It’s hard to believe that less than a hundred years ago close to half of American homes did not have access to piped water, a bathtub or a flushing toilet. Today these innovations are commonplace in homes across America, and to consider using the bathroom outside one’s home is hardly …
Field Stories
Opportunities for Growth
In every country around the world, conflict is inevitable. Causes range from differences in expectations, perspectives, values, needs and the list goes on. As our work involves many people, conflict comes with the territory. Often the underlying causes we encounter are related to social beliefs and …
Meet Liviose | Faces of Haiti Outreach
In much of the developing world “women’s equality” and “empowerment” has gained needed attention. In Iceland, for example, it has now become illegal for women to be paid less than her male counterpart for the same role. Yet, many other nations have more steps to take towards this lofty …
We had no idea that the culprit was the water
With a vision that Haiti would be a developed country, the work that we do in the field is not a solo effort. Our model incorporates the involvement of both the local government authorities and the people. Before we work with a community, the local people must express interest in having a well …
Meet Lesly | Faces of Haiti Outreach
Lesley Charles has been with Haiti Outreach since 2012. He serves as our purchasing and inventory manager and is a devoted husband and father of 3 young children. Born in La Jeune (in the commune of Pignon), Mr. Charles completed his primary schooling there and later moved to Port-au-Prince to …
Meet Natan | Faces of Haiti Outreach
Anoux Faveus, whose nickname is “Natan”, was born in the town of Hinche in 1979 to a humble but respected family. His father was a farmer and his mother a shopkeeper. Despite his aspirations to learn, Natan was not able to start school until he was 11 years old. His delay in starting …
Cultivating Leaders
Three core values instilled on a daily basis at Haiti Outreach are: Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency. We ensure that the communities we engage are committed to taking responsibility and ownership for the management of their well after the inauguration ceremony has taken place. …
Spirited Entrepreneurs!
In the town *Woukou, resides two audacious young ladies named Modeline (age 11) and Rose (age 13) who both dream of becoming nurses one day. Rose explained, "We want to become nurses to support our family and take care of the sick. There are so many people suffering in Haiti who need …
Meet Jean | Faces of Haiti Outreach
Jean Jackendy is a young ambitious Haitian professional who began working for Haiti Outreach in March of 2018 as a GIS* technician to help us further develop the geo-mapping system that we use to collect the data that drives our decision-making process. His leadership capacities were so evident …
Ten new wells inaugurated in the Northern Departments!
In a nation where nearly half of the population is deprived of clean water, our staff refuses to sleep on its laurels. "Our dream is to see the entire Haitian population have access to quality water”, exclaimed one of our animators*. He remains confident that we are on the right track because the …