Haiti
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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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Take Me Down To The Paradise Village
- April 29, 2017
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Education
Zorange will always be Julie’s paradise After 16 trips to Zorange, Haiti, I can certainly say that no two have been the same. This trip I had the pleasure to have two wonderful teachers as traveling companions. As we traveled in the landcruiser, Jordan, a first time traveler, took it all in. We stopped to
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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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Karina Bethje: Surgical Trip
- February 24, 2015
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Medicine
Saturday morning, ten friends met at the airport in Miami to take a 90-minute flight to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Starbucks in hand, we touched down amid rows of cardboard-built shacks, filth infested aqueducts, Tap-Taps (the taxi service of choice among Haitians). Brightly painted buses whose goal is to pile as many
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Valerie McConnell: My First Trip
- January 24, 2015
- HFHF Admin
- Category: News
This post was written by Valerie McConnell, long-time Hope for Haiti Foundation volunteer and supporter. My first trip to Haiti. What an amazing experience! A dream of mine for longer than four years, finally a reality. Was it everything I hoped for? Yes, and much much more! Would I go again? In a heart beat.
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Raleigh Restaurant Group Raises Funds For Haiti
- December 29, 2014
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Events, News
Donate at any Eschelon restaurant during the month of January and 100% of all funds added to your bill will go directly to HFHF! Eschelon’s “Month of Giving” Eschelon Experiences dedicates four months of each year to give back to its core nonprofit partners. Eschelon asks its guests to come alongside their restaurants in supporting
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An Evening of Haitian Art, Food, and Music
- October 9, 2014
- HFHF Admin
- Category: Events, News
Join us on Sunday, November 9th, 2014 for an evening celebrating Haiti. We will be celebrating at The Oxford, located at 319 Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. There will be a one-time-only Haitian menu at the restaurant, an Haitian artist painting live during dinner, and live Haitian music. The VIP pre-party will be
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Graduation at the Trade School
- September 16, 2013
- Jean Elade Eloi
- Category: Community, Education, News
An old dream turned into reality this summer. Our founder, Jean Elade Eloi, writes about Hope for Haiti Foundation’s trade school initiative. When we began our work in Zorangé 13 years ago, one of the things that we hoped would be part of our efforts was finding a way to help students that may ever