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The Haiti project collaborated with the Parish Twinning Program to ship approximately eight pallets of supplies to the parishes of Riviere Mancelle and Our Lady of Guadalupe. This year’s Parish Twinning Sea-Container Project was completed when the 4th and last container was picked up from the Smyrna warehouse this past Monday. At this point all four containers should be in Port Everglade waiting to ship out tomorrow the 16th. The containers are scheduled to arrive in Haiti on the 21st and hopefully released from customs the first week of June. These supplies will be distributed to parishes all over Haiti.

Note From Bob: At this time the exchange rate for the Haitian Gourde is 61 HG to the U.S. dollar. As of September 30 of this year it was 105 HG = $1 US. A very special thank you to each of you for making this possible. CCS Dispensary – Our Lady of the Good NewsRivye Mansel Parish – Kalabat In the name of Our Lord Jesus, I greet you. I present to you the summary of the year, which began in September 2019 & ended in August 2020. We give thanks to God for the year, despite the difficulties …

Annual Riviere Mancelle Clinic Report Read More »

Haiti is going through a financial crisis that is difficult to explain. I am sharing this post from an American veterinarian and friend that lives and works in Haiti, Kelly Crowdis. This is the best explanation I have come across. This is from a businesswoman and friend Haiti and the exchange rate US$ – Gourdes (part 1) In a normal situation, the exchange rate is a matter of DEMAND and AVAILABILITY. It is known that Haiti needs a lot more US$ than it actually has available. IMPORT: The vast majority of products available in Haiti are imported from the USA …

Exchange Rate Madness Read More »

April 4, 2020 Kenley Joseph First, I will give you a little update on what’s happening in Haiti. The gangs are still robbing and kidnapping people in Port au Prince and on the main highways. I have not heard of demonstrations, but the country is starting to lock down because they now have people with the Coronavirus. This is going to be very difficult in Haiti. The schools have closed and they are closing the market places down. In Haiti, other than the larger cities, there are no grocery stores, all shopping is done at the market in each town …

Kenly the Tailer Man Read More »

These are two more recipients of The Haiti Project scholarships. They do not have individual sponsors, the funds come from our General fund. They are brother and sister and live in the village of Garcin very close to our apartment. Daphney is a liturgical dancer at celebrations at church. She also serves as a reader and is in the choir.  She is always smiling. Daphney went to secondary school shortly after we started living in Haiti so she lived in the town all week. I did not get the opportunity to get to know her personally. Currently, the Haiti Project …

Toussaint Daphney and her brother, Toussaint Marc Arthur. Two more promising young people of Haiti. Read More »

by Denise Snyder This is the longest amount of time I have been out of Haiti in at least seven years, but I really think it has been much longer than that. For the past year traveling in Haiti has and is now very dangerous. Heavily armed gangs are stopping cars, robbing, kidnapping and sometimes killing. My personal health has also been an issue. I had a second tumor removed from my right lung this past December. It was malignant, but God blessed me once again, it was stage one and the surgeon successively got all. Technically I am Cancer …

Young adults are the hope for Haiti Read More »

Dear faithful partners and benefactors, We have been neglectful in updating about the everyday events that are affecting the lives of people living in Haiti, so this post is a little longer. In the rural area that The Haiti Project works, life is going on pretty much the same, except they have even less to eat and have been driven deeper into poverty… and they are the fortunate ones. In some of the cities, gangs are still terrorizing, robbing, kidnapping and killing without fear of reprisal. Yesterday a missionary who has refused to leave the area, had his truck stolen …

Haiti Update Read More »

As of this writing on Thanksgiving Day, political and civil crises engulf Haiti. While the daily paralysis of the country has lifted slightly, armed and violent gangs operating with impunity still hold the countryside hostage. And… powerful opposing political factions are calling for renewed protests. During this dangerous and dark time, The Haiti Project is working with a core group of Priests, Sisters, volunteers, and missionaries that remain in Haiti, to continue serving the poorest of the poor. These faithful work silently, under the radar, to escape attention from those who believe that the only solution to the terrible excesses …

Feed children that do not eat every day. Make your donation count this Giving Tuesday. Read More »