Notes from a School Visit, April 2013
By Arianne Pingledis, Program Manager Hurricane season may be behind us, but rain has been falling steadily in Les Cayes this week. It’s not enough to cause serious flooding, perhaps, but it is enough to disrupt schools that lack proper classrooms – something I saw firsthand while visiting one of our education partners a few […]
Rotary Group Study Exchange
From The Field- By Elizabeth Davison, Executive Director – April 30, 2013 This week the Naples office was honored to participate in Rotary International’s Group Study Exchange, a program that provides cultural and vocational opportunity for young business professionals to be paired with Rotary districts in different countries. When local businessman and Pelican Bay Rotarian […]
Transport Assistance Can Save a Life
Jennifer Lang, Program Director – April 1, 2013 A healthy and happy Kettia! Kettia Jacobs is a thirty-five year old woman who suffers from severe anemia. She came to our primary healthcare facility, the Infirmary Saint Etienne in downtown Les Cayes, from her home in Bergeaud –with trouble breathing. Our Infirmary Director, Dr. Elmide Nazaire, […]
Hope for Haiti Recruits Young People on College Campus
Jennifer Lang, Program Director – March 4, 2013 Paula Prince represents Hope for Haiti at the Georgetown Expo. In February 2013, Hope for Haiti had the pleasure of attending the Government and Non-Profit Career Expo in Washington, DC. Hosted by Georgetown University, the Expo is an opportunity for organizations to meet and share information with […]
Three Years Later…
Please join us in a moment of silence at 4:53 PM on January 12, 2013 to remember and honor all whose lives were affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti three years ago. To learn more about what Hope for Haiti has done in response and where the organization is going, Three_Years_Later__Haiti_s_Road_to_the_Future to read […]
A BIG Thank You To The Over 250 Volunteers…
…who packed 103,000 “Meals of Hope” in Naples on December 8th. Over 75,000 meals will be loaded on a container ship for Haiti and the remainder will be used locally in Collier County. We are very grateful for your time this busy holiday season and your efforts ensured that our Emergency Buckets will be stocked […]
Christmas Greeting From Haiti 2012
Let me wish you all the best for this New Year. I was very happy to meet you during 2012, and I have been happy working and collaborating with you as well. I hope 2013 will allow us to collaborate even more, and that it will bring many opportunities for our shared projects. A full […]
Hope for Haiti Staff Thanksgiving Trip
By Elizabeth Davison, Executive Director When we first started talking about the possibility of a trip to Haiti for the Naples office staff, we discussed when it might happen. We all decided that Thanksgiving would be perfect. Not only would we be able to go when the Naples office would be closed, but as it […]
AmeriCares Partnership in Action
In partnership with AmeriCares, Hope for Haiti is helping people in rural Haiti recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This disaster took us all by surprise and required coordination with our long-time partners on the ground. With cholera an ongoing threat to livelihoods and food insecurity rising, Hope for Haiti turned to partner AmeriCares […]
Hope for Haiti Celebrates World Diabetes Day with Medical Outreach
Jennifer Lang, Program Manager – November 26, 2012 Hope for Haiti’s Infirmary Saint Etienne in Les Cayes, Haiti marked World Diabetes Day by performing medical outreach throughout the month of November. Diabetic care is a growing specialization at the Infirmary thanks in part to support from our partner AmeriCares. The Chronic Care Program, piloted last […]