by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2014 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Dear VFHI supporter, I write you on the Haitian National Holiday of Labor and Agriculture to ask for your help to bring the skills necessary for economic activity to Savanne Perdue, La Hoye, Central Plateau. I write this letter having just returned from the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2014 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Miles J. Heinen shares a link….The Vincentian Family is working with Mary’s Meals in Haiti to province a hot meal to 3,466 children in the Central Plateau around Mirebalais. Have fun watching the video! Mary’s Meals provides meals in schools in Haiti’s...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Zafèn, Crowdfunding Platform for Haitian Entrepreneurs, announces Winner of Unleash Haiti’s Prosperity Contest Djennie (Jane) Dorvilier of Montreal, Canada is the winner of the “It’s Our Business to Unleash Haiti’s Prosperity” contest. Launched...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 10, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Vincentian Family Fish Farm in Central Plateau Breaks Ground Nine acres of carefully selected land in Haiti’s Central Plateau will become the new home for 25,000 baby tilapia, or “fingerlings,” in early 2014 as the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative launches a...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2014 | Pope, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
According to the Catholic News Service Pope Francis has chosen the theme, “He became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich,” for this year’s Lenten message, said a Vatican statement Jan. 31. The theme comes from a verse from St. Paul’s Second Letter to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2013 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Fonkoze, collaborator with the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative, was recently recognized on Forbes.com for counteracting the all-too-common image of Haitians as victims—emphasizing instead Haitians’ capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship. This article on...
