. >> tania paige. >> a severe drought is having a devastating effect on some of haiti's communities.months without rains means many are relying on handouts. the u.n. world food program helped to feed 100,000 people. supplies are running low. >> reporter: in the mountains of north western haiti it's rained once in the last seven months. this valley should be full of healthy crops and livestock. it's dry and barren. the lack of water is making life harsh, following two years of below average rainfall. the local farmer tells us he planted crops in september, to watch them wither and die. in a region remote and poor, the effects of the drought are felt throughout the community. school meals are rationed and all the food is brought in from the outside. supplies help but time is running out. >> translation: the drought impacts the children in so many ways. when they don't eat at home, they don't come to school. when they shop in class, we see them exhausted all day. >> this part of haiti depend on agriculture, and there's been some success in helping farmers build walls to keep the soil in