The beautiful nation of Haiti is currently navigating a period of heightened tension as a result of escalating gang violence. As an organization dedicated to caring for vulnerable children and supporting families, NPH International is closely monitoring the situation...
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Heavy Rain Downfalls in Haiti
We regret to inform you that there have been heavy rains that have impacted the Haitian population. On 3 June, the departments of Ouest, Nippes, Sud-Est, Nord-Ouest and Plateau Central in Haiti woke up to heavy rain. Much damage was caused by the downpours, which...
Looking for Blessings Amid Survival Day-to-day
Gia Riney, Director Communications, NPHI As widely reported, a group of 17 missionaries from the nonprofit organization Christian Aid Ministries was kidnapped in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, 16 October. A local powerful gang quickly took credit for the crime...
Supporting Earthquake Victims
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the southern side of the country couldn’t have come at a worse possible time, just as a category 5 storm is forecasted, as we mourn the death of our late president, and unsure about the future of political stability in the...
Les Cayes: 80% of the Houses Destroyed by Earthquake
Géhy Jean Noel, Assistant National Director I recall the day 12 January 2010, when I experienced an earthquake for the first time in my life while living at the Ste. Helene home, in Kenscoff with my NPH siblings. It was not easy at all, as you can imagine. We have...
Major Earthquake Compounds Dire Situation in Haiti
Gia Riney, NPHI Director Communications A 7.2 magnitude earthquake occurred near Haiti early this morning, Saturday, 14 August. The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, according to the U.S....
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated
Nicholas Rogers, NPHI Communications Manager The Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his residence in the early hours of Wednesday 7 July, which has also left his wife Martine Moïse hospitalized with serious wounds. She has since been evacuated to a...
Civil Unrest and Insecurity Impact St. Damien Pediatric Hospital
Damarie Egide Voight, St. Damien Hospital Communication Officer Haiti has descended into hell since its tourism boom of the 1980s. Haitians lost their political stability long ago, even before the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed approximately 250,000 people,...