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Abby Leclerc

Name: Abby Leclerc School: UNH Major(s): Neuroscience and Behavior Class Year: 2019 When and how did you get involved with YSI? This...

Abby Leclerc & Emily Adelsberger

Mar 2, 20172 min read

Jacqueline Guerrier

Jacqueline Guerrier is thirty-four years old and has lived in Nolivos her entire life. Faced with difficulty throughout her life, her...

Community Development

Feb 27, 20171 min read

Taylor Spurlock

Name: Taylor Spurlock School: Villanova University Major: Biology Class year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with YSI? I became...

Taylor Spurlock & Emily Adelsberger

Feb 23, 20173 min read

Public Health Curriculum

January 2017 has seen great progress in the development and standardization of YSI’s public health curriculum, as well as the structure...

Emily Adelsberger

Feb 21, 20173 min read

Gérard Auguste and César Marie Malene

Gérard Auguste and César Marie Malene are the loving parents of three children. Formerly a waitress and cultivator, respectively, Gérard...

Community Development Team

Feb 16, 20171 min read

Traveling Far, But Learning From Within

In the days following my trip to Haiti, I was thrown headfirst back into the bustle of work and school. Fortunately, each friend and...

Thomas Plas

Feb 13, 20172 min read

Your Journey Begins at Your Flight Gate

Unless you’re a very frequent flyer, almost everybody gets nervous in the airport. Will my luggage get lost? Will my gate get changed at...

Emily Adelsberger

Feb 9, 20172 min read

Gasmine Honoree

Gasmine Honore is a thirty-six-year-old mother of two daughters. When interviewing Gasmine, our translator asked her for her name in...

Community Development Team

Feb 2, 20171 min read

Karen Li

Name: Karen Li School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Operations Information Management Class Year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with...

Karen Li & Emily Adelsberger

Jan 26, 20172 min read

Session 2 Recap

Check out this awesome video created by session two UMass YSI advocate, Krista O'Brien.

Krista O'Brien

Jan 25, 20171 min read

Session 3

Day 1: Session 3 advocates arrived at the compound right as the sun was setting. We played an icebreaker and immediately noticed an...

Emily Adelsberger

Jan 19, 20172 min read

Richeleo & Wawen Dina

A mother arrives with her two children and is greeted by Gia, our patient manager. Gia asks their name in Creole, assigns them an...

Emily Adelsberger

Jan 12, 20172 min read

Barbara Auguste

Barbara Auguste is an eighteen-year-old resident of Nolivos. In order to be closer to a friend, she relocated from Port-au-Prince in...

Community Development

Jan 9, 20171 min read

Gia Chirico

Name: Gia Chirico School: Villanova University Major(s): Biochemistry and Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience Class year: 2017 When and...

Emily Adelsberger & Gia Chirico

Jan 5, 20172 min read

Session 1 Update

It's been a busy couple days here in Léogâne. We've been lucky with warm weather and a nice breeze to keep us cool during the busy days....

Julia Brown

Jan 2, 20171 min read

Sipping from the Bowl of Liberty

On January 1st, our friends in Haiti will celebrate their Independence Day. It is a pleasantly happy time, and I have had the unique...

Frank Schulze

Jan 2, 20173 min read

Andrelie Thermitus

Despite the hardship she faced as a result of the 2010 earthquake, Andrelie Thermitus stays strong. At seventy-six years old, she has not...

Community Development

Dec 30, 20161 min read

Happy Holidays 2016

Seasons greetings to all of our friends in the US, Haiti, and around the world! No matter what holiday you are celebrating, or if you’re...

Emily Adelsberger

Dec 26, 20161 min read

Carole Maurice

Thirty-six-year-old Carole Maurice has lived in Haiti her whole life. She has two children who are both currently attending school. She...

Community Development

Dec 22, 20161 min read

University of New Hampshire

Leader: Kevin Gutierrez Why you joined YSI: When I initially joined YSI, it was because a friend of mine told me she was excited to be...

Kevin Gutierrez

Dec 19, 20162 min read