Hope for Haiti Excels at Unite For Sight’s Global Health and Innovation Conference

  Jennifer Lang, Program Manager April 27, 2012 On April 21, 2012, Hope for Haiti was honored to share our Pilot School-based Public Health Program to attendees of Unite for Sight’s Global Health and Innovation Conference. Based at Yale University, this year’s Conference focused on making a sustainable difference in the fight against poverty worldwide […]

Hope for Haiti Evaluates Students’ Public Health Knowledge in Rural Communities

  Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Manager, April 21, 2012 The Hope for Haiti Public Health program is successfully training community health workers and educating students in public health and preventative care. This month we had the opportunity to assess some of the 2,400 students that benefit from the program on their knowledge of the several themes […]

Partnership Responds to Dental Needs at Missionaries of Charity

Program Manager, Jennifer Lang, March 20, 2012   (We are not allowed to display photos of the Missionaries of Charity.)   While unloading boxes of medications, clothing, and school supplies at the Missionaries of Charity (MC), Sisters Mary Philone and Guadeloupe pulled me aside. Long familiar with Hope for Haiti’s Infirmary Saint Etienne, the Sisters […]

National Carnival Celebrated in Les Cayes

Program Managers Jennifer Lang & Paula Prince, March 7, 2012 It is an understatement to say that Kanaval in Les Cayes was a memorable experience. As members of Hope for Haiti’s full-time International Management Staff, we have spent nine months thus far in Haiti.  Working together, we have experienced many of Haiti’s challenges first-hand—including limited […]

A Little Girl’s Steps

  Jennifer Lang, Program Manager, January 19, 2012 Operations Officer Stanley Liste joined the Hope for Haiti team in January 2008. A crucial part of Hope for Haiti’s Emergency Response team following the devastating earthquake in January 2010, Stanley has participated in many difficult medical cases. It is rare in Haiti – where so many […]

Hope for Haiti Tackles Water-Borne Diseases through its Clean Water Program

  Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Manager, January 16, 2012 This past Thursday, Hope for Haiti and the Clean Water program’s technician, Harry Victor, were in Baradères for a routine maintenance and site visit. The Little Sisters of St. Therese Clinic in Baradères were chosen in October of 2007 as the perfect place to house one of […]

Hope for Haiti’s Public Health Program completes its final Module

Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Manager, December 8, 2011 Lormil Frantz, a community health worker from Grenodière, distributes Albendazole to the students at the primary school One year ago, Hope for Haiti launched its Public Health program, designed in response to a need for preventive education in the communities we serve. One answer to some of Haiti’s […]

Vitamin Angels’ Visit to Haiti Highlights the Importance of Nutrition

  Vitamin Angels founder Howard Schiffer shares a moment with Sister Denise, Director of Baraderes Nutrition Clinic Vitamin Angels team member Paul with a malnourished child at Timoun Kontan Nutrition Clinic Community Health Worker Julienne leads Ravine Sable kindergarteners in a song about hygiene and nutrition Operations Officer Stanley leads a chorus on Nutrition with […]

Hope for Haiti’s Emergency Response to Flooding Saves Lives

View from car window on way to respond|Flooding outside the hope for haiti office in les cayes|Flooded roadway on the way to torbeck|Hope for haiti staff jennifer explaining the use of the chlorine bucket to paulin|A handicapped child drinks clean water at ile a vache orphanage

Jennifer Lang, Program Manager, October 28th 2011 It was 8pm when Father Max, Hope for Haiti’s long-term partner and regional education contact, called. “Torbeck is flooding,” he said. “Please help. The water has started coming into the neighborhood’s houses.” The next morning, before the rain had even stopped, Hope for Haiti staff responded to the […]