Urgent: Electricity Needed for Hospital
Help Restore Power to Mombin Crochu Hospital We have just received an URGENT request from our hospital in Haiti. The power system, which relies on solar batteries, needs replacement. Currently they have only the power they can obtain running the very expensive generator, and are going without at night. Please consider helping us to replace […]
Earthquake in Haiti
Support for Earthquake Relief Devastated by yet another tragedy, Haiti continues to show strength in the midst of the sorrow. VPI is working directly with doctors on the ground there to deliver critical funds desperately needed for food, medication, water and shelter. 100 % of your donations will go directly to those in need. Please […]
“Far” Out: Virtual Hippie Party
Party like 2019, be safe like 2020! This year we are keeping our annual hippie party “far” out, literally. The VPI ANNUAL HIPPIE BASH serves as the largest fundraiser for Village Partners International. Last year’s party was not only groovy, it also supported many of our core initiatives, including: In Mombin Crochu, Haiti a Malnutrition Program for […]
Mother’s Day 2020
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” Barbara Kingsolver Village Partners International invites you, this Mother’s Day, to honor or remember someone who was a blessing in raising you by making a gift in support of care for struggling mothers and families in the midst of great poverty. As the Pandemic of […]
Report: Haiti Mission Trip 2020
Mombin Crochu, Haiti — January 17-23, 2020 Report from VPI’s recent trip to Mombin Crochu “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12 It was evident on this trip that the work being done in Mombin Crochu, both […]
Marie’s Story
Carrying her precious 11-month old son, William, in her arms, Marie walked four hours to reach the hospital. He was thin and so weak he could barely lift his head. Baby William’s hair was orange, a tell-tale sign that the boy was suffering from severe malnutrition. Marie did not know this as she walked each […]
Year One Report on Nutrition Program
Nutrition Program Off to a Strong Start Last week a small team from VPI traveled to Haiti to document the progress of the VPI and Mombin Crochu Hospital Nutrition Program, as well as to assess future needs of the program and areas for improvement. Jennifer Reynolds, a public health researcher and Certified Health Education Specialist, […]
Water for Wellness
Bringing Clean Water to Rural Haiti In the rural mountains beyond the village of Mombin Crochu, Haiti, the only way to get water for a family’s needs is to walk to the nearest water source with buckets and carry the water back. This is most often the job of children and women and, because water […]
A Cry For Help
As we here in the United States remember those who were lost in the tragedy of September 11, 2001, we struggle to make sense of senselessness and to bring fairness to a world that seems so unfair. In Haiti, those who survived the devastating earthquake six years ago continue to suffer. The cholera outbreak that […]