Haiti has been another visit filled with ups and downs. Before I start a litany of complaints, let me tell you that I have gotten progress done. First of all, I captured footage at an orphanage. Second, I started the grant writing process for a dry sanitation project.
The orphanage houses 37 children in two temporary wood and tin shelters. Before the January 2010 earthquake, the orphanage had permanent structures. Their dining hall is a tent and their playground is a patch of dirt. The leader of the orphanage has started constructing a temporary school, but lacks the money to finish the roof. Over the months I have raised funds from generous donors, so after spending two afternoons at the orphanage and discourse with friends at the UN, I decided to provide the money needed to finish the orphanage roof. With the school structure the children will be able to attend kindergarten, and the orphanage will be able to raise funds from outside students who also wish to attend. Primary school students still need to be transported to another school site, but the kindergarten is a start.
Second, I met the the project director and leaders at Hands On Disaster Response. Together we are going to write grant proposals to obtain funding for the dry sanitation project. I am very excited about this and I hope my years of grant writing experience during graduate school pay off. The HODR members are also excited about my involvement and happily gave me nearly a gigabyte of video footage to help me in the process. I also obtained their financial records, primary proposals, and other paperwork, and tomorrow I will shadow them as they start a new round of dry sanitation toilet construction. If you are interested in learning more about the project, I have attached a Youtube video that briefly describes the work . Tomorrow I plan to give them a financial contribution from the funds I have gathered since April.
I wish I had more time to write more about my experiences! Time moves so quickly!
Mwah!
The orphanage houses 37 children in two temporary wood and tin shelters. Before the January 2010 earthquake, the orphanage had permanent structures. Their dining hall is a tent and their playground is a patch of dirt. The leader of the orphanage has started constructing a temporary school, but lacks the money to finish the roof. Over the months I have raised funds from generous donors, so after spending two afternoons at the orphanage and discourse with friends at the UN, I decided to provide the money needed to finish the orphanage roof. With the school structure the children will be able to attend kindergarten, and the orphanage will be able to raise funds from outside students who also wish to attend. Primary school students still need to be transported to another school site, but the kindergarten is a start.
Second, I met the the project director and leaders at Hands On Disaster Response. Together we are going to write grant proposals to obtain funding for the dry sanitation project. I am very excited about this and I hope my years of grant writing experience during graduate school pay off. The HODR members are also excited about my involvement and happily gave me nearly a gigabyte of video footage to help me in the process. I also obtained their financial records, primary proposals, and other paperwork, and tomorrow I will shadow them as they start a new round of dry sanitation toilet construction. If you are interested in learning more about the project, I have attached a Youtube video that briefly describes the work . Tomorrow I plan to give them a financial contribution from the funds I have gathered since April.
I wish I had more time to write more about my experiences! Time moves so quickly!
Mwah!
toothpickmoe:
This is wonderful stuff.