A Guide to Mission in Haiti

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1 INFORMATION COLLECTED by Dorene Palermo, April P a g e

2 The information contained in this document is 1) copied from websites or brochures, 2) comprised of pictures taken by persons on the UPC Mission Trip or from the web, and 3) editorial/explanatory statements composed by me. Where information is taken from a website, the link to the website will be included so you can explore further the information on the site. Contents ABOUT HAITI... 3 HAITI HISTORY... 4 NGOs... 6 WHAT IS AN NGO?... 6 HAITI OUTREACH MINISTRIES (HOM)... 7 Cité Soleil... 7 Blanchard (Terre Noire) Repatriote (Menelas) Baryé Fe FAMILY HEALTH MINISTRIES (FHM) Blanchard Family Health Clinic Leogane Family Health Center Phase 1: the Guesthouse Phase 2: The Surgical Center -Leogane Carmelle Voltaire Women s Health Center BUILDING GOODNESS FOUNDATION (BGF) HAITI FUND (CODEP) HEARTS WITH HAITI, INC SAINT JOSEPH FAMILY St. Joseph s Home for Boys (Petion'Ville) Wings of Hope/Trinity House Lekòl Sen Trinite Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti NEIGHBORS NEAR AND FAR GOALS P a g e

3 ABOUT HAITI Haiti is a small country located on the western part of the island of Hispaniola and is west of the Dominican Republic. It is slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Maryland and is two-thirds mountainous. The rest of the country features valleys, plateaus and plains. Haiti's climate is mainly tropical but it is also semiarid in the east where its mountain areas block the trade winds. The Republic of Haiti, is the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere just after the United States. Of the countries in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti is the poorest as 80% of its population lives below poverty level. Haiti is the least developed country in the Americas. Haiti's official language is French but French Creole is also spoken. Population: 9.8 million Capital: Port au Prince Area: 10,714 square miles (27,750 sq km) Coastline: 1,100 miles (1,771 km) 3 P a g e

4 HAITI HISTORY Before the Europeans arrived a people called the Arawaks lived there. On 6 December 1492 Christopher Columbus landed at Mole Saint-Nicolas on the north-west and called the island Espanola, which was later anglicized as Hispaniola. A hundred years after Columbus discovered Hispaniola European diseases and war had almost exterminated the Arawaks. The Spanish claimed ownership of the whole island but they settled mainly in the east. The west was left largely empty and in the 17th century the French settled there. In 1697 the Spanish and French signed the Treaty of Ryswick giving France the western third of the island of Hispaniola. They called their colony Saint-Domingue. In the 18th century Saint-Domingue (Haiti) became rich. The colony exported sugar, coffee, cotton, indigo and cocoa. However the prosperity depended on slavery. Huge numbers of black slaves were brought to work on plantations. By the end of the 18th century there were about 30,000 French people, about 27,000 people of mixed race and nearly half a million black slaves! SLAVE REBELLION On 14 August 1791 the slaves rebelled and a war ensued, which devastated the colony. The war ended when France ended slavery in Fighting continued, led by rebel leaders Toussaint and Dessalines, until on 1 January 1804 Haiti became independent. In 1809, Spanish captured the eastern part of the island, and it eventually (1844) became the separate country of the Dominican Republic. France refused to recognize Haiti until 1825, and in return for recognition demanded compensation for the land their plantation owners had lost in Haiti. The Haitians were forced to pay a large sum of money, which was not completed until Britain recognized Haiti in 1833 but the USA did not follow until Haiti had a long period of instability. Between 1843 and 1911 there were 16 rulers. Of them 11 were overthrown by revolutions. From 1915 to 1934, the USA sent marines to occupy the country to protect American business interests. PAPA DOC and BABY DOC Military coup followed coup until in 1957 Duvalier (Papa Doc) was elected President. He was a brutal dictator, ruling Haiti with the help of his infamous secret police, the Tontons Macoutes. Under his rule trade unions were banned and the press were strictly controlled. In 1961 following a fraudulent election Duvalier was re-elected. In 1964 he made himself president for life. In 1971 he changed the constitution and gave himself the power to name his successor. He died the same year and his son Jean- Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc) became president of Haiti. Baby Doc proved to be as repressive as his father. In the late 1970s and early 1980s many Haitians fled to Florida by boat to escape his rule and by 1984 economic conditions were so bad sheer desperation forced people to demonstrate. Duvalier lost support and in 1986 he went into exile. However there was no return to democratic government in Haiti. After Duvalier went the army seized power in Haiti. Nevertheless protests at home and pressure from the USA forced them to hold elections in December Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president. In September 1991 he was overthrown by a coup and forced to flee abroad. 4 P a g e

5 Once again a brutal military dictatorship ruled Haiti and many people tried to flee from the country. Pressure from other countries forced the army to allow President Aristide to return. When Aristide's term ended in 1996 Rene Preval was elected president. There was a struggle between the two men, Aristide and Preval. In 2000 Aristide was elected president but the opposition refused to accept the result and would not recognize Aristide as president. Following protests in November 2003 Aristide promised new elections. However in February 2004 rebellion broke out and Aristide was forced to leave Haiti. An interim government then took over until new elections could be held. Finally in 2006 Preval was elected president. HAITI IN 2006 Haiti was 145th of 169 countries in the UN Human Development Index, which is the lowest in the Western Hemisphere More than 70% of people in Haiti were living on less than $US2 per day 86% of people in Port au Prince were living in slum conditions - mostly tightly-packed, poorlybuilt, concrete buildings. 80% of education in Haiti was provided in often poor-quality private schools, the state system generally provided better education but provided far too few places Half of people in Port-au-Prince had no access to latrines and only one-third has access to tap water JANUARY 12, Magnitude Earthquake struck near Port au Prince. 3,500,000 people were affected by the quake 220,000 people estimated to have died, 300,000+ people were injured Over 188,383 houses were badly damaged and 105,000 were destroyed by the earthquake (293,383 in total) 1.5m people became homeless AFTER THE QUAKE After the quake there were 19 million cubic metres of rubble and debris in Port au Prince enough to fill a line of shipping containers stretching end to end from London to Beirut. 4,000 schools were damaged or destroyed 25% of civil servants in Port au Prince died 60% of Government and administrative buildings, 80% of schools in Port-au-Prince and 60% of schools in the South and West Departments were destroyed or damaged Over 600,000 people left their home area in Port-au-Prince and mostly stayed with host families At its peak, one and a half million people were living in camps including over 100,000 at critical risk from storms and flooding Unrelated to the earthquake but causing aid response challenges was the outbreak of cholera in October By July ,899 had died as a result of the outbreak, and 216,000 were infected. CURRENT LEADERSHIP The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti.[A133] The current President is Michel Martelly, who took office on May 14, He has failed to hold elections, municipal or legislative since he assumed power in May In January 2015, Martelly announced he would install former Port-au-Prince Mayor Evans Paul as prime minister, with the composition of the new government to be announced shortly. 5 P a g e

6 NGOs WHAT IS AN NGO? A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization that is neither a part of a government nor a conventional for-profit business. Usually set up by ordinary citizens, NGOs may be funded by governments, foundations, businesses, or private persons. Some avoid formal funding altogether and are run primarily by volunteers. NGOs are highly diverse groups of organizations engaged in a wide range of activities, and take different forms in different parts of the world. Some may have charitable status, while others may be registered for tax exemption based on recognition of social purposes. Those categorized as 501 (3) normally file Form 990 with the IRS allowing us to have a way to observe how the various monies are being managed. NGO s RELATED TO HAITI MISSION There are literally hundreds of NGOs and scores of them active around Haiti alone. NGOs work independently or collaborate to increase their effectiveness. In our first encounters with HAITI MISSION we have intersected several NGOs we believe to share values and goals with Westminster. Several of them have their US headquarters in North Carolina and in the Triangle Area. 6 P a g e

7 HAITI OUTREACH MINISTRIES (HOM) Haiti Outreach Ministries beginning can be traced back to a chance meeting between two students at Cincinnati Christian University in the mid-1980 s, Leon Dorleans from Haiti and Walker Gaulding from Virginia. Pastor Leon s journey was the subject of his talk at Westminster during the Sunday School hour of April 12, 2015 and was a wonderful object lesson about God s sense of humor OUR plan vs HIS plan. His Ministry encompasses three primary focuses; Worship, Education and Health Care. Cité Soleil Cité Soleil is one of the poorest areas in the Western Hemisphere. While living conditions are very poor in this area, the strength and joy of the people is in great abundance. Cité Soleil was the first mission site that Leon Dorleans established in P a g e

8 Church Cité Soleil is the first and largest MICECC church, averaging 1,700 people in attendance. There are a variety of church activities throughout the week, including worship and prayer services, Sunday school classes, men, women and youth group meetings and Bible studies. Other activities include choir practices, evangelism groups, prayer groups, and much more.pastor Profaite Medeus has served as senior pastor since Clinic The original medical clinic was established in 1996, with health care provided by volunteer medical mission teams. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, we welcomed the Samaritan s Purse organization who used our facilities as a hub for their teams and provided some of the funds needed to replace the damaged clinic. In 2012, the first story of the new larger clinic building was completed and in 2014 the second story, which houses the dental suites, a space to distribute reading glasses and the vocational school, was completed. 8 P a g e

9 In late summer of 2014, Samaritan s Purse departed and Haitian medical staff was employed to run the clinic. Our two MDs, pharmacy and nursing staff treats approx. 250 patients per week, with this number increasing to people per week when volunteer medical mission teams are on site. In 2015, two obstetrician/gynecologists joined the staff enabling us to better meet the needs of our child-bearing women. Our goal is to continue to provide quality health care to our patients and to establish programs for vaccines and health promotion for the community. Vocational School The vocational school at Cité Soleil has been up and running for 12 years. Madame Amizar Mentor teaches Sewing and Advanced Sewing classes. The students learn how to make clothes, bags, ties, and embroidery. Items made by the sewing students on the Cité Soleil and Terre Noire (Blanchard) campuses are sold in the gift shop located at Terre Noire. Computer classes are offered on the Terre Noire campus and Cité Soleil campuses. 9 P a g e

10 Primary School The Primary School has a current enrollment of 312 students. This school holds classes for Pre-K to 6th grade students. Jacqui Dorleans serves as Principal. Joseph Yves is the Assistant Principal and has been with HOM since Blanchard (Terre Noire) The community of Terre Noire is better known to us as Blanchard. It is an old farm area, now a community of about 120,000 people. In the last ten years the population has grown due to people relocating from Cité Soleil and other areas. Church The church has grown in number over the years that the structure has had to be expanded twice. Regular Sunday morning attendance averages around The church at Terre Noire is vibrant and includes men s, women s and youth ministries as well as choirs and their own missions and evangelism outreach. Pastor Luc Aristhene has been the Senior Pastor since P a g e

11 School The Primary School at Terre Noire was the second school started by MICECC. Grades include Pre-K through sixth grade and 570 students are enrolled for the school year, 11 P a g e

12 Terre Noire has one of the largest libraries in the area. Nadege Gay, the Principal (and a Ministry Leader of MICECC) believes in the importance of reading and having books available to students. Clinic Also on the campus is a clinic that is completely run by Family Health Ministries (see FHM NGO). The clinic typically sees 300 patients per week. Its employees provide acute and preventive care including prenatal and newborn care, cervical cancer prevention, children s nutrition program and other health care services to the local community. Vocational School Knowing that many adults have difficulty being self-sufficient when jobs are scarce, a vocational school focused on teaching sewing was begun in After this three-year program, students are able to start their own businesses. Gift Shop The gift shop was started to provide a service for our guests staying at the guest house, as well as to provide opportunity for our sewing students to have income. Many items can be preordered and purchased while in Haiti, other items can be made during your stay. The shop has expanded to include handmade items by locals in the Terre Noire community. Guest House HOM never intended to be in the guest house business. But after the devastating earthquake in 2010, there was a desperate need for housing our volunteers when they came to help with the relief effort. Space was renovated on the property to accommodate men and women on shortterm and long-term mission efforts. The guest house provides a safe and secure environment for our mission teams to stay that is also convenient and affordable. 12 P a g e

13 Luc Aristhene is Senior Pastor of Terre Noire (Blanchard) Church and Assistant to the Executive Director of HOM. Repatriote (Menelas) Menelas (Repatriote) is an area outside Port-au-Prince. When the Dominican Republic began to expel Haitian refugees in 2004 it was set aside as a place where they could find affordable land for homes. The Menelas campus was completely destroyed in the earthquake. The church, school, and campus wall were lost completely. Construction began shortly after the earthquake and thanks to generous donations of labor and funds, the Menelas church building was completed in The campus now includes a church, school and recreation field, and clean water system that serves the local for the community. Future plans include additional classrooms and a medical clinic. Church On January 12, 2014, the new church building was rededicated with over 700 people worshiping in both the morning and evening service. Pastor Leon Dorleons will serve as lead pastor and mentor to Pastor Jean Charles Pierre for the next 3 years. School The school currently has 113 Pre-K and Kindergarten students in the first building rebuilt after the earthquake. The second phase of the school is under construction with a goal to accept new students the fall of Jacqui Dorleans serves as Principal of the Repatriate school. Schildson Fougette works with Jacqui as Secretary and Assistant Principal. 13 P a g e

14 Baryé Fe Baryé Fe is a community near Terre Noire and the site of our new secondary school. Once complete, students will be able to continue their secondary school education under the same outstanding leadership they received as primary school students. The school will serve not only students from our primary schools but will be open to anyone who wishes to continue their education past the 6 th grade. The first module of the secondary school will open in September 2015 for 7 th grade students, ultimately it will include classrooms for 8 th through 13 th grades. Not only will our secondary school provide opportunities for our students but we will also provide job opportunities for Haitian educators and administrators. In addition to the efforts of all the mission teams who have provided funds and labor for to help build the Baryé Fe campus, we perform most all work with Haitian labor. This year we provided approximately 15,000 man days work for Haitians. STAFF AND CONTACT INFORMATION Haiti Outreach Ministries P.O. Box 97 Doswell, VA Chris Northup, President Cary, NC Carol Anne Moehring, Vice President / Finance Raleigh, NC Leon Dorleans, Executive Director Port-au-Prince, Haiti 14 P a g e

15 LEON DORLEANS JACQUI DORLEANS 15 P a g e

16 FAMILY HEALTH MINISTRIES (FHM) FHM support Haitians communities in their efforts to build and sustain healthy families by developing best health care practices to share across Haiti and other low-resource communities. At Family Health Ministries, we pursue a dream of building healthy families, healthy communities by developing long-term relationships with people and communities in need. We believe that true relationships do not develop unless we make the time to listen and learn. Once we become friends who trust and care about one another, we gain insights into each other s needs, hopes and desires. Our work is directed by the goals of local communities and implemented by the local people who are motivated to see their own lives improve. We have learned that when projects become challenging and we continue to work together, our relationships grow in confidence and trust, and then real progress begins. We invite you to join us and discover that wealth and happiness do not come from self-centered goals; instead they come from caring, other-centered, long-term relationships.. - Blanchard Family Health Clinic In 2003, Leon Dorleans, the senior pastor of the Christian Community Church of Cite Soleil, Haiti, approached FHM and described the lack of basic healthcare in the community of Blanchard, a small suburb of Port-au-Prince considered an extension of Cite Soleil. The community of Blanchard was one of Pastor Dorleans main concerns because several 16 P a g e

17 parishioners from his Cite Soleil church moved to Blanchard and asked him to organize a church, school and health clinic. Under the direction of Pastor Dorleans and his wife, Jacqui Dorleans, the church and school opened and grew rapidly; however, the unmet need of access to affordable healthcare, health education and disease prevention still plagued the people of Blanchard. The residents have minimal access to acute care, sanitation, potable water, simple nutrition, family planning and immunizations. FHM partnered with Pastor Dorleans to oversee the health care program of the Blanchard facility. In March 2004, FHM hired the first Blanchard public health workers Napeau Chrisnel and Annaus Frankel.. Construction of the FHM Blanchard Clinic took place in phases as funding became available. With support of several funding sources including Duke Chapel, the construction of the first floor of the Blanchard Clinic was completed in the summer of The clinic opened later that year and began to provide acute and preventive healthcare. In 2008 construction on the second floor was completed and the space is now used for the cervical cancer prevention program. Currently, the FHM Blanchard Clinic employs 17 Haitian healthcare workers and is open Monday through Friday. The family health clinic on the first floor provides care to approximately 500 patients per month and the cervical cancer prevention clinic screens and treats another 350 women per month. The Blanchard Clinic offers healthcare for acute medical issues, follow-up care for chronic conditions, as well as public health research and healthcare training to improve overall health of the Blanchard community. Other services such as prenatal and well-baby care, childhood immunizations, preventive health services for adults including diabetes and high blood pressure care are also offered at the Blanchard Clinic. Leogane Family Health Center The Leogane Family Health Center will be a preventative and acute healthcare complex serving those without access to health services. The center will provide healthcare, education, and research programs. With an estimated annual operating budget of $717,000, the $11 million Leogane Family Health Center is currently under construction on a 10-acre site purchased by Family Health Ministries in 2007, located 1.5 hours from the capital of Port-au-Prince. Once completed, it will feature outpatient exam rooms, multiple operating rooms, inpatient beds, administrative space, a chapel, and a community auditorium. 17 P a g e

18 Phase 1: the Guesthouse The Guesthouse is complete and welcomes reservations from teams and travelers. Once Phase 2, the Surgical Center is complete, the Guesthouse will also host visiting medical staff at the Leogane Family Health Center. Construction of the Surgical Center is expected to begin Fall Lauren McRaven, FHM In-Country Manager and Interior of Guest House 18 P a g e

19 Phase 2: The Surgical Center -Leogane Construction on a 6,000 square foot, multi-purpose Surgical Center began in 2014 to bring lifesaving services to the Leogane area. This facility will provide care to mothers with preganancyrelated complications and newborn care. Reproductive health services, including surgery for woman at risk of fatal cervical cancer, will be available. The Surgical Center will also feature a nursery, pharmacy, laboratory, and data center. Carmelle Voltaire Women s Health Center In Tombe Gâteau Near Fondwa For expecting mothers in the rural mountains of Haiti, there are many uncertainties. Women are often in labor at home with only family in attendance. Many women do not know what to expect during labor and without skilled birth attendants, women labor for hours alone with no medication or even the comforts of indoor running water. Should the mother need medical attention, she would most likely be carried on a wood plank, such as a door, from her home for miles on winding steep paths to the nearest road. Once on the main road, hopefully a passerby or a tap-tap (local transportation) will stop to take her to the next town that may or may not have a hospital. Many women have complications during childbirth that result in fatality for themselves and/or their infants. 19 P a g e

20 For this reason, FHM is partnering with the Building Goodness Foundation (SEE NGO BELOW) to build a birthing and education center in Tombe Gateau. Our goal is to increase safe delivery of Haitian infants, to reduce maternal and child birth-related deaths, and to expand access to skilled birth attendants for the rural community. The Carmelle Voltaire Women s Health Center will be managed by skilled Haitian birth attendants and midwives. Haitian midwives in collaboration with US midwives will provide an educational program to improve the skills of the traditional birth attendants who have been the only source of care in this mountain area for years. The traditional birth attendants will serve as community outreach partners who will monitor pregnant women in the community for such issues as elevated blood pressures, signs of preterm labor, and other pregnancy complications. Women who are identified as needing further evaluation will be referred to the birthing and education center. To ensure that the traditional birth attendants do not lose their sense of community and their financial income, there will be a financial incentive given for accompanying a patient to deliver at the birthing center under the assistance of a skilled midwife. Women requiring emergency services will be evacuated to the FHM surgical center in Leogane. Facility The Carmelle Voltaire Women s Health Center will be 3,400 square feet. The first floor will include a waiting room, office space, four exam rooms, clean and dirty utility rooms, two bathrooms, two delivery rooms and a nursery. The second floor will provide housing for visiting midwives and educators, a large educational area, a pharmacy and a storage space. A kitchen will be located behind the facility in a separate area. Building Goodness Foundation Field Manager Michael Anello at Women s Health Center 20 P a g e

21 Target Population The target population for these services is indigent Haitian women of childbearing age with limited access to prenatal care. It is estimated the community surrounding the birthing center has approximately 20,000 women of whom 56% are years of age. This means that the clinic has the potential to provide outreach, education and direct services to approximately 11,200 women in the Tome Gato area. Our experience in a similar size community allows us to estimate utilization of patients a month. This would include patients receiving education, prenatal care, and delivery services. Staffing Initially, FHM will hire two skilled birth attendants, two nursing assistants, and one receptionist who will rotate day, evening, and weekend shifts. There will be one data manager who will begin working onetwo days a week. Kitchen staff and a driver will be hired as needed. Collaborations will continue with the existing traditional birth attendants with whom FHM has already established a working relationship. Staffing will be added as utilization of the facility increases and funding is made available through grants, individual and church support, and a small fee for service charge at the clinic. All permanent birthing center staff will be Haitian. STAFF AND CONTACT INFORMATION Family Health Ministries, Inc. is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Kathy Walmer, Executive Director Lauren McRaven, FHM In-Country Manager Leon Dorleans, Blanchard Project Manager 1921 North Pointe Drive, Suite 200 Durham, NC (919) Office mailto:info@familyhm.org 21 P a g e

22 BUILDING GOODNESS FOUNDATION (BGF) How We Work Building Goodness Foundation (BGF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects skilled volunteers from the design and construction industries with vulnerable communities at home and abroad. In partnership with best-practice non-government organizations (NGOs) and domestic nonprofits, we build and renovate critically needed schools, clinics, homes, and centers for ecological and economic development. BGF prioritizes work that aligns with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (click icons for examples): Where We Work BGF works at home and abroad. Building Goodness Foundation was established in Charlottesville, Virginia, Our current focus is on projects in: Virginia,Colorado,Central America,The Caribbean,and West Africa How It All Began In 1997, Lawson Drinkard had convinced Jack Stoner, his good friend and contractor, to hop on a plane to Haiti. There, the Comprehensive Development Project (CODEP See HAITI FUND NGO below) wanted to construct a rural community center to help address poverty and deforestation. Jack found the perfect place to unleash the building talents he had accumulated over the years, while engaging with the local community. BGF s first international trips were to Haiti, and our volunteers continue to travel there to construct schools, clinics, and community centers. As part of ongoing earthquake recovery work, BGF also employs Haitian crews to construct ti kays (little houses). Subsequently BGF partners with other NGOs in Haiti on specific construction efforts like FHM s Carmelle Voltaire Women s Health Center. STAFF AND CONTACT INFORMATION Executive Director Kelly Eplee Haiti Field Manager Michael Anello Haiti Field Manager Jean Daniel Lalanne Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4325 Charlottesville, VA Physical Address: 1710 Gordon Avenue Charlottesville, VA Phone: Women s Health Center and Michael Anello 22 P a g e

23 HAITI FUND (CODEP) Haiti Fund, Inc., was founded in 1990 for the specific purpose of choosing one watershed in order to improve both the nutrition and health of the local populace. For years and years, trees had been cut down causing almost a complete denudation of forests in the area. This, in turn, caused severe erosion to the point where there were no trees except for the very few spring-fed gullies and brooks. As a result, Haiti Fund refocused its efforts in environmental reclamation/ reforestation as a way to re-create soils Jack Hanna, the founder of CODEP, had in mind that the best way to achieve improved health, nutrition, and self-sufficiency among subsistence farmers was to show them how to farm such that they could have nutritious food and an abundance to sell in local markets to provide sufficient income to support themselves. Since most families live in close-knit communities, it seemed the best way to do this was to provide a program where the entire community (typically adults) could participate as seemed best for them. CODEP offered to provide tools, techniques of planting, and a small stipend if the community would provide land and would work as volunteers at least one day per week. This system worked well, but the trees were often cut as soon as they got to be 8 15 cm in diameter. To stem this issue, incentives were offered providing tin roofs, water catchment systems and cisterns if the trees were not cut down. This worked well and we now also provide incentive homes for those who meet these standards over long periods of time. Reforestation is necessary because of significant denudation of all plant life in most parts of Haiti. This causes erosion and there is little topsoil. To create soils, ramps (contour ditches) are cut into the hillsides. Stabilizing grass is planted on the lower side to hold the water collecting in the ramps and rapid growth forest trees are planted above. In just two or three years dead leaves collect in the ramps and a natural compost is formed, which allows for planting of gardens, fruit trees, and coffee. Over the 23 year period, Haitian members of CODEP have grown to increasing levels of responsibility and authority. This is evidenced by the current organizational framework where almost all decisions in CODEP are made by the Haitian management team and one third of the 1400 people who work in CODEP are women, including nearly one third of the manager and leaders. CODEP's Depot: A gift from Building Goodness Foundation (BGF) is a depot building (pictured below) for use in manufacturing, storage, and as an office. This building is designed for several purposes so that, as CODEP needs change, it will be able to adapt readily. Situated near our Haitian partner organization APKF, we will be able to coordinate a variety of activities there which will enhance the CODEP image and provide an opportunity for CODEP communities to participate in the activities. Because of its long history in the area, CODEP is essentially a brand name. 23 P a g e

24 The Depot and Community Products The result of this has been for CODEP to plan for regular sale of member community products under the CODEP brand (or Mak, in Kreyòl). As such, any excess produce and other products CODEP communities have can be sold under the CODEP name. The principle for selling any CODEP product is that the communities who produced the product will get their costs back, CODEP/Haiti Fund will receive a 30% portion of the profits, and then remaining profits will be distributed among CODEP member communities normal in cooperative businesses. STAFF AND CONTACT INFO Robert A Herrick, Cary, NC Board Chairman Member -Hope Community Church in Raleigh. Executive Director John V. Winings execdirector@haitifundinc.org Phone: (919) Haiti Fund Inc. P.O. Box 1075 New Bern, NC P a g e

25 HEARTS WITH HAITI, INC. Hearts with Haiti, was founded in 2001, as a nonprofit organization to support St. Joseph Family, Haiti. SAINT JOSEPH FAMILY We are a family of children's homes and programs in Haiti. We have two homes for former street boys St. Joseph's Home for Boys, in Petionville, and Trinity House, in Jacmel. We also have a home for physically and mentally challenged children and young adults, Wings of Hope, in Fermathe. The St. Joseph Family has several outreach programs, including Lekòl Sen Trinite, a school for the poorest children in Jacmel; St. Joseph's Arts Center; and the Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti. The St. Joseph Family is entering its 30th year of continuous operation in Haiti, and has graduated over 100 boys into adulthood and independent living. All three of the St. Joseph Family homes are now being managed and led by men who were once SJF children, rescued off the streets of Haiti, and provided with an opportunity for a better life. They are all living testaments to the power and success of the St. Joseph Family mission work. 25 P a g e

26 St. Joseph s Home for Boys (Petion'Ville) The earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince and left the St. Joseph s Home for Boys, the main home for 22 young boys and a seven-story mission center that thousands of guests and volunteers had come to love, near complete collapse. As a result, the young residents of the home were forced to relocate to Trinity House, a St. Joseph Family facility in Jacmel, roughly 50 miles south of Port- au-prince on the Caribbean Sea. Bill Nathan, Director Memories and material possessions were lost Ben Splichal Larsen, a young seminarian from the United States was tragically lost amid the rubble and a whole way of life changed in an instant. By the grace of God, no residents of the St. Joseph Family lost their lives as the building collapsed and the home s director, Bill Nathan, was flung seven stories off the top of the building, but lived to tell his story of survival to the world. Today, thanks to the support of friends across the world, a brand new vibrant St. Joseph s home and guest house stands in the footprint of the original facility. Guest House and Dormitory Play Yard 26 P a g e

27 Rooftop Lounge View from Rooftop Wings of Hope/Trinity House Since 1994, Wings of Hope has been a critical part of the St. Joseph Family, providing a safe, happy, loving, caring, and hopeful family environment for children and young adults with physical and mental challenges. Today, Wings of Hope provides a home and second chance for 30 residents who would otherwise be shunned by Haitian society. Under the direction of St. Joseph s Graduate Daniel Jean Mary, Trinity House, located in the seaside town of Jacmel, is the latest home established by the graduates of St. Joseph s Home for Boys. Rapidly becoming a mission center for the entire city of Jacmel, Trinity House operates several successful community outreach programs and start-up businesses that provide revenue for both the St. Joseph Family and employment for graduates of the SJF and residents of the surrounding community. Wings of Hope Staff Many members of the staff at Wings of Hope are graduates of the St. Joseph Family, all work at a semiprofessional level, and all are paid a decent living wage, as compared to Haiti s average annual income of U.S. $400(*). 27 P a g e

28 Jacky Asse, Director Renee Dietrich, Staff and Children Communications/Development The original Wings of Hope facility was destroyed in the earthquake. The Home is currently located in temporary (rented) housing which is ill-suited for the care of handicapped children. A new facility is under construction to be occupied later this year. This facility is all on one floor and is designed specifically for the needs of the children and the staff. Current Facilities Multi-floors, very little open space. New Facility Single floor around spacious courtyard 28 P a g e

29 Guest House Facilities A comfortable guest house is currently maintained in an adjoining property, with accommodations available by reservation year-round. Interacting with the residents of Wings of Hope is a life affirming experience, and the mountain climate of Fermathe is a wonderful relief from the heat of Port au Prince. 29 P a g e

30 Daniel Jean Mary and Michele Petit-Homme, Trinity House Directors Lekòl Sen Trinite Located in the beautiful beach town of Jacmel, Lekòl Sen Trinite is a day school that serves the most impoverished families and children in the community. Children begin their education with a Montessori kindergarten and continue through the 6th grade. Currently, about 150 young boys and girls are receiving a top-quality education at the school. Without Lekòl Sen Trinite these children would likely not otherwise have the opportunity to attend school. Directed by Daniel Jean Mary, a St. Joseph s graduate, the school also offers members of the community with extracurricular educational opportunities including crochet and karate lessons. Micro-loan financing opportunities are available to parents to assist them in their ability to fund future educational opportunities for their children. Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti Drums beating. Dancers soaring. Spirits lifted. The Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti (RDTH) is an internationally recognized dance troupe of orphans, former street children and child slaves in Haiti. The troupe uses drumming and dance to vibrantly tell their story and lift up hearts, as they have done all over the United States and Canada, dancing in venues such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music for Dance Africa and for the Pope at World Youth Day in Canada. Transformed from being the rejected ones in Haiti to being among the very best of servant-leaders, members of the St. Joseph Family have reached out and encouraged countless other Haitian girls and boys to fulfill their potential. 30 P a g e

31 Bill Nathan, lead drummer, Walnes Cangas, and Jacky Asse lead dancers, provide direction for RDTH. The three young men grew up at St. Joseph s Home for Boys. In addition to their leadership roles with the dance theatre, Bill directs St. Joseph s Home for Boys and Walnes is assistant director. Jacky directs Wings of Hope, the Family's home for children with physical and mental challenges. Bill Walnes Jacky Hearts with Haiti is a registered U.S. 501c3 nonprofit ( ) 27 Horne St, Raleigh, NC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Jeanette Fuccella 31 P a g e

32 NEIGHBORS NEAR AND FAR Neighbors Near & Far was founded by Joyce and Ted Kruse to support the basic needs of our near neighbors (food banks in Baltimore, Maryland) and our far neighbors in Haiti (the work of CHRICHA school and its orphanage Kay Papa Nou and Unity House.) KAY PAPA NOU ORPHANAGE, HAITI Govans Presbyterian Church s work in Haiti began in 2007 when a small group went to visit missions and ministries in Port-au-Prince to learn more about what we could do in this poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Through our contacts we met Dani and David Guillame who were caring for 20 children orphaned or displaced after civil unrest. David and Dani and the children were facing eviction so Govans Presbyterian Church now supports Kay Papa Nou orphanage in Haiti. In addition to sponsoring 25 children at the orphanage, the church pays their annual rent out of the mission budget. Church member Joyce Kruse visits Haiti to take school supplies, toys, clothes, and money to help the children. David Guillame Church/School at Boys Home Boys Bedroom Pat Gunter was referred to David Guillame on her first mission trip to Haiti in 2013 by Bill Nathan from St. Joseph s School for Boys.. Then she learned that David and his wife were supporting and educating 35 girls from ages 3 to 21 in their own three bedroom house, and also had created a church/school/home for 20 boys nearby. The high school has three classrooms and both girls and boys attend. 32 P a g e

33 When we visited the girls in 2015 we were warmly welcomed to a concert in the yard under the tree by some of the older girls, and a wonderful lunch afterwards. We toured the house and met two of the older girls. One is in college to be a doctor, the other an architect. Neighbors Near and Far is supported by individual donors as well as Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD, Roland Park Presbyterian in Baltimore, MD and Hearts With Haiti in Raleigh, NC. Read more on the Kay Papa Nou Newsletter. The IRS granted Neighbors Near & Far 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status on January 19, Govans Presbyterian Church, 5828 York Rd., Baltimore, MD / Roland Park Presbyterian Church, 4801 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD / Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, 6200 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD / Neighbors Near & Far, 374 Old Trail Rd., Baltimore, MD / 33 P a g e

34 GOALS GOALS is a non-profit organization that uses soccer in Haiti to engage youth in community service and education to improve quality of life today and develop new leaders for tomorrow. Activities include competitive soccer teams, after-school programs, summer camp, community outreach, and high school scholarships. Our work in Haiti is centralized in Leogane, approximately 20 miles southwest of Port-au- Prince. Leogane was the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake, and it is estimated that 80-90% of its infrastructure was destroyed in the disaster. Our competitive teams, after-school activities, summer camp, community outreach, and high- school scholarships directly impact an average of 636 children per month. Our full-time sites are located in Leogane, with outreach sites in La Colline, St. George, Magandu, and Cite Soleil. Most of our work impacts family members as well as the average player lives with seven other people, GOALS considers a conservative estimates that programs indirectly affect an additional 4,452 people per month. GOALS uniquely provides free, permanent sport-for-development programs on a daily basis. Global Outreach & Love of Soccer 1201 Tree Bay Lane Sarasota, FL GOALS IS A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES 34 P a g e