First Class!
The first group of students in our Biznis Pam program have graduated and we couldn't be more excited. Here's the proud class and their teacher, Monite (far right).
The five students gave uniformly positive evaluations of their learning experience. Some of their feedback included the following comments:
Thanks to this training I know and understand what business is. Thanks a ton, Biznis Pam. Because of you and your help my dream will come true.
I love all days of the training. Now I am ready to create and manage a business. I learned a lot of things ...
Meet Monite
Monite Métélus-Louis is SFH's "person on the ground" in Haiti. She administers our micro-loan program, including training future business people who will be the recipients of those loans. We describe her new enterprise, Biznis Pam, in another post.
She's such a prize, however, we'd love you to get to know her. Recently, SFH president Laurae Richards interviewed Monite. Here's one excerpt.
Come back later for more clips from this interview.
(We apologize for the sound quality. Haiti can be a noisy place!)
Biznis Pam!
Saturday, October 15, 2011, marks one of the most exciting events in the history of Servants for Haiti.
The first of twelve classes for a group of aspiring Haitian entrepreneurs will be held with the sponsorship and support of SFH. Haitian businesswoman and friend of SFH, Monite Métélus-Louis, will teach five men and women the principles of starting and running a small business. When they successfully complete the training, SFH will provide loans so they can implement the business plans that they develop during the class.
Servants for Haiti will underwrite each ...
Trip application forms
The following link will take you to an information sheet and a set of application forms for the next work team to Haiti.
Trip application forms for October/November 2011 home-building team
For general information about past and future trips, please refer to this page.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
From Hawaii to Haiti
This trip report is from a young man from Hawaii who had never been to Haiti before:
Day 1: Wednesday - “The Awakening”
We left Hawaii later in the evening around seven or eight pm. At first, my initial thoughts and feelings towards the trip were anticipation and excitement: What will God have for us? Who will God place into our path for us to meet? What will Haiti be like? What will the team members be like? These questions filled my head throughout the many hours from Honolulu to Los Angeles, as well as from Los Angeles to Miami. These flights and the ...
Notification of transition of sponsorship programs
Servants for Haiti recently issued the following letter to its supporters:
Most of you have received information about the upcoming change in the focus of Servants for Haiti. I am writing to update you on where things stand.
As of July 1, 2011, Servants for Haiti will no longer manage the sponsorship programs for Kingdom Kids Orphanage or College Jean Rigaud Antoine (CJRA). The new organization that will take care of those sponsorships is Haiti International Alliance (HIA), founded by Pastor Rigaud Antoine, who also founded and manages the school and orphanage. Two ...
Soccer means Hope
The organization Ambassadors in Sports reaches out to those in need through the global language of football (American soccer). Servants for Haiti is teaming up with AIS by giving them nets, balls, T-shirts, and other soccer equipment to be used in Haiti. All the equipment was donated by the Westford (MA) Youth Soccer program.
Partnering with other organizations is a key component of our new direction. SFH is excited about this great new partnership and is grateful to the Westford Youth Soccer program for their generosity.
For more info about Ambassadors in ...
Trivia – The Sequel
Our Second Annual Trivia Night, held on Saturday, April 12, was a tremendous success.
We want to thank everyone who contributed to making this event not only a lot of fun, but profitable for the people of Haiti. Next year, plan to be part of the excitement. Reserve April 7, 2012 (first Saturday in April again) for next year's event. Watch our web site for updates as the date approaches.
We want to make this event one that people will look forward to year after year. Your feedback will help make next year's event even better. If you were at this year's trivia ...
One year…
It's cliché to say that the past year flew by. How many have you heard ask, "Where did the time go?"
That is not the case in Haiti, where one year ago today at exactly 4:53:10 PM ET, the landscape changed dramatically both literally and figuratively. If your year consisted of mourning lost loved ones, being fitted for prosthetic limbs, searching desperately for food, water, and shelter, trying to avoid rape, murder, and kidnap, and suffering cholera, it could not have passed quickly enough.
Those are the issues our friends in Haiti have lived with day in and day ...
New Directions FAQ
These Frequently Asked Questions are regarding the new direction that SFH is taking in 2011. The changes were introduced in a letter from SFH president Laurae Richards dated 12/26/2010.
Q. How was the decision arrived at to change the direction of SFH?
A. Individual board members had been sensing for some time a need to change how SFH serves the people of Haiti. Through further prayer and discussion, the board agreed unanimously that our methods had to change. Part of the motivation was the earthquake, but it's likely we would have made these changes eventually ...