Call to Action

Two of the young girls in the residential program at St. Vincent’s pose in their classroom. © Wéyo 2008

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In Spring 2008, photojournalists Stephen M. Katz and Christopher Tyree visited St. Vincent’s Home for Handicapped Children in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, as part of a documentary project for the Virginia-based nonprofit Physicians for Peace. Seeing so many children in need – so many the outside world was not even aware of – frustrated and inspired the photographers. In that moment, Wéyo, which is Haitian Kréyol for “see them,” was born.

Unfortunately, the suffering that Katz and Tyree saw and wanted others to so desperately see has now been illuminated and exacerbated by the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12. St. Vincent’s Home was among the casualties. Eight children and staff members died in the quake and the orphanage sustained extensive damage. A neighboring shop where prosthesis limbs were made for the disabled children was also destroyed.

Wéyo is now asking you to “see them,” and offer your financial support so that additional relief, including food and shelter, can be provided to the beautiful children who still call St. Vincent’s home.

Your donation automatically enters your name into a drawing where you have the chance to win 1 of the 2 signed photographs featured here that Katz and Tyree captured at the home during their original trip in 2008. Any dollar amount you can give is greatly appreciated and the more you enter, the greater your chances of winning. After your donation, please tell your friends and family. A little goes a long ways. The images will be printed by MpixPro, 16×24 gallery wrap.

ALL donations will go to support the home.

The drawing is scheduled for Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The winners will be notified by email.

Wéyo thanks you for supporting St. Vincent’s Home and for taking a moment to “see them.”

Children wait for class to begin in one of the centers’ classrooms. In addition to the home being destroyed in the quake the department that made their leg braces and repaired their wheel chairs was also destroyed.

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