‘All work and no play makes Jacques a dull boy’ – the familiar proverb holds true in rural Haiti
![Two chws enjoying the module training|Public health nurse claudine preparing to teach a game activity that identifies infectious diseases|Chw samuel terasma smiles as he completes an activity on the symptoms of anemia](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Two-CHWs-enjoying-the-Module-training.jpg)
Jennifer Lang, Program Assistant, July 18th 2011 This year’s group of 24 Community Health Workers recently received some well-deserved rest and praise to recognize their completion of 6 months of Hope for Haiti’s Public Health Pilot Program. The Community Health Workers (CHWs) all traveled from various regions of Haiti’s south for a two-day training in […]
Seven Young Women Successfully Complete Hope for Haiti’s 4th Cooking Class
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Paula Prince, Program Assistant, July 11th 2011 On Saturday July 9, 2011 the Hope for Haiti house was in a cooking frenzy. Seven young women prepared the final dishes that would serve as a test of the culinary expertise that they’ve acquired over the past 19 weeks in Hope for Haiti’s cooking school. As onions […]
Baraderes Community Offers Lesson on the Power of Action
![Repairs to roof of baraderes healthcare facility|Cchild holding her health records as part of follow up care|Community health worker taking notes at the baraderes clinic monthly meeting|Community health workers look over june reporting data|Baraderes cholera treatment center (ctc)|Family members in maternity ward celebrate a new birth|Hfh program director patrick eucalitto speaking to community health workers|Cchild holding her health records as part of follow up care](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Repairs-to-roof-of-Baraderes-healthcare-facility.jpg)
Jennifer Lang, Program Assistant, July 6th 2011 Baradéres is a rural farming community 30 miles outside of Hope for Haiti’s operations base in Les Cayes. Still, visiting Baradères requires a 3-hour drive over mountain ranges and boulder slides. Despite this intense topography, the residents of Baradères remain committed to their community – walking hours to the […]
Hope for Haiti’s visit to two Port-au-Prince school partners highlights the stark difference between rural and urban school resources
![St. francois de sales's school director sr. gisele stands in front of a container donated by hope for haiti, which is now is used as a school library|Hope for haiti staff, jennifer, paula, jessica and pierre with dominique savio's school director, father printemps|Temporary classrooms at the st. francois de sales primary and secondary school|Land where the dominique savio primary school use to stand and where hope for haiti will be rebuilding|Dominique savio secondary school repaired by hope for haiti post earthquake|Dominique savio secondary school repaired by hope for haiti post earthquake](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/St.-Francois-de-Saless-School-Director-Sr.-Gisele-stands-in-front-of-a-container-donated-by-Hope-for-Haiti-which-is-now-is-used-as-a-school-library.jpg)
Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Assistant, July 1st 2011 St. Francois de Sales’s School Director Sr. Gisele stands in front of a container donated by Hope for Haiti, which is now is used as a school library This week, the Hope for Haiti team headed to Port-au-Prince for regular site visits to our partners in the city. […]
University of Scranton students visit Hope for Haiti for a life-changing week
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Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Assistant, June 27th 2011 This June, the University of Scranton’s International Service Program (ISP) was able to join our team in the field and assist with our ongoing Education, Nutrition, Healthcare, and Emergency Response Programs. ISP is a student service program that selects the best and most capable applicants to participate in […]
Visit to Tiami highlights the importance of Hope for Haiti’s support to rural communities
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Paula Prince, Program Assistant, June 8th 2011 Last Wednesday Hope for Haiti visited Tiami Primary School with the University of Scranton’s International Service Program. When the day began we were uncertain if we would be able to make the hour-long hike to the rural community because of the torrential rains that had fallen the night […]
Perseverance Dictates Education at Les Cayes’ College de Saint Laurent
![Gregory and scranton student matt after discussing the education system|Saint laurent's low tuition helps educate these girls|Program assistant jennifer talking with saint laurent girls](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Gregory-and-Scranton-student-Matt-after-discussing-the-education-system.jpg)
Jennifer Lang, Program Assistant, June 6th 2011 The College of Saint Laurent provides secondary schooling to over 400 Haitian teenagers. Just like American high-schoolers, the students gossip and laugh about romantic relationships and popular music. However, many of them face incredible challenges to continue their education in a meaningful and substantive way. Gregory is a […]
Jean Paul II Congregational School, a Safe Haven for Students
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Students of Mr. DuClair’s 3rd grade class Jessica Jean-Francois, Program Assistant, June 1st 2011 After the 2010 earthquake in Port au Prince, Jean Paul II Congregational School in the community of Baradères provided 25 internally displaced students with free admission, books, uniforms, and school supplies with which to continue their education. With an enrollment of […]
Program Assistants Paula Prince and Jessica Jean-Francois with Father Belizaire, Director of Cherettes Primary School
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Program Assistants Paula Prince and Jessica Jean-Francois with Father Belizaire, Director of Cherettes Primary School May 28, 2011 Upon arrival at the Notre Dame de Cherettes Primary school, Hope for Haiti and buildOn representatives were greeted by nearly 75 enthusiastic members of the Cherettes community. Seated outside on wooden benches, the parents and families of […]
Celebrating Earth Day with Reforestation, Seedlings
![School directors from the mountains came to support the event and bring trees back to their communities|The event space in aquin, not far from the nursery supported by hope for haiti|Presenting the themes of reforestation day|Patrick discussing the value of work in a society|Country director, sarah dutcher, with agronomist, pierre francois, and local community health workers, samuel terasma, as the event kicks off|Seedlings for sale|Distributing the trees responsibly involves recording names & counting money|A young girl with her mother takes home a mango tree|Student from st. thomas high school buys trees for home|The real seedlings|A worker from the nursery where hope for haiti's thousands of seedlings are cultivated|Mangos make happiness](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/School-Directors-from-the-mountains-came-to-support-the-event-and-bring-trees-back-to-their-communities.jpg)
School Directors from the mountains came to support the event and bring trees back to their communities A worker from the nursery where Hope for Haiti’s thousands of seedlings are cultivated May 3, 2011 Yesterday Hope for Haiti marked the May 1st holiday, known here as the Fet Agrikilti ak Travay (National Agriculture and Work […]