“Good things don’t get lost.” Barbara Kingsolver For all the years I have been in Haiti, I have been wanting to visit the Citadel. I heard so much a bout it, and was finally able to make it up North to Cap Haitian and Milot to fulfill this dream of mine. Haiti is such a small…
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Stark Beauty
Beautiful view from the Benedictine Monastery north of Port au Prince. Whenever things get too chaotic, which they often will, I retreat to the Benedictine Monastery, the only monastic community in Haiti. The hospitality of the monks, the periods of silence, and the natural, stark beauty of the mountains calms me, and at the same time…
Read MoreRumors Abound
In Haiti, rumors abound. Therefore it is near impossible to get a good handle on what is happening in the country, and especially in the government. There are a few hopeful signs, but others are not. Some programs that the government takes pride in appear good at first glance, but when analyzed more closely, one…
Read MoreElusive Beauty
Last week I fulfilled a long- standing wish by visiting Abriko and the work of Patrick and Mica Deverteuil. They have a large foundation which sponsors 12 schools, an atelier for the transformation of fruits, and also a women’s cooperative which makes table cloths, bedspreads and other beautiful handicrafts. What struck me most about that…
Read MoreTime Flies
Time flies, and I am not keeping up this blog the way I have wanted to. But there are times when I am just forced to write. Yesterday was such a day. We spent it out in the countryside to visit our housing project and our microcredit group in Latiboliere. As always, those days are…
Read MoreAmazing Grace
Meditation in Jeremie Haiti never ceases to capture my heart… Sunday afternoon in a small rundown church in the middle of the noisy market in Jeremie, with vendors selling their wares yelling out the prices, carnival music wafting in from outside, but inside… 60 young people quietly listening to a presentation on meditation, and then, oh so gently, practicing…
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For Women and Children
The Haitians have experienced multiple natural disasters as well as government situations that hinder economic progress and threaten their wellbeing in a variety of ways.
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Mental Health Program in Jeremie
The catastrophes which have hit Haiti only underscore the need for trained mental health counselors on the ground as people resettle, tally their losses and adjust to a new and likely much more difficult reality.
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January 1, 2013 – Independence Day
This is Haitian Independence Day, the 209th since Haiti’s Independence. It is this day which, despite the current situation that Haitians find themselves in, serves as a source of pride and and strength. It is this pride and strength which is contagious and will power the work of Haitian Connection forward in 2013. What is…
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Education
Recognizing that education is the key to Haitian progress, we have approached providing education on several levels: university, workshops, literacy, language, and more.
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