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Carline Petit-Frere

Born and raised in Léogâne, Carline went to school for ten years but, unfortunately, had to stop because it was too expensive. While in...

Community Development

Dec 15, 20161 min read

Zachary Lawrence

Name: Zachary Edward Lawrence Board position: President, Board of Directors Occupation: Implementation Specialist for Elite Medical...

Zachary Lawrence & Emily Adelsberger

Dec 12, 20162 min read

The University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Author: Niamh Mulrooney School: UMass, Amherst When your chapter became affiliated with YSI: May 2014 Why you joined YSI: Engage myself...

Niamh Mulrooney

Dec 5, 20161 min read

#GivingTuesday - The YSI Scholarship Fund

Scholarship recipients Joseana and Dabbins with advocate Ashley Genza. The YourStory International Scholarship Fund pays for tuition,...

YourStory International

Nov 28, 20162 min read

Berson Jean Jacques

The first thing you notice about fifty-four-year-old Berson Jean Jacques is his warm, welcoming smile. After he agreed to answer some...

Community Development

Nov 26, 20162 min read

Bradley Flemming

Name: Bradley Fleming School: University of Massachusetts Amherst Majors: Biology and Economics Class year: Class of 2017 When and how...

Bradley Flemming & Emily Adelsberger

Nov 22, 20163 min read

The University of Vermont

Author: Jasper Flour School: The University of Vermont Leader: Jasper Flour Why you joined YSI: I wanted to immerse myself into a...

Jasper Flour

Nov 14, 20161 min read

Benitha Paul

A lifelong resident of Nolivos, forty-nine-year-old Benitha Paul appreciates life and everything in it. Tremendously thankful for the...

Community Development

Nov 10, 20161 min read

Clark University

School: Clark University Year your chapter became affiliated with YSI: Fall 2015 Leader: Rachel Gaufberg Why you became a part of YSI: I...

Rachel Gaufberg

Nov 7, 20161 min read

Zion Bereket

Name: Zion Bereket School: Clark University Major(s): International Development, Public Health Class year: 2018 When and how did you get...

Emily Adelsberger & Zion Bereket

Nov 3, 20163 min read

Hurricane Matthew Update

Dear Friends, I want to thank the entire YourStory International community for your generosity over the past three weeks. Because of the...

Kevin Michael Lombardi

Oct 25, 20162 min read

Brandeis University

School: Brandeis How many expeditions has your chapter been a part of: 4 Haiti expeditions and 1 Mississippi expedition Number of...

Herlyne Das

Oct 20, 20161 min read

Fanes Fabruine

Fanes Fabruine was born in 1938 in Tongato and moved to Nolivos as a child with his uncle. As an adult, Fanes owned a farm and cultivated...

Community Development Team

Oct 17, 20161 min read

Hurricane Matthew: Talking With Hans

As YSI learned about the impact Hurricane Matthew had on the island of Haiti, we found ourselves desperately trying to contact loved ones...

Emily Adelsberger & Hans Delly Rossini Civil

Oct 11, 20164 min read

Emily Adelsberger

Name: Emily Adelsberger School: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Major(s): Communication and Architectural Design Studies Class year:...

Emily Adelsberger

Oct 10, 20164 min read

Villanova

School: Villanova University Leader: Annabel Anderson Why you joined YSI: As a nursing student, I wanted a way to combine my desire to...

Annabel Anderson

Oct 3, 20161 min read

Art Transcending Borders

Above all things about Haiti that made me stop and think, the one that struck me the most was my sudden ability to slow down and just be...

Emily Adelsberger

Sep 26, 20163 min read

Herlyne Das

Name: Herlyne Das School: Brandeis University Major(s): Biology and HSSP: Health Science Society Policy within the Pre-Medicine Track...

Herlyne Das & Emily Adelsberger

Sep 22, 20164 min read

Dabbins and His Second Chance

On my first trip to Haiti in January 2015, I returned from a field work day to see Marie with a bundled blue blanket in her arms and what...

Ashley Genza

Sep 19, 20163 min read

Ashley Genza

Name: Ashley Genza School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Nutrition, PreMed Class year: 2016 - graduated Job: Mount Sinai Beth Israel Dept of...

Ashley Genza & Emily Adelsberger

Sep 15, 20163 min read