The YSI Blog has been up and running for one full year! Here’s a recap of what YSI has accomplished in that time:
Took almost 200 undergraduate advocates from nearly 10 different colleges and universities to Pont Morel to complete service learning expeditions
Provided food and water to over 500 families in the three days following Hurricane Matthew, as well as temporary relief housing to those whose homes had been destroyed
Redeveloped our clinic structure to increase our capacity to nearly 100 patients per clinic day
Discovered a trend in women of Nolivos misusing antibiotics, developed an educational protocol, and immediately responded to the issue-- all led by advocates
Obtained approval from Dr. Tony to launch an HIV/AIDs preventive education initiative
Launched a new YSI chapter at George Washington University, led by Chloe Becker
Here’s a summary of what we’ve featured on our blog:
Seventeen Lives of Leogane articles, featuring stories about local members of the communities we serve in Haiti
20 interviews with our Board members, student leaders, and advocates
Three historically-oriented articles written by Frank Schulze, a graduating advocate
Six campus profiles about each of the university chapters that consistently recruit new undergraduate advocates
Five live accounts of what it’s like to be in Haiti, written by advocates who were there at the time of authoring the stories
Two stories detailing how YSI prepared two of our veteran advocates for their long-term study abroad experiences
AND MORE!
