Haiti
Nataliya On our recent trip to Haiti I was thrilled to see a familiar and friendly face at the Port-au-Prince airport. A long time friend and supporter of Orphan’s Promise, Christian B. and his family. They were in Haiti to … Continue reading
Nataliya I arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti this past week to visit some on-going projects OP is helping to fund. Even if you are born healthy in this country, survival is a real struggle, look at the statistics; one of every … Continue reading
Haiti is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. The majority of trafficking in Haiti stems from poor rural families giving custody of their children to … Continue reading
An Update From The Field I wanted to give you an update on what Orphan’s Promise has been able to accomplish since the earthquake. We have been working in conjunction with several ministries who have an excellent and established on-going … Continue reading
A Journalist’s Reminiscence – Part II Another page from the Journalist’s Notebook on Haiti: On a visit to Haiti in 2004, I visited a clinic run by a group of volunteers on the edge of Cite Soliel. While I was … Continue reading
A Journalist’s Reminiscence – Part III A Phrase I’ll Never forget I was with a photographer and the Director of a non-governmental organization in Haiti when we encountered the following story: We were outside a small shop that sold mostly … Continue reading
A Journalist’s Reminiscence – Part 1 Television coverage of the devastation following the earthquake in Haiti, brought to mind my first visit to this island country. In 1997 I traveled as a journalist for a relief organization to Port-au-Prince and … Continue reading
A Journalist’s Reminiscence – Part 1 Television coverage of the devastation following the earthquake in Haiti, brought to mind my first visit to this island country. In 1997 I traveled as a journalist for a relief organization to Port-au-Prince and … Continue reading
I’m sure you’re inundated with all the recent, horrifying images and stories that have dominated the news in the past few weeks. The horror that has befallen the Haitian people is beyond comprehension. Orphan’s Promise has been working with four … Continue reading