At A Chattanooga Nonprofit, Caring For The Children Of Haiti

The Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti treating patients in Ville De Léogane, Haiti in 2023.(CNP Haiti)For years, the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti - a nonprofit here in Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley - has helped women and families to break the cycle of malnutrition in a remote and mountainous area of southern Haiti.The staff on the ground - in the Leogane region - is 97 percent Haitian.But in the past few years, their work has been disrupted by shock after shock: the assassination of Haiti’s President, a hurricane, tropical storms, gang activity, ongoing roadblocks, food insecurity and the nonexistence of modern health care.Last week, a judge in Haiti investigating the President’s assassination indicted his widow and several former officials.Dr. Anany Prosper is CNP’s Country Director - and Patricia Cyr Watlington is the program’s executive director.