Posted in Other on Apr 16th, 2017 No Comments »
Daniel Elendu ’19 and Sabrina Perry ’20 recount the experience of representing the Reforestation Team on the Haiti Trip: Being on the Reforestation Team for the March 2017 Haiti Trip allowed us connect with people and visualize our impact and through that, understand the project. Our first activity during the trip was a visit to […]
Posted in Other on Apr 11th, 2017 No Comments »
Alan Gutierrez ‘18, one of the students who traveled to Haiti in March 2017, recounts his experience: It’s simple. When you and I are thirsty, we get up and have a drink of water. But what if you can’t? What if clean water is nearly impossible to come by? What then? Would you risk […]
Posted in Other on Mar 21st, 2017 No Comments »
Alan: I must confess that the climb to Chermaître has been the boogeyman of this entire trip. Since coming to Haiti I have wondered if I will be strong enough to make the climb but all those fears were dispelled by two little Haitian boys named Schneider and Livingston. They were my guides up the […]
Posted in Other on Mar 17th, 2017 No Comments »
The time has finally come! Our group of March trippers is ready to hike up the mountain to Chermaitre. Here are their thoughts as they prepare for another five days of adventure in the rural village. Andrew: The group is doing so well, being super supportive of one another and soaking in experience after experience. […]
Posted in Other on Mar 14th, 2017 1 Comment »
Vassar Haiti’s Project’s March 2017 trip began on Sunday, with Port-au-Prince as their first stop. This year, Lila and Andrew Meade, the two co-founders of the Project, are accompanied by Jackie Eiting (board member), Manning Wu ’14 (VHP alumna), and ten Vassar students, who cannot wait to share their experiences so far. Alan: What strikes me […]
Posted in Other on Mar 8th, 2017 No Comments »
On the evening of February 10 at Vassar College, the Vassar Haiti Project held She Is, a formal gala filled with great performances and delicious food. The event was dedicated to the inspiring women of the world, with proceeds collected to support the Women’s Cooperative in VHP’s partner village, Chermaitre, Haiti. The first Women’s Gala […]
Posted in Other on Mar 28th, 2016 1 Comment »
Alex: Lila often told our partners in Haiti that the people of Haiti teach us how to care for the world. I couldn’t think of a more accurate way to describe how much I learned about both humanity and myself from our experience in Haiti. There really is no way that I can accurately describe […]
Posted in Other on Mar 23rd, 2016 No Comments »
Melanie Lai Wai ’16, VHP’s VP for Merchandise and representative for the Education Initiative in Haiti, wrote this post about her experience meeting a secondary school student in Chermaitre. _______________________________________________________ “Wow! Ho ho ho!” This morning I met the boy with the cutest laugh in Chermaitre. As I strolled out of a classroom in our […]
Posted in Other on Mar 21st, 2016 1 Comment »
On March 18th, the second day that trippers stayed in Chermaitre, we had a meeting with the women co-operative, first with the executive board, and then with the general body. Thao Nguyen, as one of the representatives for the women’s initiative, wrote the following post about her experiences. _______________________________________________________ It was a true honor for me […]
Posted in Other on Mar 14th, 2016 2 Comments »
March 13, 2016. 9:31 am. Reflections From the Plane Bonjou! We have now boarded the plane and are eagerly (and sleepily) awaiting take off! The 5 other trippers next to me are all asleep, heads nodding and mouths wide open. We loaded the vans and left Chez Meade around 4:15am this morning, managed to wrestle […]
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