News & Updates

Project and fundraising updates to keep supporters and donors informed of our work.

The villages were we work are in the process of transforming into vibrant communities. Join us on the journey as we walk with them on a road from desperate poverty to a new sense of hope.

Hope for Haitians 18th Village Project

Hope for Haitians 18th Village Project

Preparations are under way for Hope for Haitians 18th Village project, St Joseph Village, in Acul Samedi, located in northeast Haiti. Acul Samedi is a small, rural community located in the Fort Liberté commune, primarily consisting of farmers who cultivate crops such...

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30 Families Move into New Homes

30 Families Move into New Homes

Moving day for the families in Haiti we help, is different than here in the US. No moving van pulls up to move furniture and stacks of boxes. Most of our families have very few possessions and no furniture to speak of. With the help of their family and friends, they...

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Earthquake Aid Delivered

Earthquake Aid Delivered

Aid delivered 7 days after appeal beginsWhen 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 a...

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Our Plan for Earthquake Aid

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...

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Community Center Hosts Mobile Clinic

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...

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Bearing Witness to Hope

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...

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Medical Help to Haiti – New Clinic Opens

Medical Help to Haiti – New Clinic Opens

New Medical Clinic Opens in Dumas with Help from Hope for HaitiansWe are happy to announce the opening of a new clinic to deliver medical care to the people of our Villages near Dumas, Haiti. Working with The Faith Project, Hope for Haitians enlisted Dr. Cleantus Jean...

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Stories of Hope

Wilna’s Story

Wilna – Pistere Wilna is a 36-year-old mother of five children living in the village of Pistere in Northern Haiti. The home her family lived in was described by one of her children in this way, “Our house was really deplorable. She was leaning, some side was...

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Siliane’s Story

Siliane - Dumas Siliane is a resident of Dumas in northern Haiti where she lives with her four children ages 2-13. Prior to encountering Hope for Haitians, Silane was renting a home. The property, like many in the area, was in poor condition with a leaky roof. This is...

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Rosena’s Story

Rosena – Dumas Rosena is a 64-year-old widow with great responsibilities. As the mother of 6 children and grandmother of 4 grandchildren she is devoted to caring for family. Like many in her village of Dumas she and her family lived in inadequate and unsafe housing....

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Rose-Mirlande’s Story

Rose-Mirlande - Dumas At 25 Rose-Mirlande is the mother of two young girls, ages one and four. She and her family are residents of Dumas in northeast Haiti where 60% of families live in substandard housing. Despite living in accommodations that were insecure and...

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Mikerline’s Story

Mikerline – Viard Mikerline is a married 32-year-old resident of Viard in Northern Haiti. She and her husband Renaud Lagguerre have five children, 2 boys and 3 girls. As anyone with a large family knows keeping track of 5 kids is a fulltime job. Some time ago,...

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Justine’s Story

Justine Telfort – Dumas Justine Telfort lives with her sister Rosenie in Dumas located in rural northern Haiti. These two single mothers are raising 5 children between them. The fathers of the children partially pay for tuition and provide food sometimes. Day to day,...

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