Month: September 2011

Scranton Physical Therapists Train, Care, and Repair

Therapist barbara leading foyer residents in "senior cise" program|Foyer residents stretching to the beat|The team poses with sr. flora after a hard day of work|Jen stretching out a young patient at ile a vache orphanage|Therapist karen participates in art activity with foyer resident|Three specialties consult on a case ile a vache|Therapist barbara leading foyer residents in "senior cise" program

Jennifer Lang, Program Manager, September 26th 2011 This past week, the Haiti team was joined by a group of 7 Physical Therapists affiliated with the University of Scranton. Comprised of professors, former students, alumni, and colleagues, the team included varying specialties such as Pediatrics, Orthotics, and Wound Care which were all utilized to address the […]

Hope for Haiti Community Health Workers, a Driving Force in their Communities

Three specialties consult on a case ile a vache|Jessica jean francois, program manager, september 9th 2011|Jessica jean francois, program manager, september 9th 2011

Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Manager, September 9th 2011 This month, Hope for Haiti Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been holding numerous meetings in the communities they serve. These meetings are to spread useful information about illness prevention methods to their neighbors and their families. Hope for Haiti CHWs, who generally work in 12 of our partner […]

Successful PPI Training Enables Needs Assessment in Two Rural Communities

Hope for haiti program manager, jessica jean francois, facilitates the community need assessment|Ravine sable community needs assessment with school director rode petit frere & hope for haiti|Tete source community identifies their greatest needs together|Surveyors are trained and ready to collect information that will help hope for haiti accurately access the needs of ravine sable and tet source community members|Ppi survey enumerator, jean willy petit bois|Survey enumerator, louinel lassoudry, takes notes on a hypothetical situation in order to assess his comprehension of the ppi implementation|Hope for haiti program manager, jessica jean francois, facilitates the community need assessment|Ravine sable community needs assessment with school director rode petit frere & hope for haiti|Ppi survey enumerator, jean willy petit bois

Jennifer Lang, Program Manager, September 7th 2011 Hope for Haiti is proud to announce a new program as part of our Community Development Initiatives. Two of Hope for Haiti’s long-term partnership communities, Ravine Sable and Tête Source of the South’s rural Aquin Department, will benefit from a new push towards sustainability in holistic development. Building […]