Gueline’s Story
Gueline Jean – Viard Gueline Jean knows hardship. As a 40-year-old single mother with two boys, she is challenged every day to make ends meet. Ask any single mother and you learn that even simple things become more difficult when you must take care of everything...Elianne’s Story
Elianne Brenord – Dumas Elianne Brenord and her family lived in an area of northern Haiti that was very remote. Age 58, Elianne is the mother of 9 children and grandmother to 4 more. Her isolated house was made of scrap tin and was such a poor dwelling she does not...Délivrance’s Story
Délivrance Christialine Moncher – Pistere The average life expectancy in Haiti is 64 years, 13 years less than in the US. At age 91 Délivrance has lived nearly 1 ½ lives. A widow with 5 grown children she had a home that was beyond terrible, barely standing up. As she...Ania’s Story
Ania and her two children live in Dumas Haiti. Although she is married, she lives effectively as a single mother since her husband Jean Vincent went to Chile to find work. He sends money home to pay tuition to educate their two daughters. Like many other families, in...
Earthquake Aid Delivered
Aid delivered 7 days after appeal begins When the Earthquake hit Haiti on August 14, 2021, we knew we would respond and began to work with our contacts in Haiti to plan a rapid, effective response led by Haitians with deep roots in affected communities. This video is...
Our Plan for Earthquake Aid
When the earthquake hit Haiti on August 14, We knew Hope for Haitians would respond, not in a panic, but with a clear plan that would make a meaningful difference. We immediately made it possible for people who were already contacting us to make a contribution toward...
Community Center Hosts Mobile Clinic
When Hope for Haitians builds a village we make sure it has a Community Center. It provides a location for many different village activities; church services, leadership training, family celebrations, medical clinics and more. In Love Friendship Village, located in...
Bearing Witness to Hope
Since 2001, the Catholic faithful in the Rockford Diocese have been a pillar of support for the work of Hope for Haitians. Through Lenten appeals, craft sales after mass and participation in numerous other fundraisers, they raised funds needed to build multiple...