Our Mission

The La Gonave Haiti Partnership is a “ministry of presence” and a community development partnership between the people of La Gonave, the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and the United States Partners. We work together on: Education Healthcare Nutrition Agriculture Water Economic Opportunity The US partners are ecumenical and include Episcopal, Anglican and Presbyterian churches; local [...]

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Our Partners

The US Partnership works with the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti to promote sustainable growth and development for the people of La Gonave Haiti. We use an accompaniment model of development that addresses the traditional problems of “rescue aid” by building human capabilities and capacities within the communities through education, economic development and improved public health. [...]

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Trip Report: Trinity Makes Initial Visit-10-18-11

Friendship, family and finances all work together to forge a successful partnership. This trip began Trinity’s journey establishing new friendships and creating an expanded family. The Vestry of St. Francois was very appreciative of Trinity Presbyterian of Atlanta, GA and the friendships made and work accomplished on this trip. Trinity was very grateful for the hospitality and common ground that our churches both share. [...]

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The Island of La Gonave, Haiti

La Gonave Island (French: Ile de la Gonave) is an island of Haiti located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonave. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands situated off the mainland. The island is an arrondissement, La Gonave Arrondissement, in the Quest Department of Haiti and includes the communities of Anse-a-Galet and Poine-a-Raquette.

Haiti has been called “the land that the world forgot” and La Gonave has been called “the land that Haiti forgot.” Learn More

Blog

We Made All A’s!!!

Here is our first “report card” from Fonkoze the Adult Literacy trainer in Port Au Prince who has been our collaborator on the new Adult Literacy project. We just began in September, a program that grew out of one young woman who spoke up in a community meeting at Nan Mango: “What we would really [...]

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…And we’re off!

A very happy new year to all. We wrapped up 2011 feeling good about what had been accomplished and were eager to wade into 2012 to see what was going to be next. It has not taken long for us to be off and running again with new projects that have grown out of our [...]

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Year End Report 2011

There is a certain satisfaction to be planning your 20th anniversary and to have so many new beginnings in the same year. It has made us all aware how vital and important this partnership truly is. Haiti continues to struggle after the earthquake. Progress is never as fast as one would like and people grow [...]

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The Gift of a Goat

Jean Thoney’s clinic The Gift of a Goat In early November, I had the privilege of traveling to Lotorre with Jean Thoney, the administrator of our partnership’s goat project. He was conducting a veterinary clinic for the farmers of that community. After a torturous and, seemingly endless, ride in the back of a pick-up [...]

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Sew for your life

No matter the language, a room full of women sewing has a lovely hum. We like to create, talk about food and children and…more importantly…laugh at our mistakes. Such was the case the last week of October on the island of La Gonave, Haiti. Laura Martin, of Ties That Matter, and Sandy Chai, of Beatitudes, Inc, had [...]

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