Bainet
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#GivingTuesday2017
- November 28, 2017
- Nicole Bayeur
- Category: News
There are so many good things going on in Zorange it is hard to keep up! Let me share a few as you all have been partners in the growth. For many of you who have been with Hope for Haiti since the beginning I thought you would appreciate an update on Madeline Gorge. (Pictured right)
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February 2016 Surgical Trip
- February 29, 2016
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Medicine
Although it seems like it’s routine now for this group of amazing medical professionals led by our awesome Shirley Winkler–it is not routine. We are still daring to do surgical interventions in a remote area without any infrastructure imaginable–surgical procedures that are just part of day-to-day operations for our US neighbor 90 mins away on a plane ride. Talk about
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38 Surgeries This Week!
- February 27, 2015
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Medicine
It’s day four of the 2015 surgical trip. And of course we started our second case at 9:19am, which is the same time we started our first case on the first day. So we’ve improved our efficiency a bit. The team is pumped and ready to have an amazing day today. A busy one, as
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First Day of Surgery
- February 25, 2015
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Medicine
This morning as we were prepping for our first day of surgical procedures, I looked at one of our docs (Dr. Amanda Crow) and told her that I still can’t believe we’re doing this. Not that we’re here in Haiti, but the fact that we are here in Bainet for another surgical trip. I can’t
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It takes a village to remove the rubble
- February 9, 2013
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Community, News
If there is anything you need and don’t see, please let us know and we will show you how to do without it. – Haitian saying Haiti just commemorated the third anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake. There is a lot of rubble still to be removed. There are many buildings and houses with red
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LIJAS players selected for Haitian National Soccer program
- December 11, 2012
- Louis Adam
- Category: Community, News
Good news from our Educational Director, Louis Adam: Two players associated with LIJAS (HFHF’s league) were selected by the Haitian National Soccer program to undergo yearlong training. These two players are now in their training camp in Port-au-Prince. The program provides them with education, soccer training, room and board, entertainment, and everything they need. Only
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Hurricane Sandy — Not too kind to Bainet
- October 31, 2012
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Community, Environment, Medicine, News
As I sit here listening to the mayor of Bainet, Francois Malherbe, giving an interview to Radio Signal FM 90.5, the situation in the city is more than dire. The community was definitely surprised by Hurricane Sandy, as there were not enough precautions taken to parry the blow. It is estimated that 80% of farms
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Haiti Rebirth Soccer Tournament – Tournoi de Renaissance
- August 30, 2012
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Community
It’s April 2010, barely three months after the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti to her core. My brother Louis and I are mulling over the upcoming summer. We’re thinking about the hundreds of kids who have been displaced from their homes and are just now returning to school, and there were going to be plenty
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Tropical Storm Isaac Update
- August 25, 2012
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Environment, News
Saturday, August 25, 2012: For the last three days, we have been in communication with the team in Haiti to discuss hurricane Isaac’s potential landfall. The team had several trips planned between Port-au-Prince and Zorangé, as well as a trip scheduled to Gonaives. As of this morning, we heard from our national director, Inasson Mathurin,
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Megan’s Recap
- August 23, 2012
- HFHF Admin
- Category: News
Hello Everyone, This is my final post for this trip. I have actually been home for about a week, but I have been waiting to write a post so I can try to process everything that happened during my two-week visit to Bainet and Zorangé. This trip was quite an experience and I enjoyed every