Petra Nemcova and Wyclef go to Haiti

Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean made his first trip back to Haiti since being named a roving ambassador by President Rene Preval in January. Wyclef was born in Haiti but moved to Brooklyn, NY when he was young yet never forgot his Haitian roots . He’s been trying to combat the poverty in Haiti for years . He invited Super duper model and humanitarian Petra Nemcova joined him on the trip to see Haiti’s poverty for herself and draw more attention to the caribbean Island.

"We need all your money, we need all y’all’s support, but let’s put it to programs … that teach kids how to move the country forward," Jean told dignitaries in the hills above Port-au-Prince.

In the port slum of Cite Soleil, Jean, who had success as a member of the Grammy-winning group The Fugees and as a solo artist, was carried along by a crowd of 1,000 people who yelled his name and danced past bullet-scarred shacks. At one point, Jean bowed his head in silent prayer.

"I asked for benediction upon this place, for all these kids," Jean told The Associated Press.