Return2Haiti – Child Emergency Plea Time is of critical importance for a boy named Discerne (Duce`ne) by Cynthia & Pierre Balthazar (co-founders of Return To Haiti) December 2018 Ducene is a teenage boy who lives in Haiti, whose health and poverty has kept him out of school all of his life. Over
It's Giving Tuesday and beyond! R2H has been helping in Haiti since 2010, when the devastating earthquake hit. We are now beginning to take bigger steps to further sustainability in the village of Belle Anse, Haiti. Co-Founders Pierre and Cynthia Balthazar live in Lansing, MI and travel to Haiti several times a year. Their work
Brothers, Jameson (front, age 12) and Ducene (back, age 14) live in the village of Belle Anse, Haiti. You may notice the difference in their size. This is because Ducene has been ill for over 6, with no treatment for possible TB. In January, while Dr. Virginia Nelson was working in Haiti with R2H, Ducene
Futbol Camp in Haiti This spring break, one of R2H's youth, will be traveling with us for the first time to Belle Anse, Haiti. Zach is excited to be organizing and coaching a Futbol Camp for 50 kids, ages 8-12 plus 20 teens, half guys, half ladies, over spring break. As you can see, their
Our January 2018 Rocket Stove and Medical Assessment Group: Pierre & Cindy Balthazar - board members, co-organizers of R2H Dr. Virginia (Ginny) Nelson M.D., from Ann Arbor, MI Alina Cushing - Nurse, from Fairbanks, Alaska Margaret (Maggie) Bassett - Professor of Nursing, from Christiansburg, VA, Jack Slaggert - Rocket Stove Genius, from Bear Lake, MI
RETURN 2 HAITI unites with other non-profit DAYS FOR GIRLS Goal – To purchase 300 packets & teach workshops August 15, 16 & 17, 2017 Cost - $5,000 Return 2 Haiti will be giving a workshop just for young ladies this August. We feel it is important to teach them about their changing bodies and
Return2Haiti is creating a Coffee Farmers’ Association in the Greater Belle Anse Region. The farmers will work with trained agronomists to learn Fair Trade Coffee Practices. Return2Haiti will be responsible for paying the agronomist for the first 2 years and support the farmers in regenerating the coffee industry through: Planting new coffee seedlings and shade
French Books Needed For Library and Classroom Goal - 2017 Cost - $1,000 We are looking for French and French Creole books for our preschool and library. What kind of books? Children’s books, adolescent novels, biographies, history, agricultural, texts and how to books.
On April 28, 2017, friends, Marlyse Baptista and Roger Morey, hosted Return2Haiti's Iron Chef Ann Arbor Friends Fundraiser. They opened their home to over 40 guests, Iron Chef Tamara Young from Great Lakes Chef ( http://www.greatlakeschef.com/ ) in Milford, MI and Alexis Cook, from Espresso Royale (2603 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI site), in support
Two events highlighted the month of April for Return2Haiti...on April 8, Pierre, Cindy and Janice attended the University of Michigan-sponsored event “Pandemic! Contagious Crises from AIDS to Zika” that featured Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health and a hospital in the Central Plateau of Haiti. After his talk, we were able to meet
