I recently returned from a week long trip to Haiti, from June 15th to June 22nd. I traveled with an organization called Partners in Development (PID). Please check out their web site at www.pionline.org. PID has a medical clinic along with many other important programs in Blanchard, right outside of Port-au-Prince. I spent my week working hard doing counseling with the clinic clients. The poverty is very great, but the Haitian people are very strong. I plan on returning to work in Haiti for another week in January.
PID always needs donations of medical supplies, medicines, and hygiene products. Donated bars of soap are very helpful for the clinic to pass out to the community members. I am trying to collect summer shoes, sneakers, and sandals , to send to Haiti. I also need roles of gimp, children’s scissors, colored side walk chalk, and bracelet string/embroidery floss for my group work with children. I connect with PID and they get the supplies brought down with the weekly teams in their extra baggage or ship supplies. There will be a box to collect donations for our work in Haiti in the meetinghouse. I would be glad to share more information about Haiti if people are interested.
Corey Gifford