May 10
We arrived in Cap Haitien today with a dynamic group of talented individuals. All of us have connections with education and we each possess a genuine desire to assist Haitians in rebuilding and empowering themselves.
For more links to history of the work we have done in Haiti you can check out my wiki at:
https://haitianmobilementoringproject.wikispaces.com
and Professor Steve Sider's blog at:
http://glocalperspectivebuilding.blogspot.com/
Today we flew out of Toronto to Miami. We then took a connecting flight to Cap Haitien and arrived at our residence for the next week, the Stella Maris in good order. We were even early! The group was introduced to pastor Henoc and Andre who runs the local Nutrition Centre. Both men shared with us their history is helping Haitians. Both men were educated in Haiti and in the US. The Pastor spent 17 years studying in Marlyland and Dallas and returned to Haiti in 2002. He founded a Church in Cap Haitien, a school and supports children and families in early learning right up to high school. He is currently working on setting up a University in the Cap as well. Andre has worked with the Nutrition Centre for 4 years. This is a local group, funded by a Canadian foundation called RayJohn. The centre provides support to mothers who are unable to provide enough nutrition for their babies. They take care of the babies and feed them over a period of time. The Centre also provides training for mothers in life skills (cooking, cleaning, etc). They also provide support for women to start their own businesses with a micro-credit program. The Centre has also now started a pre-school for the mothers that are supported in this program. Finally, they have started an 'adopt a grandmother' program. The idea is to support grandmothers who do not have any family or support locally. Andre also noted that there is a group from Fergus, Ontario is one of the key financial supports of this group.
For more links to history of the work we have done in Haiti you can check out my wiki at:
https://haitianmobilementoringproject.wikispaces.com
and Professor Steve Sider's blog at:
http://glocalperspectivebuilding.blogspot.com/
Today we flew out of Toronto to Miami. We then took a connecting flight to Cap Haitien and arrived at our residence for the next week, the Stella Maris in good order. We were even early! The group was introduced to pastor Henoc and Andre who runs the local Nutrition Centre. Both men shared with us their history is helping Haitians. Both men were educated in Haiti and in the US. The Pastor spent 17 years studying in Marlyland and Dallas and returned to Haiti in 2002. He founded a Church in Cap Haitien, a school and supports children and families in early learning right up to high school. He is currently working on setting up a University in the Cap as well. Andre has worked with the Nutrition Centre for 4 years. This is a local group, funded by a Canadian foundation called RayJohn. The centre provides support to mothers who are unable to provide enough nutrition for their babies. They take care of the babies and feed them over a period of time. The Centre also provides training for mothers in life skills (cooking, cleaning, etc). They also provide support for women to start their own businesses with a micro-credit program. The Centre has also now started a pre-school for the mothers that are supported in this program. Finally, they have started an 'adopt a grandmother' program. The idea is to support grandmothers who do not have any family or support locally. Andre also noted that there is a group from Fergus, Ontario is one of the key financial supports of this group.
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| View from the Stella Maris in Cap Haitien |
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