Archive for September 2024

Note From Executive Director Dr. Catherine Wolf We recently completed a total make-over of our website (FriendsforHealthinHaiti.org), which we hope you’ll take the time to peruse. As I wrote up a summary of each aspect of our work here in Haiti, it gave me a chance to reflect on all the wonderful things the Lord…

Something Bigger Than Yourself At Centre de Sante de Gatineau in Haiti, we want our clinic staff and community development workers to feel proud to be affiliated with us. We want them to feel that they are part of something that is larger than themselves, accomplishing an important mission for the Lord and for the…

Heartache At our outpatient clinic in Gatineau, we often hear stories from our patients that break our hearts and cause us to get on our knees in prayer to the Lord. A woman recently told me that she had escaped from Port-au-Prince few weeks ago as gangs attacked and burned her house. She was at…

Returning our Promoters to Their Roots At a recent meeting with our 24 volunteer Community Promoters, who were trained as part of our Water and Sanitation Program, I encouraged them to get back to their roots. In the past few years, they have expended lots of time and energy helping us with our Earthquake Relief…

Program Update Goat ProgramThe New Goat Program that was started in 4 communities last May is now going into its second generation as offspring from the original female goats are old enough to be gifted to a new set of recipients in the same community. It’s this “multiplication” effect that is so special about this…

Willing to Share Your Time or Talent? Do you have time or a talent that you would like to share with Friends for Health in Haiti on a short-term or a long-term basis? The Friends for Health in Haiti US operation involves one part-time employee, a board of directors and dedicated volunteers. Event Planning and…