TORONTO -- A glowing example of the impact sports can have on the lives of others can be found in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where severely impoverished kids have learned the game of baseball with a little help from the outside world.
In 2009, before a catastrophic earthquake wreaked havoc on Port-au-Prince, Artists for Peace and Justice -- a nonprofit organization -- was created, and while serving aid to the people of Haiti and providing them with shelter and medical treatment was the top priority, there was a big-picture plan at heart.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and one where obtaining an education beyond grade school is not possible for many outside of the elite. Enrolling in high school is prestigious for Haitians, as the same percentile who go to post-secondary school in Canada and the United States are making it to high school in Haiti. It became such a grave concern that APJ sought to address the situation by providing Haitians with a free high school after the earthquake.
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