Haiti needs your help
Friends are available to work along with you
all donations receive a Canadian Government tax receipt if requested
YES WE NEED DONATIONS BUT WE ALSO NEED MUCH MORE
Work in Haiti and while in Haiti
controlling emergency medical costs
Building and maintaining fish ponds
Building and maintaining water cisterns
fixing up the guest house for visiting workers
sending us photos and stories on how things are going
developing ILE A VACHE MARINE PARK
Teaching Haitians how to use tools
how to treat water
English and French
how to repair boats and work with epoxy
how to fix outboard motors
Work in Canada and the USA
Fundraising events silent auctions
dinners and talks
Help us find corporate sponsors
selling Haitian Art to raise funds - finding dealers across Canada
Delivering goods to boats in Virginia and Florida
a customs broker to work with for getting goods to Haiti
Collecting old sails, rigging and other boat parts
medical supplies, toothbrushes, soap
shoes, clothing, hats
school supplies, French books, English French Dictionaries
laptops for use in Haiti at the cyber cafe
cameras for use by Haitian staff to keep in touch with us
Gleaners products for delivery to the vessels
sewing machines and sewing supplies
tools - hand and electrical
Working on developing the charity
updating the website
helping with Facebook and other social media
making a new book
creating Power Point presentations
working on our video and photo files
printing off photos - blowing them up to sell to raise funds
Sail to Haiti on our vessels
we are always looking for good crew who want to help out in Haiti
we need people who can sail open ocean and work in Haiti
What is needed in Haiti - contact us under donations
What visiting yachts and people can bring as gifts
For fishermen
good heavy fishing line and large ss hooks, cast nets for work at the fish ponds
used sails and rope, small pulleys, shackles - for 15 - 20 foot sloops
life jackets and PFDs
hand held vhf radios
For the Villagers in General
hand tools for wood working, digging in the fish ponds, installing water cisterns
solar panels, wire, inverters, 12volt lights, solar lights
t-shirts, ball caps, shoes, shorts
water treatment pills, clean buckets, jugs
school supplies, French English dictionaries
cameras so they can email photos to us so we can publish them
sheets, pillow cases, pillows, towels
used laptops for the small cyber cafe
used outboards 10hp or 15hp for the water ambulance
seeds to grow food, fertilizer
For Hospitals and Clinics
medical supplies for young children - give to the Clinic
medical supplies for the hospital - our team will deliver them
small home first aid kits
bandages of all sizes and types
ointments and anti biotic creams
anti-bacteria soaps and hand sanitizers
children's medicines and cough syrup
aspirin, Ibufrfen and Acetaminophen - new and unopened
water purification tablets
single bed liners and sheets
Note: Be sure to work with our guides, Wagner and Samuel, when offloading and distributing any gifts
You can create a riot handing out aid on the beach
What is needed at Sister Floras Orphanage
Soya Milk Powder or UHT packs for lactose intolerant people - not available in Haiti
baby and infant food, formula
Diapers - small adult size - disposable - not available in Haiti
clothes and shoes
Paint - mid quality - white preferred
fitted sheets for single beds - any colour
towels, face cloths, blankets
Good quality mops, buckets
toilet paper
paper towels
toys and art supplies, Rubix cubes, large sized legos, simple wooden puzzles