Their life and actions guarantee the safe existence of others. Thanks to their devotion and courage tens, hundreds, thousands of people were spared a terrible fate. Neither wars nor natural disasters nor terrorism can stop them. In Africa, Middle East, Latin America and other ends of the world they invest not only their time, resources and security but also the most valuable – their life – to make the world a better place to live. These people live next to us. They are modern day heroes.

The St. Damien Hospital in Tabarre, one of the districts of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, is a unique specialized clinic for children and their mothers. Both the personnel and the patients consider the clinic’s director, Jacqueline Gautier, to be its heart and soul. She lives next to us. She is a modern day hero.