One of the organizations that 410 partners with in Haiti is Mission of Hope. They have been instrumental in our efforts to relocate a community of deaf Haitians displaced and left homeless by the 2010 earthquake, to the community of Leveque. Last week, thanks to their consistent communication with the Clinton Foundation, the former president Bill Clinton (husband to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton), was able to visit the community of Laveque and even meet with several members of the deaf community last week. Here is an abbreviation of the report we received from MOH:
MOH has been talking to the Clinton Foundation for a while now, and they asked for a visit last week. Clinton was in-country during the 3-year anniversary and fit in a visit to Leveque! He came for a mid-day visit in a 6 car, 8 moto caravan and literal clouds of dust! Visited the soccer field, water filtration system, and two houses!
He met with a few people from the community: Berthide, Diana, Mackenson, Pastor Beau, Roosevelt, Menorce, Thimagene, and Pierre Richard – each representing a different aspect of the community. Everyone except Mack, Berthide, and Roosevelt (who communicate through sign language) completely lost their words. 🙂 But those three did a great job introducing themselves and talking about their role and life in Leveque. There wasn’t a lot of time for each one, but they did great with what they had!
Most of Clinton’s discussion ended up being with Brad, Mr. Marc, and Manasse (MOH agronomist). He is really interested in seeing if some of the drip agriculture programs that they do in East Africa would work here. Lots of water-related ag. discussion. He’s also very interested in solar lighting for the school and community center. No official commitments yet, but we’re following up…
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We’re thrilled to share some exciting news from Kamaku Primary School in Ulu Community! Thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners, a brand-new latrine block has been completed, providing much-needed sanitation facilities to young students.
Despite the community’s green landscape due to its Mediterranean climate and proximity to Mt. Kenya, access to clean and safe water has been a long-standing struggle. For years, community members have had to fetch water from a shallow well using donkeys, motorbikes, or by carrying jerrycans on their backs.
