The Haitians have experienced multiple natural disasters as well as government situations …
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Haiti is one of the countries where we permanently experience stressful situations, whether caused by natural disasters or by the political situation. …
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Haitian Connection has been operating an after-school program for several years.
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… The needs are many, and the women are counting on it and planning for it in their budgets.
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These summer camps are very meaningful for the children who have so little opportunity for distraction and organized group activities.
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This is a landso vibrant and alivethat laughter will come bursting throughas imperious as the sunand the spirit will surviveresilient as the soil. – Dennis Brutus 1978 ”Love; the Struggle” This poem so aptly describes Haiti and its people. Rather than its poverty, it is the aliveness and the vibrancy of Haiti that gave…
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Programs & Projects When Haitian Connection was founded in 2005, our primary efforts were directed at providing human and physical resources to a variety of educational projects. We focused on women and children because their need is greatest, and they are the future of Haiti. Read about our current programs: How do we determine if a project is…
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Haitian Connection projects depend on volunteers and the support of people who desire to help. If you would prefer to send a donation by mail please address checks to: Haitian Connection 5300 South Shore Drive #27 Chicago, IL 60615 To volunteer for one of our projects, contact Renate Schneider at HaitianConnection@gmail.com or by phone at 312/493-3719…
Read More2024 is the first year that Haitian Connection is publishing an Annual Report. We want to be transparent and show our donors and supporters what can be accomplished with minimal funds. The theme for this past year and for the Annual report is, Haiti will not perish – Ayiti pap peri.
Read MoreEditorial by THE HAITIAN TIMES, OCT. 03, 2022 John A. Carroll, MD, reposted this article on his blog at http://www.haitianhearts.org on July 8, 2024. The international community is gaslighting Haiti, literally and figuratively. We all know it, and we all need to stop the pretenses if Haiti is to pick up where it left off in…
Read MoreHaiti will not perish! The title of the book by Michael Deibert kept replaying itself like a consistent mantra during my recent visit to Jeremie/Haiti, a place that I had lived and worked in for 23 years, until Covid and the mounting insecurity forced me to return to Chicago. I took a good while before…
Read MoreMost of the emergency aid organizations have left Jeremie already, since it is almost 2 months after the earthquake. But little has really improved for the population in the hardest hit areas of the earthquake devastation. The work becomes consistently more difficult because the needs remain so numerous while the situation in the country becomes…
Read MoreDear Friends and Supporters, It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I write this follow-up. Because of your incredible generosity, we are able to do small things to lighten the load for the victims of this earthquake. First, I would like to give a summary of the damage that this disaster has caused…
Read MoreDear Friends and supporters of Haitian Connection, It has now been over two weeks since the earthquake hit the Grand’Anse and two other departments in Haiti. Before I give you an update, I want to thank you with a deep sense of gratitude for all of your generous donations to enable Haitian Connection to continue…
Read MoreDear friends and supporter of Haitian Connection, It has been a full week now since a 7.2 magnitude Earthquake struck the southwestern part of Haiti, leaving much damage and loss of life in its path. The country was already facing a food security crisis, compounded by high fuel prices, and the closing of transportation corridors…
Read MoreThere is no point in being Haitian if you are not prepared to get your heart broken over and over again. August 16, 2021 Dear Friends and Supporters of Haitian Connection, Saturday morning, August 14, 2021, at 8:30 am a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwest part of Haiti. It struck in the location that…
Read MoreHaitian Connection Stands in Solidarity with the Haitian People July 7, 20021 There are times when words are not enough. This is one of those times. When we heard the news that President Jovenel was assassinated we were in shock as were all Haitians. The last time a Haitian president was assassinated was in 1915,…
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