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Beating all the odds!
Written by Doctor Junior Etienne.
After her parents passed away, Erlande Esperance lived in Zabricot at La Gonave with her grandmother. Erlande Esperance’s only hope and only support was For You Haiti. Erlande had a terrible skin ailment.
One of our drivers, Carmy, saw her all alone seating in the dust, people avoiding getting too close to her saying her disease is probably contag…
Staff Spotlight: Jony Pierre
Written by Doctor Junior Etienne.
Jony Pierre – Staff Spotlight:
Behind the scenes, in the ‘kitchen’ (how I love calling it!), working so hard every single day to make everything happen here on the ground at La Gonave is Jony Pierre. We have many people that we could highlight, we have Samuel Michel the FYH President, Our wonderful clinic nurse Ganette Nicolas, Goergie our lovely administrati…
A Brave Lady
Written by Doctor Junior Etienne.
Sherline’s story begins with her infinite effort to take care of her first child, Podolsky, who was born with a very difficult heart congenital malformation and continues with the hope that she never stopped carrying for her second baby boy, who she was expecting, to be born healthy.
Life has not been easy for Sherline. Her first pregnancy was a …
New Life & New Miracles
When the gangs burned down Edeline Excellent’s home and little tailor shop at Martissant, she didn’t have any other option but to come back to La Gonave, with 4 children, pregnant (carrying twins), and her husband who had just lost everything. Edeline Excellent didn’t have hope for any future.
Arriving at La Gonave, they lived with her sister for a while, but it was so difficult for her …
Tevez’s Story
Did you know that every single day our drivers cover more than 60% of la Gonave, bringing hope to the forgotten ones?! This is how we found Tevez, living in Pointe a Raquettes.
In our first contact with the family, the mom didn’t what to even let us see him, because no organization has ever kept their promises to them. “So many organizations have visited, but nothing ever happened, so why shou…
An Amazing Journey Into Motherhood
Georgie has been our For You Haiti Office Manager and overall staff coordinator since 2020. She plays an enormous role in For You Haiti’s daily activities; making staff schedules, communicating with parents, and enrolling kids in all of the FYH programs (sponsorship, school, medical assistance, the care house, and daily reports) Georgie is in the middle of everything every single day!
She is t…
A Desperate Father Sees a Better Future for His Son
On October 27, 2022. It was midday when an old man carrying a child knocked at the clinic door. I greeted them and looked into his eyes. My first impression was that this man has a beautiful soul. When I asked him why did he bring this child to see me he said,
“Doctor, I come from a village very far from the town, I just come to the clinic because I’m very desperate about this malformation in …
Meet Dr. Junior
Doctor Junior is one of the doctors at FYH. He’s appreciated and loved by the whole community of La Gonave. With his bright and contagious smile, he’s a friend to everyone. He’s a devoted and dedicated Doctor, always available to help FYH children and other people in the communities who come to him. Dr. Junior leads the prenatal clinic program at FYH, a program where vulnerable pregnant women c…
A Visit Could Save a Life
Sanrealie is an 11 years old girl from Tipalmis, a remote village of La Gonave. Stephanie, her mother, was 22 years old when she became pregnant with Sanrealie. Stephanie delivered at home after an uneventful pregnancy. Everything was fine, Stephanie was breastfeeding and caring for her lovely baby. However, 6 days after the delivery she noticed the color of the baby was changing; Sanrealie was…
