The Gift of a Joyful Presence
November 30, 2010 Yesterday we in the Engle/Myril Haiti household bid our beloved “Tant Anne” farewell. “Tant” is Haitian-Creole for aunt. While we’re not related by blood, she is family for us. She spent ten days with us on this visit helping out in the house, teaching English to Wozo choir kids and helping them […]
Other Ways to Give
Student Haiti Partner – 33 cents a day ($10 a month) Start investing in your ideals now and join us in making a difference in Haiti. $10 a month can help send a child to school; help train one teacher, pastor, or leader for 6 months; or print 50 educational booklets. Become a Student Haiti […]
Gifts-in-Kind
Haiti Partners regularly gets offers and questions about Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) to send to Haiti. From clothes and toys to books and school supplies, we’re encouraged to hear the passion and ideas that many of you have for helping in Haiti. We certainly understand the desire to help in very direct and tangible ways; plus, in […]
Giving Thanks: Inaugural Ceremony at Cabois School
November 25, 2010 Happy Thanksgiving! We give thanks for so many blessings including all the good people that make our work possible and the commitment and determination of our Haitian colleagues. What a joy to celebrate the new Cabois Community School this past Sunday! We give thanks for the commitment of teachers, administrators, parents and […]
Learning from Hudicourts at Acacia School
November 21, 2010
Wozo Choir Plants Trees
November 21, 2010 This past Thursday was a national holiday in Haiti. It’s called Bataille de Vertiere and is in honor of the final battle in the slave revolt which led to their independence from France. Wozo, which is Haiti Partners sponsored children’s choir and dance troupe, used a day off from school to plant […]
Co-Director Kent Annan in the Huffington Post
November 19, 2010 Follow the link below to read Kent’s latest piece in the Huffington Post, “Faith in a Time of Cholera.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kent-annan/faith-in-a-time-of-choler_b_785368.html
Christa Brelsford Returns to Haiti
November 17, 2010 I (John Engle) along with so many continue to draw inspiration from Christa Brelsford and her family who are committed to making good out of bad. Christa was volunteering at Cabois Community School last January. She was in my co-worker’s home with her brother and friends when earthquake struck. A chunk of […]
Co-Director Kent Annan discusses Haiti Partners work on PBS TV-show
November 15, 2010 Follow the link below to watch co-director Kent Annan on a Florida PBS television show discussing Haiti Partners’ work. The section with Kent starts at 19:50. http://video.wpbt2.org/video/1642264332
Eco-Sanitation Solutions at Partner Schools
November 13, 2010 We’re grateful to the organization Give Love (founded by actress Patricia Arquette) for their desire to partner with us toward providing our partner schools with Eco-Sanition solutions. With their support, guidance and training we plan to integrate their system of composting latrines that allow human waste to become fertilizer for gardens. Thank […]