Douya Solennel is a dynamic 23-year-old woman who resides in the northeastern department of Haiti, in the commune of Pignon. Her community in Bohoc received a water well from Haiti Outreach, and since its beginning, she has participated in the Community Water Point Leadership …
Haiti Field Stories
How clean water increases women’s opportunities
Globally, over 844 million people lack access to clean drinking water. Of this group, women of all ages are the most impacted by this reality. Most often the task of gathering water falls on the shoulders of women and girls who often travel long distances to collect it. Whatsmore, they cannot always …
COVID-19: Learning to Adapt
Worldwide everyone has been impacted by the global pandemic to varying degrees. In response, our staff implemented new methods to complete our work and continue training communities. Before the pandemic, our practice was to send our animators to the field to meet with communities, talk to them, …
Leading the Leaders
Education is essential for anyone to move forward in life. At Haiti Outreach, we realize that guiding the communities to take responsibility for the long-term management of their well and for their own health is crucial for the sustainability of our efforts and their future progress. To do this, …
Fadette’s Story
In Baja, located in a communal section of Wech, a rural area in the north-east of Haiti, Fadette serves as one of the members of the well management committee set up by Haiti Outreach in her community. In addition to her work on the water management committee, she has proven herself to be a …
Water For All!
Dieuline is a community member of Lacaboye, in the commune of Saint-Raphaël. While taking a daily trip to the river with her neighbor to obtain water, she shared, “When the river is flooded, it is no longer possible to get water. We have to wait until the situation is resolved to get water. It can …
Rising Above Adversity
Jordanie Joachin is from Ran Zorange, located in the commune of Cerca Carvajal, and is the youngest child of a family of seven. As a vivacious child, he enjoyed playing in the countryside and helping his mother around the house as well as accompanying her to the market. At the age of fifteen, he …
Changing the Conversation – One Leader at a Time
In March of 2020, many Americans ransacked the store shelves to ensure that they were well stocked with toilet paper. What is it that would motivate such an unusual response by the American public? In two words – scarcity mentality. In the developed world, many have been fortunate to have their …
All Hands on Deck!
In only a matter of months the Coronavirus has spread throughout the world - and Haiti is no exception. As of March 19th, Haiti too has been impacted by this world-wide pandemic. In response, we are implementing new methods of completing our work and training the communities. Before this global …
First Hand Experience
It is very easy to stereotype a country or a culture based on what one might see in the news. However, these preconceived notions can often be inaccurate. Adam John, professor of French and Spanish for more than twenty years at Albright College in Pennsylvania, has always preferred to explore Haiti …