Rural Haiti abounds with fields of bananas, fruit trees and small thatch roofed houses. At first glance, one might think this region seems like a sweet oasis from the hustle and bustle of noisy city life. In many ways, this quiet landscape does permit a nice opportunity to raise a family, cultivate …
Haiti Field Stories
Saillant | A Determined Community
The community of Saillant is located in Fort-Liberté, which is less than 10 km from the border with the Dominican Republic, in the North-East Department of Haiti. Their journey towards receiving a water well began in 2016 when Guerline (an employee of Haiti Outreach) was in the area to inaugurate a …
Ulrick Romelus
In a country where the average age of the citizens is just shy of 23 years old and average life expectancy is 64 years old, Ulrick Romelus has experienced a great deal in his 70 years as a resident of Krebalye 1 (a small town in the town of Pignon) where he was born and has resided for his entire …
Lydiane Lefort | Spreading joy to her community
Lydiane Lefort is a vibrant and energetic woman from the community of Rivière Tach, located in the town of Pignon. She is a mother to a 5-year-old little girl, and provides for her family by selling clarin which is produced at the town's local distillery.* (Many families in Pignon make their …
Emmanuel Accilien | A man of many talents
Emmanuel Accilien is a breeder and farmer. Born in 1979 in a small town called Lakos Zéphirin, like many other children in Haiti, he only attended school until 7th grade. His parents decided to discontinue his education for health reasons. He shared “I always got seriously ill during exams, as …
A Humble Helper
Dieula Samson is a courageous woman and mother who is deeply admired by her community. Despite her lack of formal education or ability to read, the more she speaks, the more apparent her intelligence becomes. Diuela was born and raised in a small town called Krebalye (located in the commune of …
Without Labor Nothing Prospers
Quartier Ba Mache is a community located in the rural commune of Pignon. Vaison Lefrot is one of the members of the water well management committee set up by Haiti Outreach in his community. In addition to his work on the water management committee, he is also a hard working entrepreneur, …
A Dynamic Dreamer
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 …
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, …