About: “Hello my name is Melissa Joseph Brithony. I attend the Heart In Haiti School or L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I am 8 years old, and I am in the 3rd grade. I live in Lizon, Haiti, with my dad, stepmom, my stepmom’s daughter, my little sister and another student who attends the school. (His […]
01
Jul
Jul
About: “Hello my name is Frejuste David. I attend the Heart In Haiti school or L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I am 13 years old, and I am in the 4th grade. I live in Sibert, Haiti with my mom, dad, brother, and sister. I have been in the school for 2 years.” Hobbies: “What I […]
01
Jun
Jun
About: “Hello my name is Jean Simon Sabine. I attend the Heart In Haiti school or L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I am 14 years old, and I am in the 6th grade. I live in Roeber, Haiti with my mom, cousin, aunt, and my little sister who also attends the school. (Her name is Nehemie, […]
02
May
May
About: ”Hello my name is Wisguens Paul. I am 11 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I live in Sylvina with my mom, dad and 3 sisters.” Hobbies: “I love to study, ride my bike & play soccer.” Three places I would like to visit: “I would love to visit the United […]
02
Apr
Apr
About: “Hello my name is Rose Charline Obas. I am 10 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I live in Sibert-Merger with only my dad. Hobbies: “I love to play, ride my bike and study.” Three places I would to visit: “3 places I would like to visit are Canada, United States […]
01
Mar
Mar
About: “Hello my name is Edume Francois. I am 13 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte De Sibert. I live in Jamaȉqie with my mom, 7 brothers and 6 sisters.” Hobbies: “I love to read, play soccer & study.” Three places I would like to visit: “I would like to visit United States, Brazil […]
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Jan
Jan
About: “Hello my name is Beatrice. I am 14 years old. Currently I attend L’ecole Mixte de Sibert/ HEART School. I live in Sibert with my mom, 2 sisters and 1 brother.” Hobbies: “I like to study, wash clothes and dishes.” Three places I would like to visit: “I would like to visit the United States, Russia […]
10
Dec
Dec
Rodine is a preschool teacher at HEART in Haiti School. She has been with the School since 2010 and uses her teaching skills beyond the classroom. “Dr. E’s workshop (see post under Community Projects) is going very well, I love the topics and I love giving back to the community and sharing with others who don’t have […]
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Nov
Nov
There is a group of women who like to get together and sew, rather like the quilting bee of earlier times. We have been together for several years now. We make Made With Love Dresses and donate them where they are needed and wanted. After being introduced to the HEART school, we fell in love […]
13
Oct
Oct
Isn’t it heartbreaking to see Haiti so barren, devoid of trees? Deforestation causes: Rising temperatures Decreasing rain Soil in the mountains washing away so much, the rivers run brown These in turn lead to lack of food and jobs for the people in Haiti. Poverty keeps people dependent on cooking with wood and charcoal, so […]
05
Oct
Oct
The Paul family has been with the school since its inception. Wisguens, a 6th grader this year, started with us when he was in kindergarten in 2010. He and his three sisters live with their mother and father in a one room corrugated metal shack about 2 miles from the school. Every morning, Wisguens’ father […]
05
Oct
Oct
The strength of a community is based on the strengths of its connections. Haiti is country of opportunity, where people are thirsty to learn, grow and build stronger connections, and Dr. Erik Fisher’s goal is to help advance communities throughout Haiti, continuing his work in the community of Croix des Bouquets. No matter what has […]
04
Oct
Oct
Hurricane Matthew brought major flooding to the community of Sibert where the HEART in Haiti School is located. Since the School is sustainably built with shipping containers and earthquake proof construction it has fared well. Currently the damages within the community are being assessed. As of now the report is that everyone connected to the […]
02
Sep
Sep
At HEART in Haiti, we like to raise money for our school while supporting the local businesses in Haiti. Auctioning beautiful metal artwork made from recycled oil drums has been a fundraiser supported by the Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville, NY since 2012. The current auction has started and will run until October 4th. […]
01
Sep
Sep
HEART board members Corinne Warren and Carina Blon interviewed 4 community members from the HEART School during the board of director’s March 2016 trip to Haiti. Corinne’s idea was to model the interviews after the ” Humans of New York” blog. They have recorded the direct statements so HEART supporters and community can learn firsthand […]
07
Aug
Aug
HEART board members Corinne Warren and Carina Blon interviewed 4 community members from the HEART School during the board of director’s March 2016 trip to Haiti. Corinne’s idea was to model the interviews after the ” Humans of New York” blog. They have recorded the direct statements so HEART supporters and community can learn firsthand […]
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Jul
Jul
We were chatting with San Diego friends about repurposing cargo containers into houses. They said that they support a project in Haiti called HEART school where their friend Dick Martin had been instrumental in building a school from shipping containers. Our friends sent us information about HEART and later introduced us to Barbara Rose, Dick’s […]
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Jun
Jun
HEART board members Corinne Warren and Carina Blon interviewed 4 community members from the HEART School during the board of director’s March 2016 trip to Haiti. Corinne’s idea was to model the interviews after the ” Humans of New York” blog. They have recorded the direct statements so HEART supporters and community can learn firsthand […]
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May
May
On May 5, Mrs. Villa’s 6th grade class at Minisink Middle School in New York, gathered in the middle school library to speak to students and teachers at the Heart in Haiti school via Skype. She and her class have done this in previous years. We greatly appreciate her continued work with the school. To read […]
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May
May
Beautiful, broken, starving, tropical, treeless, healing, rebuilding, land of joyful, frustrated, proud, smiling spirited people: Haiti A foundation is built with great care with the hope to create a home for a school, but wait, this is hard. Some are tired and angry saying, “You are wrong. We quit.” They fly away with their wings […]
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Apr
Apr
HEART board members Corinne Warren and Carina Blon interviewed 4 community members from the HEART School during the board of director’s March 2016 trip to Haiti. Corinne’s idea was to model the interviews after the ” Humans of New York” blog. They have recorded the direct statements so HEART supporters and community can learn firsthand the […]
28
Jun
Jun
HEART is proud to launch the new heartinhaiti.org. The new website features a rich mobile-responsive user friendly interface, a content management system with access to thousands of plugins to continue improving content and features with ease, and a more search engine friendly architecture. We’re confident that the new online presence will help us continue to […]
28
Jun
Jun
View the photos below of students enjoying the playground funded by the Corlears school in Chelsea, NY.
27
Jun
Jun
We are very grateful and appreciative of the Rotary Club of Northeast Westchester NY for helping to fund our new propane stove! This stove will be very helpful for HEART and will help nourish many children and residents of Haiti. See photos below. “They love the stove because the kitchen is much cooler and not […]
28
May
May
A Big Thanks to Nashville Rotary Club for funding classroom and cafeteria furniture! In the photos below you can see the furniture being built and then enjoyed and appreciated by students and staff alike.