Transitioning children from orphanages into loving families
Despite the continuing crisis in Haiti, people are finding ways to persevere and carry on. At Child Hope that means continuing our orphan prevention and family strengthening work. Education is a critical component of our orphan prevention strategy, as it has the power to lift generations out of poverty. This school year our Future Hope Manager has been busy supporting …
This month we hosted our 5th family-based care workshop and trained 19 Haitian social workers. It was by the grace of God the workshop was able to happen, considering gangs control 60% of Port au Prince and insecurity continues to escalate. Despite the unfolding crisis, we had 50 people register and we had to cap attendance! We believe this is …
The spiritual well-being of the children and families we serve is a top priority. We have a pastor on staff who makes home visits to the families in our Family Hope program. During a visit he takes prayer requests, sings worship songs, and leads a Bible study. Some of the themes he will cover this year include: -trusting God during …
Over 3,000 people in Cité Soleil, Haiti were forced to flee their homes this past July as rampant gang wars raged around them. 140 homes were burned to the ground. Hundreds of children were separated from their families in the chaos. One social worker from ONG OCCED’H, in partnership with UNICEF, has helped connect 76 children displaced by the July …
After a decade of providing care to orphans and vulnerable children, Child Hope felt God was placing an even higher call on the ministry – to invest in families. In 2016 we began to explore family-based care for the children living at the orphanage. Over the past six years we have placed 18 children and 8 young adults in the …
Through Child Hope International’s Transition Support Services program, we provide coaching and training to other organizations that would like to transition to family-based care. One of our clients, Hopestart International, has been working with us since January 2021. We interviewed their Country Director, Jennifer Law, about their experience in our TSS program. Where is Hopestart located?Hopestart is located in Jérémie, …
During Spring Break 2019 “S” had an internship at a local supermarket as a shelving operator. The owner appreciated his work and this summer hired S back on as an employee! He is working 4 days a week and helps support his family with his income. See the pics below from now vs 2019.
In June we hosted our fourth workshop on family-based care. To date we have trained 80 social workers from across Haiti! Our first workshop was almost a year ago, and we have been hearing that the seeds planted in the trainings have begun to bear fruit! Ten successful reunifications have taken place between two of the orphanages we trained. The …
This story was originally written in June 2022. An update is included at the end of the post. Things have never been easy in Haiti, and Child Hope is no stranger to overcoming adversity, but lately, things seem even more difficult than usual. Staggering inflation, food and fuel shortages, and the increasing threat of violence are just a few of …
“D” is a very ambitious and intelligent young man who is driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. He is also trilingual! He entered the orphanage when he was 8 years old. In 2016 when D turned 18, he moved out on his own, but continued to receive help from Child Hope and finished high school in 2017. Rather than going directly …