Dear Friends,
It’s late June, and I’m finalizing my preparations for my sixth trip to Haiti in the last two-and-a-half years. I leave on July 11 with Liat, my daughter, and Annette, a computer specialist, and will meet up with Kenson, our Canadian student intern for a two-week visit to Duchity and Beaumont, where we will build more toilets including dry-composting toilets and Arborloos. We will work side by side with members of OJPDH during this time – establishing new connections for our future work.
I’m looking for bed nets to take with us; malaria is a serious mosquito-born illness that kills thousands of children in Haiti every year. We are hoping to bring small gifts to the children, including clothing, toiletries, linens, and towels. In addition to the work with OJPDH, I am also working on arrangements to do a clinic in Dufrene, a slum area outside of Port-au-Prince. Through MAP International, we’ve received free medications, and Liat and Annette will be my triage and pharmacy assistants. If anyone can help us with donations of vitamins for adults and children, along with Tylenol (acetophinomen) and Advil (ibuprofen) for both adults and children, I would appreciate it very much!
I look forward to staying in touch with all of you during my trip; I’ll be posting a new blog of my daily activities on this website. Thanks, everyone, for all your help! Gigi
