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In Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s gang-controlled capital, there’s an orphanage taking in the most at-risk kids. It’s run by bestselling author Mitch Albom and his wife Janine. Source link

It’s rare you hear about something good happening in Haiti. Sixteen years after the devastating earthquake which killed some 200,000 people and left more than a million homeless, the government has all but collapsed and gangs battle for control of the capital Port-au-Prince. But tonight, we want to take you to a small oasis in that besieged city, where children may be growing up behind walls, but…

In the Haitian capital ruled by armed gangs, where murder, rape and robberies are common, bestselling author Mitch Albom runs an orphanage that takes in the most at-risk kids.  Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside. Inside is a haven for 56 children, and the more than 50 teachers and staff employed at the orphanage.…