A message from Temple Na-Ri-VéH in Port-au-Prince

The GoFundMe is here:
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A message from Jean-Daniel Lafontant:
For the past 25 years, I've run Temple Na-Ri-VéH, a spiritual compound that provides shelter, food and services to the local community in the heart of Port-Au-Prince. The Temple's communal and spiritual significance cannot be overstated.
In Temple Na-Ri-VéH's tradition of providing safe haven for the community, since the 2010 earthquake, four families and seven children have called this compound home. Its walls have given them refuge during the most tumultuous years in Haiti's recent history.
On the evening of August 24, 2021, the housing provided to these families and children burned down. Segments of the Vodou Temple -- which acts as a spiritual centerpiece of the compound for the local population, containing rare pieces of Haitian art and sacred objects -- was also destroyed.
The results of this disaster have been devastating.
The families have lost critical legal documents that are extremely difficult to attain in Haiti, as well as their small but consequential savings and possessions in the fire. Even recently purchased supplies and uniforms for the children to go back to school are now in ashes.
We are asking those with the ability to donate what they can to assist in helping us rebuild to ensure Temple Na-Ri-VéH can continue to serve the needs of these families and children and the community at large.
Given all that transpired in Haiti over the last several months, Temple Na-Ri-VéH is of the utmost importance.