by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative from a report sent by the Daughters of Charity, Province of the West. The Daughters at the Provincial House are very privileged this week to be hosting the board meeting of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative, Empowering Haitians...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Leading by example! A Niagara Vice-President offers matching grant to student efforts to raise funds for aschool in Haiti From the Niagara University website… Dr. Le Challenging Students To Fundraise For Haitian School Dr. Hung Le, Niagara’s vice president...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2013 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Denise Mattson of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative writes…. “Wanted to share a little exciting news with you, and I attached a graphic to accompany it. “This morning, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, began following Zafèn on...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 5, 2013 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Denise Mattson write sto share a few photos from the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative’s (VFHI) July 28-29 board meeting in Philadelphia. The first photo shows two members who are rotating off the board and were attending their last meeting as board...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 28, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Daughters of Charity prepare Haitian women for business ventures. There are 120 sewing stations at the Daughters of Charity compound in Citè Soleil, Haiti, buzzing with colorful fabrics. Women who live in this ultra-poor neighborhood pay 75 cents daily for access...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2013 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Today, the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative launched a campaign to raise funds to support a sewing cooperative in Haiti to employ women who were taught to sew, embroider and create artisanal crafts by the Daughters of Charity. Minimum wage in Haiti is $5/day, but...
