Lott Carey School is located in Leogane, Haiti. Léogâne, population 250,000, is located 18 miles west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince and was at the epicenter of the 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010. 80-90% of the city was destroyed. The schools, hospitals, houses, stores, and orphanages were left in total devastation. In an already severely impoverished population; thousands were left homeless and in worse living conditions than they were prior to the earthquake.