College graduate takes her education into the field working with Hope for Haiti
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July 2011
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With many hands, the weight of providing a quality education to Haiti’s children is a little lighter
Paula Prince, Program Assistant, July 21st 2011 On Wednesday July 20th, Hope for Haiti held its first meeting with nearly all 40 Directors of Hope for Haiti’s numerous partner schools. The ability to assemble all of these partners in a single location was a remarkable feat. This reunion allowed schools from all over the Southern […]
‘All work and no play makes Jacques a dull boy’ – the familiar proverb holds true in rural Haiti
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
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
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
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. […]