MISSION OF TRUTH

MISSION OF TRUTH EMPLOYS TWO PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO DELIVER TRAUMA THERAPY TO CHILDREN RESIDING IN THE FOUR ORPHANAGES SERVED BY MOTO WEEKLY. CHILDREN LIVING IN HATIAN ORPHANAGES GRAPPLE WITH DAILY ADVERSITIES AND TRAUMAS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR FUTURE. WITHOUT THERAPY AND MOTO SERVICES, THESE CHILDREN ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEVERE OUTCOMES SUCH AS SUICIDE, HOMELESSNESS, PROSTITUTION, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, ENSLAVEMENT AS RESTAVEKS, GANG AFFILIATION, AND EXPLOITATION THROUGH COMMERCIAL OR SEXUAL TRAFFICKING. OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS DEVISE A WEEKLY CURRICULUM TO ADDRESS THE CHILDRENS SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND EQUIP THEM WITH COPING MECHANISMS AND TOOLS TO MANAGE AND OVERCOME THEIR TRAUMAS. EACH WEEKDAY, MOTO PSYCHOLOGISTS VISIT A DIFFERENT ORPHANAGE, ENGAGING WITH THE CHILDREN FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE OR MORE HOURS PER DAY, TYPICALLY IN THE AFTERNOON ONCE THEY RETURN FROM SCHOOL. THESE VISITS COMPRISE A TWO-HOUR SESSION CONDUCTED IN A LARGE GROUP SETTING, FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL HOUR DEDICATED TO INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT CHILDREN EACH WEEK. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, MOTO PSYCHOLOGISTS GENERATE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OUTLINING THEIR ACTIVITIES AT EACH ORPHANAGE, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS SPOTLIGHTING CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING DURING THAT WEEK. THESE INDIVIDUALIZED CHILD SPOTLIGHTS HELP TO FACILITATE MOTOS ASSESSMENT OF THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AND PROGRESS OF EACH CHILD YEAR OVER YEAR.

THE AVERAGE HAITIAN TYPICALLY CONSUMES ONLY ONE MEAL PER DAY. CHILDREN SUPPORTED BY MOTO OFTEN EXPERIENCE FOOD SCARCITY AND LACK ESSENTIAL ANIMAL PROTEIN CRUCIAL FOR GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION. CHILDREN CANNOT LEARN WHEN THEY ARE HUNGRY. EACH DAY THAT MOTO PSYCHOLOGISTS VISIT AN ORPHANAGE, THEY BRING FOOD, SPICES, AND COOKING ESSENTIALS, LIKE OIL AND CHARCOAL WITH THEM. THEY BRING ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR A MEAL THAT EVENING AND A FEW ADDITIONAL MEALS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. WHILE ONSITE, MOTO STAFF OVERSEE THE FOOD PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION TO ENSURE EACH CHILD IS FED. EACH MEAL CONSISTS OF LOCALLY SOURCED ANIMAL PROTEIN, SUCH AS CHICKEN OR GOAT, SEASONAL VEGETABLES, RICE AND BEANS. MOTO COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND NGOS TO PROCURE THESE POVISIONS. MOREOVER, MOTO OFFERS FOOD ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG ADULTS TANSITIONING OUT OF ORPHAN CARE AND PURSUING FURTHER EDUCATION AT A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.