Posts Tagged ‘ Haiti ’

I’d Love Your Help With Building A House

You all know I’ve started a non-profit organization with my friend Vanessa. Still Jaspora is about second-generation Haitians everywhere coming together in a hands-on way to help Haiti. While our mission calls for the involvement of volunteers and visionaries beyond monetary donations, our first project actually needs just that. I’m dying to go to Haiti [ READ MORE ]

Knowing Help is Needed is One Thing…

Knowing how and where to help is another. Yep, I’m back, talking about Haiti again. I went to bed at about 1:30a last night, looking forward to 7.5 hours of sleep. Around 3:30, my runny nose woke me up and I couldn’t get back to sleep no matter what. You see, last night I was [ READ MORE ]

Fast Days 1 & 2

I didn’t blog about my first day on the fast. It wasn’t terrible, I suppose. I definitely noticed the smell of meat from restaurants I passed, but I think that’s more akin to noticing the smell of food when you have no money in your pockets. I spent a lot of time at Vanessa’s. We [ READ MORE ]

A New Email From Haiti–For Help

In the long-run, ongoing relief efforts are best handled by established, grassroots organizations. These organizations are flexible, have a low overhead, and have earned the respect and trust of the community they serve [ READ MORE ]

An Email from Haiti

This is an email @nadinebonnet (twitter) received from a friend of ours and former church member living in Haiti now. She left a few years ago to form Sonje Ayiti (Remember Haiti), an NGO based in the country. Read after the jump[ READ MORE ]

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