HOPE - Supporting Haiti and the Developing World Since 1958

by Stephanie & Adam

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(since December 20, 2009)

HOPE stands for Health Opportunities for People Everywhere. Project HOPE delivers health education, medicines, medical supplies and volunteer help glboally where needed. They've been in Haiti for over a decade and have infrastructure currently in place and are already providing medical care to the Haitians. Project HOPE has a reputation for financial integrity and efficiency and are highly transparent (annual and audit report on their website). More than 90 percent of their expended resources support life saving health projects around the world.

This project is also an experiement in the power of social networking for good. You can contribute here and also build your own site (if you like) to reach out to your peers to provide them a forum for helping. This allows many people to give amounts as small as $10 or as much as they like - and compound the impact. Stephanie and I are particularly drawn to HOPE's model as we've traveled extensively to-, lived in developing countries and know the impact that this established program can make. My father also serves on Project Hope's board and has helped them explore innovative ways to magnify their ability to continue doing good. See the below 1/22 update on their current activities in Haiti and please support them and spread the word. The Haiti-dedicated support box is at the bottom of the page (scroll down).

Thank you,

Adam and Stephanie

1/22/10
-The USNS Comfort arrived off the coast of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday. Dr. Harold Timboe, HOPE Chief Medical Officer assisted the Navy’s medical staff in caring for the first 60 Haitian patients to be admitted to the 1,000-bed floating hospital ship. Read more

-Also on Wednesday, HOPE volunteer Dr. Larry Ronan from the Massachusetts General Hospital assisted Navy personnel to identify a location for a 150-bed Expeditionary Medical Facility in Haiti.

-Project HOPE continues to be in discussions with the U.S. Navy for approval to deploy the first wave of HOPE medical volunteers.

-Two Project HOPE logistics specialists have been in the Dominican Republic and Haiti this week establishing transportation routes to pulse in much needed medicines and medical supplies to hospitals on the border of the two countries and to rural hospitals outside of Port-au-Prince. Read More

-Nearly $1 million of medical supplies donated to HOPE have been shipped from a secure warehouse operated by long-time HOPE partner Order of Malta in Santo Domingo. The medical supplies, such as bandages, braces, wraps and pain relief medicine, were shipped to hospitals and clinics in the border town of Jimani where several thousand Haitian refugees have fled for relief. Read more

-In the coming days, another shipment of medicines and medical supplies – including antibiotics, IV solutions and vaccines – will leave the HOPE Distribution Center in Winchester, Va., for the Dominican Republic for distribution in Haiti.

-Ruth Madison, Technical Specialist for Women’s and Children’s Health arrived in Haiti to solidify partnerships with three hospitals that will be potential sites for HOPE volunteers and gift-in-kind. The three hospitals are:
Sacre Coeur Hospital, Milo, Haiti (special thanks to HOPE Board member Steve Rusckowski and his wife Deb for their assistance)
The Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Deschapelles, Haiti
Jimani Hospital, Jimani, Dominican Republic.

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