Dr Carlos Sinfinice (3rd from the left) and his team held two medical clinics in rural Haiti. In the Central Plateau of Haiti, a remarkable initiative has taken shape under the guidance of my friend, Dr. Carlos Sinfinice. His vision is to bring quality healthcare to rural Haiti where access to medical services is limited or non-existent. Carlos' mobile health clinics are an example of how Haitians can be empowered to help themselves even in this time of strife and chaos in the country. The first mobile clinic was set up at the Ecovillage School in Colladere for two days (December 26 and 27 ..read more

Over the past year, our partners in Haiti sent us photos and stories from the people in the Haiti EcoVillage School community. These stories were collated by our team and read aloud at our fundraising event on November 4, 2023. This video captures the images and sounds from that event ..read more

Some students walk great distances each day to attend the EcoVillage School but they are glad to have this safe place to learn and thrive. Last Fall, we reported that the Haiti Ecovillage School did not open on schedule due to violent protests in the country including towns near the school.  Fortunately, they were able to open the school at the end of November.  We are happy to report that they successfully completed the school year by extending through the end of June. Attendance was low in that first month because parents feared for their children’s safety.  But enrollment gr ..read more

I am Rosegaële Alfred and I am a 7th grade student at the Haiti EcoVillage School. I am 14 years old and I live with my mother, Eliane Estenat and my 2 brothers and 4 sisters. We live in the small village of Beganabe so I walk about 10 minutes to get to my school in the EcoVillages. Education is The Best! It is the key to changing the lives of little children like me from poverty to a better life. My mother is a sales woman by trade but in Haïti right now this is very challenging because of the violence and insecurity in our country.  My father is a policeman. Unfortunately, the pol ..read more

I am Naica SINFINICE. I am a fifth-grade student at the EcoVillage School. I am 10 years old and I live in EcoVillage 4. My mother is Annette Auguste, and my father is Carel Sinfinice. I have 2 brothers and 6 sisters. I only feel good when I am in school, because every day I learn new things. I want to become a nurse after my studies or a doctor. Whatever things you would like to become in your life, if you don't have a good education, you won't become what you desire. Without education, life has no meaning. My school is well-run, and my teachers work effectively with the students. My health ..read more

The Haiti EcoVillage School re-opened after the Christmas holiday with 377 students — 100 students more than attended before Christmas and the largest enrollment in the school’s 9-year history. The reputation of the school as one that provides quality instruction with professional teachers is driving the growth. Fall opening of school was delayed because parents were reluctant to send their children fearing the violence that has plagued Haiti since the assassination of the President. The increased enrollment creates challenges. There are not enough classroom mate ..read more

The EcoVillage School opened on Monday with 80 students in attendance. On the second day, 150 students came to school. Last year’s enrollment was 300, so there are still many who either (1) have not gotten the word, (2) are fearful for the safety of their children or (3) are embarrassed to send their children without uniforms or supplies even though Directeur Ramin waived those customary requirements due to the hardships of the past year which impoverished so many. Now, the parents who have been unable to feed their kids, know that the school will feed them lunch.  We are staying in touch ..read more

Jessica Estin (left) and Shmiderlie Étienne (right) are two of our 9th graders who passed the National Proficiency Exam this year. Seventeen 9th graders took the exam; 14 received scores necessary to graduate from the fundamental school and continue to the next level of education in Haiti. Their successes demonstrate1` the quality of education at the Ecovillage School.  Jessica was the top scorer on the exam.   She is the oldest child in her family and she lives in Ecovillage 1.  In an interview this summer, Jessica said that she performed very well on all of the exam but ..read more

Our teachers are our heroes—they persevere under great hardships to show up each day to teach our children. Recently our communication liaison Guerda met with the teachers who shared information about their lives and their experiences today in Haiti. Our teachers travel to the school from various parts of Haiti but most live in the nearby city of Hinche. Some have motorcycles to ride the five miles to school, but many must hire a ride for their commute. Fuel is very expensive (about $12/gallon now) so transportation is a huge personal expense for them. Ou ..read more

Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church held a 3-day Vacation Bible School this year on July 12-14.  The theme of VBS was “Everyone deserves clean drinking water”.  It was an opportunity to teach about the challenges many people have in other countries to find clean water and a time to talk about our mission work in Haiti.  We opened VBS on the first day with a photo presentation from our many trips to Haiti showing the life of children living in the Central Plateau and the role that water plays in their lives.  You can view the kid-centric program about our Haiti mission using ..read more