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Marie Denise Rompleur
Marie Denise Rompleur is a sixty-year-old woman who has lived in Nolivos all her life. As we were interviewing Marie, she was surrounded...
Community Development
Apr 6, 20171 min read
Take A Seat
Ask any advocate who has visited Haiti with YSI to think of the most humbling moment they had on the trip. Each advocate can describe one...
Mark Schmidt
Mar 23, 20172 min read
Louidane Paul
Eighteen-year-old Louidane Paul's interview led the community development team to momentarily forget about the scorching heat. Louidane's...
Community Development
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Jean D'Ariot Fils
When we entered the home of Jean D’Ariot Fils, we were greeted warmly by his wife and five children. At forty years old, Jean’s happiness...
Community Development
Mar 6, 20171 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mirlande Million
“Delivering aid in a culturally meaningful manner” and “fostering personal, mutually beneficial cross-cultural relationships” are two of...
Emily Adelsberger
Sep 12, 20162 min read
Why Our Friends Were Left Out
Why is Haiti poor? This is a really, really complicated question. Once, on an assignment in downtown Leogane, I was sent with a team to...
Frank Schulze
Jul 28, 20163 min read
Alfred Jean Simon & Mikelda Mariset
Alfred Jean Simon is a 70 year old lifelong resident of Nolivos. He is deaf in his right ear and was recently treated for extreme...
Caroline Mountain
Jul 7, 20162 min read
Hans Delly Rossini Civil
Hans Delly Rossini Civil has been working with YSI for a few years now. He was connected to us through one of his classmates. He says...
Emily Adelsberger & Hans Delly Rossini Civil
Jun 30, 20162 min read
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