Description

The situation is dire and the suffering extreme in Haiti. There is a clear and desperate need for long-term assistance to address the vicious cycle of poverty, health care, environmental degradation and disease, which is guaranteed to intensify if nothing is done.

Your assistance in Haiti is really needed and appreciated around the country.
Our projects include relief for earthquake, flood and hurricanes victims, housing for the homeless, medicines and health care for the indigent, food for families suffering extreme malnutrition, and clean water for communities that have none, as well as micro-enterprise programs and other long-term development efforts to break the cycle of poverty.

Our Work:
* Food for hungry families and school children
* Literacy for underprivileged women
* Health care, wood framed houses construction
* Care and education for orphans and other vulnerable children
* Sponsorship programs
* Water supplies (wells, aqueducts) to parched villages
* Micro-enterprise programs for poor families

Highlights

Volunteers and interns work in community projects,gaining firsthand knowledge of the complex development issues Haiti is facing. Participants have plenty of time to explore the country during the weekends.

Qualifications

Anyone who has a growing desire to help the disadvantaged children is welcome. There are opportunities for singles, married couples, families with children, and retired adults, and young people coming alone.

Intern Types

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 4,500.00 for 4 months

Cost Includes:

• Excursions
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Medical insurance

Program Fees Include:

* Airport Pickup: Volunteers are met at the airport in Port-au-Prince and provided with transportation to their guesthouse.
* In-country Orientation: Each volunteer program starts with a two to three day orientation which covers important topics on the logistics of living and working in Port-au-Prince , city tours, help with transportation, and optional Creole classes
* Accommodations: Volunteers will stay in a guesthouse where in they will be provided three meals each day. Residents of the communities are eager to welcome volunteers/interns and are a fantastic resource for learning about the local culture and sights.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

18-65

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Guest House

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 3

Application Process Involves

• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

3 days

Force d'Entraide et de Developpement Integre's Mission Statement

Wherever possible, our work is not to sustain the needy, but rather to break the cycle of poverty that plagues them. By providing educational opportunities and by focusing on community development, we strive to make impoverished individuals and villages self-supporting. (1) Food for hungry families and schoolchildren (2) Literacy for underprivileged children and women (3) Health care projects (4) Care and education for orphans and other vulnerable children (5) Water projects (wells, aqueducts) to parched villages (6) Housing for the homeless (7) Micro-enterprise programs for poor families (8) Emergency relief from natural disasters (9) Leadership development (10) Capacity building (11) Agriculture. And many other projects and programs to relieve suffering and raise the quality of life for the disadvantaged people in the Haiti.

Year Founded

1990