In Rural Primary School Construction, St. Antoine Follows Suit
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St. Antoine student helps with groundbreaking April 16, 2011 Recess looks different these days at St. Antoine Primary School. As the joint Hope for Haiti and buildOn site visit draws near, parents, students, and teachers alike spend less time playing and more time working toward their collective goal of improving their primary school environment. Building […]
Partnering for Progress at Platon Primary School – Hope for Haiti, buildOn provide rural community with opportunity for a new school
![Clerge gary, buildon, father jude fils aine , and sarah dutcher, hope for haiti standing on the building site of the new school|Construction plans for the new school in platon, drawn by clerge gary of buildon|Pierre theodore, hope for haiti assists member of the community of platon sign their names and give their thumbprint to a contract stating that the people of platon will assist in building the school.|Clerge gary, buildon, father jude fils aine , and sarah dutcher, hope for haiti standing on the building site of the new school](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Clerge-Gary-buildOn-Father-Jude-Fils-Aine-and-Sarah-Dutcher-Hope-for-Haiti-standing-on-the-building-site-of-the-new-school.jpg)
Sarah Dutcher, Country Director, March 30, 2011 When Pierre, Hope for Haiti’s Operations Officer, suggested I might need to ride a donkey to get to Platon, I thought he was joking. But part way through our journey to Platon Primary School’s Ground Breaking Ceremony, I realized his advice was only half in jest. After 1 […]
Public Health- Module 2 Training
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Dormeille from Laporte takes her Post-Test Jude Salomon, 26, works in the mountain community of Plaçon February 14-15th, 2011 As is becoming tradition, Hope for Haiti’s Public Health training ended in song. The 24 Community Health Workers sang with excitement, while being led by Ms. Rachel and Ms. Pierrette, the two Public Health nurses leading […]
Supporting Rural Midwifes Helps Promote Healthy Births, Prevents Cholera
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February 2, 2011 Midwife Madame Francois Bruno Sr. Denise makes regular use of birthing kits Entering the monthly Midwife Meeting at the Little Sisters of Saint Therese Clinic in the rural town of Baradères, Patrick Eucalitto, Program Director, and Sarah Dutcher, Country Director, were greeted with a resounding chorus of “Bonjour!” Hope for Haiti has […]
1.5 Years of Public Health Outreach in Côtes de Fer
![Miss pierrette distributes vitamin a at platon primary|Pre school student at pereno takes vitamin a booster|Miss rachel at st. rose of gris gris|Pereno primary school, one of our seven stops|Pre school student at pereno takes vitamin a booster](https://hopeforhaiti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Miss-Pierrette-distributes-Vitamin-A-at-Platon-Primary.jpg)
Miss Pierrette distributes Vitamin A at Platon Primary Pre-School student at Pereno takes Vitamin A booster January 29, 2011 In 2009, Hope for Haiti began a partnership with California based non-profit, Vitamin Angels, to supply micronutrients to our network of supported schools and clinics in southern Haiti. One of our initial visits took […]
Where there is no Doctor
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Ray of Hope Pediatric cholera ward January 21, 2011 In two rural clinics where Hope for Haiti supports schools and nutrition facilities, the local populations have been living with no doctor for months on end. Communities in the mountains of Gris Gris (Sud-Est Department) and Baradères (Nippes Department) are hours on foot from healthcare facilities […]
Hope for Haiti Commemorates January 12th by Serving the Sick
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Accelien Jean recovers at the Infirmary St. Etienne on January 12th Dr. Poussin follows the blood pressure of Liphane from the nursing home next door January 15, 2011 Last week January 12th was upon us again, almost like the 11th or the 13th, except …different. The symbolic perspective of a year gone by prodded increased […]
Haiti Earthquake: One Year Later a Day of Remembrance
January 12, 2011 Naples, Florida, January 12, 2011 – On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, Naples, Florida based 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Hope for Haiti, observed a “Day of Remembrance” with staff, volunteers and community members. After a challenging and emotional year, Hope for Haiti hosted a gathering to reflect and remember the lives that were […]
From the Field
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The girls arrived to wish Sr. Gisele a Happy New Year A 4th grade student visits the school even on vacation January 6, 2011The following excerpt was written by Hope for Haiti’s Program Director upon leaving a site visit in Carrefour, near the heart of the earthquake. Hope for Haiti supports St. Francois de Sales […]
First Hope for Haiti Public Health Training of 24 Community Health Workers
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Nurse Rachel Explains the Hope for Haiti Cholera Prevention Kit December 8, 2010 Hope for Haiti is proud to announce the completion of our first Public Health training of 24 Community Health Workers. During a two-day seminar, Hope for Haiti Public Health Nurses taught the importance of proper nutrition, bodily hygiene, cholera prevention and treatment, […]