의 목록을 만들고 있습니다. 일했던 많은 학교들이 붕괴되었지만 – 뽀르또프랭스에 있던 학교의 최소 75% 정도가 붕괴되었습니다. 가장 지원을 많이 하던 학교 중 하나의 학교에서 교장선생님 파티마 모로(Fatima Moreau)씨는 애석하게도 지진으로 인해 돌아가셨습니다.

한달 전 IBBY가 시작한 호소는 점점 커져서, 곧 IBBY 아이티 지부가 시작할 수 있을 정도의 기금을 처음으로 송금할 수 있을 것입니다. 그렇다 하더라도 우리는 앞으로 장기간 기부금를 지속적으로 모을 예정입니다.

지원에 감사드리며, 지속적으로 IBBY 웹사이트에서 올리는 최신 뉴스 에 관심을 기울여주시기 바랍니다.

http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1006

리즈 페이지 드림.

Dear Friends
The members of IBBY Haiti have been meeting to discuss their plan of action. Last year when they were organizing an IBBY Children in Crisis project in Gonaives following the tragic flooding they were dealing with several hundred children, but now the needs are much greater and more than 100,000 children and teenagers are in need.
In Port au Prince things are becoming less chaotic, but there are still some huge problems to solve: building of some decent camps, feeding people, health services and of course helping the children.
Jocelyne and her colleagues at IBBY Haiti have identified the camps in which they can work and will start with some of the smaller ones.  

Because of the lack of books and reading material they have been looking how the printing industry has survived.  One of the printing presses that had not been damaged is willing to reproduce some of the books that will be needed for the bibliotherapy sessions.  

Meanwhile, members of IBBY Haiti are doing an inventory of the books that have survived in the schools from the previous programme. Although many of the schools were they worked before have collapsed – at least 75% of the schools in Port au Prince were destroyed!  Fatima Moreau, the head of one of the most supportive school sadly died during the earthquake.  There is no news of this school.

The team is planning to start as soon as possible before the schools re-open.   IBBY will be able to help with the reading and bibliotherapy programme by sending funds for the re-printing of the books, as well as for the training and support of the staff.  The banks that were not completely destroyed are opening and slowly beginning to accept international payments.   Already, Jocelyne and her colleagues are helping by taking local donations and from overseas Haitians to the camps. 
The basic approach is to encourage local organizations to help with many of the aspects other than training in bibliotherapy and the reprinting and purchasing of the books.  For instance, the Catholic Relief Services have indicated that they will provide a snack for the children at the reading sessions. IBBY Haiti is also planning to work with UNICEF.   The children who left Port au Prince for other towns and cities can be reached more easily by UNICEF: all children who have witnessed so much, need some bibliotherapy sessions to help them recover and regain their childhood.
The appeal launched by IBBY a month ago is growing and we shall soon have enough funds to make the first transfer for IBBY Haiti to begin.  However, as this is a long-term project we shall continue to collect donations for a long time to come!
Thank you for your support and keep watching the IBBY website for all the latest news:
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1006