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The latest on our staff, programs, and events at Friends for Health in Haiti. Updates from the ground, as they happen.
HEAR FROM OUR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR! SARA SIMEUNOVIC I am honored to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of FHH. It means so much to be entrusted with this responsibility. Having worked with nonprofits throughout Haiti, I greatly appreciate FHH”s thoughtful approach in providing sustainable healthcare for those living in rural Haiti. As I…
For more than a year, the Board of Directors of FHH and I have been actively looking to hire a US-based Executive Director who can become the new face of the organization and assume overall responsibility for FHH, helping to increase our support and financial base, cultivate existing partnerships and develop new ones and lead…
Welcome New Staff! Widlain Velny Widlain Velny is a young man we hired to assist in the medical records department. He finished his secondary school education and is taking courses in Theology with our medical records technician, Adrien Jean Jacques, who is also our clinic chaplain. Widlain is learning to do monthly statistics for the…
Not much new in terms of news today. The road to Jérémie is still blocked by gangs of protestors and there is unrest in the town of Jérémie itself. Extra Haitian police forces are out in number, according to our sources and there is less violence than there was yesterday. But, the situation is still…
Cherlie and I were in the US for two weeks to visit family and take care of FHH business during the holidays. We were in Florida yesterday, getting ready to fly back to PAP, when we received news that there was unrest in Haiti. It was related to the fact that a politician named Guy-Philippe…