Beenie Man Foundation Partners With Human Rights Organization To Donate Medical Supplies To Haiti

The Beenie Man Foundation, a non-profit organization spearheaded by Dancehall King Beenie Man has partnered with the Organization for Human Rights to donate medical supplies to Haiti.

The Dancehall star, whose real name is Moses Davis was delighted to share the news today on social media and expressed his gratitude for the opportunity. He added that it was the start of his foundation’s initiatives to expand its charity programs.

“The @beeniemanfdnja have been asked to partner with the Organization for Human Rights on their initiative to provide vital medical supplies to Haiti,” Beenie wrote. “I am grateful for this opportunity as this is just a start to what we have planned for the Beenie Man Foundation and the initiatives we have been organizing for Jamaica.”

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The Beenie Man Foundation, as stated in its mission is centered on three pillars of work that include education, entrepreneurship, and youth mentorship. Since the pandemic hit the island, they have extended their operations to providing assistance to communities that were severely impacted by the mandated lockdowns and curfews.

In June, Beenie and his two daughters joined the BMF team to distribute relief packages in the artiste’s hometown of Craig Town and prior in the Water House community in Jamaica.

Now Beenie appears eager to embark on another leg of charity work outside of the country to neighboring Haiti and is extremely thankful to the United Nations Human Rights Organization and his BMF team for making it all possible.

“I am sending gratitude to @unitednationshumanrights, Head of the UNHR UK Lord Robert Orville Thomas, President Florentin Scaletchi, the @beeniemanfdnja Team, and everyone involved who has been working tirelessly.”

Haiti faces several challenges including the effects of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14 and the subsequent Tropical Depression (TD) Grace on August 16, and the rise of new COVID-19 variants such as Delta and Lambda.

An estimated “… 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, were affected by the earthquake…” in Haiti as determined by the United Nations humanitarian aid – U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and 10,000 people have been injured and are seeking medical attention, as per BBC.

Currently, Haiti has reported 24,233 COVID-19 cases and 702 deaths. Testing is not (and has not been) a priority, so these numbers are likely severely underestimated.

Haiti did not receive any vaccines until July 13, just one month before the earthquake. As a result, as of Sept. 17, only 0.21% of residents have received one dose, and 0.16% have been fully vaccinated. NGOs supporting response in the country are also implementing vaccination programs.