Located on the western three-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, Haiti is the third largest and most populous country in the Caribbean. The beauty of this nation is often overshadowed, however, by overwhelming gang violence that has created a humanitarian crisis, in addition to worsening socioeconomic conditions that have gripped the people of Haiti for years.

Longstanding structural issues in the spheres of education, health care, wealth inequality, and more pose significant challenges for the people of Honduras. Political upheavals, including a 2009 coup, weakened human rights protections, and as indicated by data from the World Bank Group, the population of Hondurans living in poverty reached a staggering 57.7% in 2020.

From December 1998 to February 1999, Tzu Chi’s Argentinian volunteers carried out two large-scale relief and medical service events in the Dominican Republic, delivering supplies to over 2,500 affected households, and providing more than 2,100 medical services. During this period, many Taiwanese business people and Chinese volunteers from overseas joined the relief efforts.

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