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What is a Capped Water Source?
What Is a Capped Water Source? Most people who live in communities near our Gatineau clinic get their water from underground springs which are generally free from contamination. When the spring comes up to the surface, it leaks water on to the ground and this is known as a water “source”. To collect water from…
Clinic
Clinic Our outpatient clinic in Gatineau has been extremely busy since Cherlie and I (Dr. Wolf) returned to Haiti in mid-May after a trip to the US. We’re seeing up to 60 patients each day, many of them walking for hours to get to us or taking motorcycle taxis that charge far more for the…
Expanding Hygiene and Sanitation Education
EXPANDING HYGIENE AND SANITATION EDUCATION The volunteer Community Promoters who work in our Water and Sanitation Program have expanded the areas in which they provide community education to include 8 new communities adjacent to their own. This has provided a new spark of enthusiasm and motivation to the promoters and has given the communities an…
A Successful Banquet in Milwaukee!
A Successful Banquet in Milwaukee! We’d like to thank everyone who made our recent annual fund-raising banquet on May 3 a success! Your generosity will allow us to continue to support our clinic and expand community development programs. ClinicSalariesDr. Catherine Wolf updating the banquet guests on the clinic and community development programs. Steve “The Homer”…
Note From Executive Director Dr. Catherine Wolf
Note From Executive Director Dr. Catherine Wolf As we begin a new year of ministry in Haiti, we want to acknowledge those who helped us finish out the previous year with enough resources to guarantee future progress. We’d like to give a huge thanks to those of you who contributed to Friends for Health in…
Expanding Our Staff
Expanding Our Staff We are making an effort to have our staff learn more about the basic functions of the clinic so that they can eventually take over some of these responsibilities from me (Dr. Wolf) and Cherlie. Part of this effort involves the finances of the clinic. In the past, we’ve had the registration…
Measuring the Impact of Our Programs
Measuring the Impact of Our Programs One of our most well-appreciated community development programs is our Water and Sanitation Program, started in 2013. We have 24 volunteer Community Promoters from 12 communities doing water and hygiene education in their communities and helping people build ventilated pit latrines for sanitation. To date, we’ve helped nearly 700…
Program Update
Program Update We are making an effort to have our staff learn more about the basic functions of the clinic so that they can eventually take over some of these responsibilities from me (Dr. Wolf) and Cherlie. Part of this effort involves the finances of the clinic. In the past, we’ve had the registration clerk…
Note From Executive Director Dr. Catherine Wolf
Note From Executive Director Dr. Catherine Wolf We recently completed a total make-over of our website (FriendsforHealthinHaiti.org), which we hope you’ll take the time to peruse. As I wrote up a summary of each aspect of our work here in Haiti, it gave me a chance to reflect on all the wonderful things the Lord…
Something Bigger Than Yourself
Something Bigger Than Yourself At Centre de Sante de Gatineau in Haiti, we want our clinic staff and community development workers to feel proud to be affiliated with us. We want them to feel that they are part of something that is larger than themselves, accomplishing an important mission for the Lord and for the…