Haiti 2019!
After more than a year of dreaming about our next trip to Haiti, Stanley and Monica are returning for a little mini-trip as an add-on to a family wedding trip to the Dominican Republic. Stanley, "We can't go to the Island without going to Haiti..." One of our goals for this trip will be to scout out accommodations and logistics for our next trip. We are planning to return to Haiti (probably in 2020) with a kids and families (do you want to join us??). We will host a sports exchange program and have our kids play against/with the Sakala kids as well as learn about the culture in Haiti.
In addition to scouting, we once again want to find ways to support our friends at Sakala and are thinking about how best to do that now. We know that they really need resources to grow their programs (including sending kids to school, buy food, pay for transportation, etc.) but we also want to take advantage of our checked luggage and fill it up with supplies. We will be putting together a list which will include sports equipment (of course!) but also supplies to support their new gift shop venture. Sakala uses sports as a means to engage kids but is focused on building sustainable, prosperous communities. Their community garden (which is AMAZING) helps kids to learn about agronomy and the new gift shop will help kids (and their families) to transform the trash that still fills the streets of Port-au-Prince into treasure that can be sold and help generate an income stream.
We are working on the details for fundraising and supply drives and we'll be sure to share with you soon! In the meantime, check out our good buddy at Sakala talking about how they are teaching kids to turn "Waste into Wealth!"
After more than a year of dreaming about our next trip to Haiti, Stanley and Monica are returning for a little mini-trip as an add-on to a family wedding trip to the Dominican Republic. Stanley, "We can't go to the Island without going to Haiti..." One of our goals for this trip will be to scout out accommodations and logistics for our next trip. We are planning to return to Haiti (probably in 2020) with a kids and families (do you want to join us??). We will host a sports exchange program and have our kids play against/with the Sakala kids as well as learn about the culture in Haiti.
In addition to scouting, we once again want to find ways to support our friends at Sakala and are thinking about how best to do that now. We know that they really need resources to grow their programs (including sending kids to school, buy food, pay for transportation, etc.) but we also want to take advantage of our checked luggage and fill it up with supplies. We will be putting together a list which will include sports equipment (of course!) but also supplies to support their new gift shop venture. Sakala uses sports as a means to engage kids but is focused on building sustainable, prosperous communities. Their community garden (which is AMAZING) helps kids to learn about agronomy and the new gift shop will help kids (and their families) to transform the trash that still fills the streets of Port-au-Prince into treasure that can be sold and help generate an income stream.
We are working on the details for fundraising and supply drives and we'll be sure to share with you soon! In the meantime, check out our good buddy at Sakala talking about how they are teaching kids to turn "Waste into Wealth!"
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