About Us
Our Mission
Haiti Foundation of Hope is a Christian organization addressing the physical,
emotional and spiritual needs of the people in the impoverished and underserved
rural communities of northern Haiti.
Our History
Several volunteers with Haiti Foundation of Hope have been traveling to Haiti for more than 20 years, long before the foundation was established. In 1996, a medical and dental team from Washington state traveled to the village of Terre Blanche in northern Haiti. Seeing the needs of people in the community and the absence of hope, team members began a program to feed the 65 children that attended the local school.
For the next 10 years, they partnered with the Haitian Free Methodist Church and saw the community change. The school grew to more than 500 students and 11 teachers, the building was expanded to include more classrooms and a cafeteria where students received a hot meal, a community well was constructed, health care was provided by a visiting nurse and traveling medical teams, a women’s trade school was established, and the church grew.
In an effort to continue and expand the work in Terre Blanche and northern Haiti, Haiti Foundation of Hope was established in 2005. Since then, the foundation has financed construction of a medical clinic building with a second-floor dormitory, the purchase of a truck for hauling supplies, and the employment of full-time medical staff. The foundation has plans to create a community health program and expand a program to provide micro-loans.
Our Work
For more details on the work of Haiti Foundation of Hope, click here.
Partnering
With
Haiti Foundation of Hope partners with Medical Teams International (formerly Northwest Medical Teams International), an organization that has sent more than 1,500 medical teams around the world in response to disasters and the ongoing needs in developing countries.
Board of Directors
Haiti Foundation of Hope board members, from left, are Ann Petersen, Ray
Van der Pol, Sandra Van der Pol, Joe Markee, Linda Markee and Larry Moore.
Not pictured is Steve Sethi.
