Bills’ Marcell Dareus takes trip to Haiti, makes humanitarian donation

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus recently took a humanitarian trip to his late father’s homeland — Haiti. Dareus donated $25,000 to the organization Hope for Haiti. While in the country, he visited two schools, a senior home and a primary care facility. “Meeting the Haitian children touched me the most,” Dareus […]

Hope for Haiti Appoints New CEO

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Hope for Haiti’s Board of Directors has unanimously chosen Skyler Badenoch as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Tuesday. A returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Cote d’Ivoire, Badenoch managed international programs in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Malawi for buildOn for 10 years. Most recently as Vice President of New Business Development, he raised more than $10MM […]

Michel Jean-Duquais

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Literally getting his hands dirty for the past five years, it’s not hard to smile when working with agronomist Michel Jean-Duquais. Arriving at the office on a motorcycle or in a flatbed truck filled with watering cans, Michel always greets everyone, from Hope for Haiti office staff to the farmers in his gardens, with a […]