Youthaiti

Haiti is an amazing country.  Amidst the poverty of dirt and stone roads, houses made of sticks and rocks, sudden downpours and blazing hot sun, there exists a secret paradise once known as the “pearl of the Antilles”. 
Today I experienced what at one time the entire island of Hispaniola probably looked like.  We travelled [...]

Every day has been so full, I haven’t had time to send a message.  A week has flown by and we have only 2 more days before we return to Port au Prince.
 
Today was a very exciting day!  We inaugurated the new toilet at the National School of Tozia.  This area has NO toilets – everyone [...]

Coming up the mountain, it felt like coming home. The fresh air, the sites and smells of Duchity, the greetings of friends as we arrived. There is progress on the road almost till you arrive in Duchity, but don’t let it make you complacent – you still need to hold on!

Tuesday Lori and my mom [...]

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My visit to Haiti is rapidly coming to a close.  The medical team left yesterday. We had 3 very successful clinics and saw 551 patients.  We accompanied 2 patients to the hospital who may have died without this access.  We trained 6 traditional birth attendants in danger signs of complications of pregnancy and some [...]

The medical team consisting of a nurse midwife, an ob-gyn doc and a family practice doc arrived in Duchity last Friday. After sorting and organizing 8 suitcases full of medications, they met with the local public health nurse and 6 elderly “matrons”, or lay birth attendants. They shared stories and taught techniques for safer [...]

Dear friends,

Every trip to Duchity is a discovery – of the amazing strength and faith of the Haitian people.  This trip began with a partnership with engineers from Illinois and Puerto Rico who are partnering with Youthaiti to explore ways to improve the lives of the people in Duchity by providing reliable electricity.  Currently we [...]

Dear all- After a very long travel day beginning at 4 am, we are back in Duchity. We arrived to a warm welcome and a delicious hot meal. I travelled with our treasurer, Susan Maiers and 2 engineers working with Youthaiti on a hydroelectric proposal for Duchity. Our greatest gift was to see [...]

Dear friends,
 
An eventful, busy 2 weeks has come to a close and I am “transitioning” in Florida with my mom.  She cannot stop talking about her experiences in Haiti, and her desire to return!  I arrived at noon yesterday and at 4:30 I was already making a presentation to a large group of her friends!
 
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Dear friends,
 
My first week of this visit is winding down.  Mom and I have settled into Matthew 25 guesthouse in Port au Prince for her last night here.   Our visit has been punctuated every day by exciting rides through the mountains, with amazing views across the southern peninsula of Haiti.  We had great weather all [...]

Dear Friends of Youthaiti,

The first week of March in Haiti is an exciting time – Carnival!Although we are in the countryside and not Port-au-Prince where the really big festivities are happening, we have seen ra-ra bands up and down the roads throughout the countryside.  People have taken to the streets in numbers you would not [...]