Oct 5, 2021
Folks, I got mad. I’ll admit it wasn’t my finest moment. The proteges in our Reforestation Mentoring Program had reached the point of moving their seedlings from the nursery to the hillside. They had worked so hard to build the nursery, raise their...
Sep 28, 2021
Folks, The earthquake has dominated the news but it has not dominated everything. Our hardworking reforestation proteges have been nurturing their 300 seedlings, presenting reports on various tree management issues, and trekking the mountains using GPS technology to...
Aug 25, 2021
Folks, Early this morning we packed a truck of medical and relief supplies. Our little group of NGO’s has collected a variety of items such as tarps, bandages (the stretchy cling type), ace bandages, ibuprofen, water, and so forth. I will be heading out with two...
Aug 22, 2021
Folks, Time for a quick update. This week a few local NGO’s met here in Leogane and agreed to a plan. On Thursday, my long standing friend, Jamison, and I ventured over to Les Cayes to assess the situation. The cities are mostly rubble, and the rescue effort has...
Aug 22, 2021
Folks, Your notes and messages to CODEP and me in the wake of the earthquake are heartening in their engagement: What Can I Do? As many of you know, I was here in Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake and I’m bringing a couple lessons forward for this...
