Haiti
Discover Haiti, Rediscover Yourself
Volunteers For Peace marks over 15 years of collaboration with grassroots Haitian community organizations! Explore this life-changing volunteer opportunity through:
VFP Announces 2012 Haiti Summer Projects!
VFPHAITI04-12A: Summer Camp for Kids, July 5 - 22
VFPHAITI04-12B: Summer Camp for Kids, July 26 - August 12
To apply for these projects, register online and submit the VFP Haiti Application form, along with the VFP registration/membership fee of $380!
A Recent History of VFP Work in Haiti
2012
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CODEHA, VFP and VFP volunteers collaborated to fundraise for renovation of the earthquake-damaged CODEHA community center. Photo (right) depicts one of the new walls!
- VFP and Vermont Haiti Project organize multiple winter projects focused on cultural exchange & construction projects with a secondary school in rural Duchity, Haiti.
- VFP and Circle of Friends Haiti organize a winter break volunteer project assisting in a family-style orphanage in Fromanthe, Haiti from December 27, 2011 - January 12, 2012.
- VFP and Clean Water for La Vallee have a goal to install 50 more biosand water filters at 10 more schools and train 100 more Community Health Promoters - see more details about this project!
2011
- 52 VFP volunteers traveled to Haiti to work with CODEHA, community organization in La Vallee de Jacmel. Read their stories here!
- VFP subsidized and led first-annual CODEHA summar camp for 1000 rural Haitian youth. Find more details here - VFP Executive Director Meg Brook discusses this amazing achievement on public access television.
- VFP and Clean Water for La Vallee fundraised for and installed over 30 biosand water filters in 7 different locations, ensuring clean water for thousands in the area
Many thanks to the "Muslims Against Hunger Project" who donated 12,000 meals to the VFP/CODEHA summer camp and 24 biosand water filters to region schools in 2011!
Many thanks to the "Muslims Against Hunger Project" who donated 12,000 meals to the VFP/CODEHA summer camp and 24 biosand water filters to region schools in 2011!
2010
- 21 VFP volunteers worked with CODEHA planting bamboo, constructing gardens and fences, and renovating earthquake-damaged CODEHA compound buildings
Group Project Opportunities
Create a custom project in Haiti for your educational or community group! Please contact us to start creating the group experience of a lifetime.
Create a custom project in Haiti for your educational or community group! Please contact us to start creating the group experience of a lifetime.
Creole Language Training Course for VFP Volunteers to Haiti
It's extremely important for VFP volunteers to Haiti to know basic Creole in order to communicate in Haiti. Please use our Creole Langauage Training session to begin!
Year-round Projects in Haiti
There are year-round opportunities to volunteer in Haiti through VFP - click here to view all!
Haitian and US volunteers enjoying an afternoon of sharing culture
Credit: N. Gordon ~ 2011
Haitian and US volunteers enjoying an afternoon of sharing culture
Credit: N. Gordon ~ 2011