Health for Haiti
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Phase One is Done!
Greetings from Health for Haiti. We are pleased to announce that the first phase of the school bathroom construction project has been successfully completed! According to the project engineer’s recommendation, the second phase should begin immediately so the plumbing installation can be carried out and the concrete floor poured. We are currently trying to raise…
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Hope in Action
As we head into the final weeks of the school term in Haiti, Health for Haiti is grateful for the success of our recent projects to serve and support the school. We have been excited to follow the progress of our school meal program. The cafeteria continues to provide hot meals to the students, helping…
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Hope Carries Us Forward
For over twelve years Health for Haiti has partnered with a community in rural Haiti to promote holistic community development. While our commitment to our friends in Haiti has never waivered, it seems that everything surrounding our work has continued to shift and change. After dealing with first the pandemic and then with persistent political…
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Sewing a Brighter Future in Haiti
For many years Health for Haiti donors have supported a sewing program in rural Haiti. In the past, it was possible for us to bring machines, fabric, and sewing supplies a couple times a year to share with the teacher and students. Sadly, the end of the Health for Haiti class in 2020 and the…
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Holiday Greetings!
Hello from Health for Haiti! As we enter into the holiday season and 2025 comes to a close, we would like to thank the generous donors who have helped our friends in Haiti through a very difficult year. Even with the challenges of continued instability, gang violence, food insecurity, and the devastating flood – because…
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Giving Thanks
Greetings from Health for Haiti! As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday we would like to share a few messages of gratitude from the Health for Haiti team and from our friends in Grande Saline. Although the past few months have been extremely difficult, today we are celebrating our recent successful garden harvest and the…
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School Opens, Rice Harvest Begins, and You Are Invited to “A Taste of Haiti” Dinner
Greetings from Health for Haiti! We are happy to report that the necessary repairs were completed and school has reopened in Grande Saline! Thank you for your donations in response to the devastating flooding in Grande Saline. As a result of your generosity, thirty families received emergency food assistance, our students and teachers received school…
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From Crisis to Hope: Flood Recovery Continues and 3rd Annual “Taste of Haiti” Dinner
Greetings from Health for Haiti. Conditions continue to be very difficult in Grande Saline. Shortly after the flood waters began to recede – the community dealt with additional flooding caused by the heavy rains associated with Hurricane Melissa. Plans to get the school open have been put on hold as the local residents work to…
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Flood Response Report
Greetings from Health for Haiti. We are sad to share that Grande Saline is still dealing with standing water in the church and surrounding areas. With the church still flooded, people have waded through the water to come to worship in a larger classroom that is not full of water. There are some displaced families…
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Flood Update from Grande Saline
It has been nearly two weeks since the Grande Saline area flooded and much of the community is still dealing with standing water. The situation is desperate for many families. People lost their homes, possessions, and their gardens. The standing water makes it unsafe and difficult for anyone to move around, and many families have…