Our volunteers are incredibly important to our mission — and we know the FOTCOH is equally important to them. Today we hear from some of our volunteers about why they feel FOTCOH is such as special organization: “As the Pharmacy Director, I see first hand the impact FOTCOH has on a patient’s health. The medications […]
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Thank You for Your Donations on Giving Tuesday!
Thanks to all our donors for their support yesterday during Giving Tuesday! We raised $6,280 — more than 3 times our goal! From the FOTCOH staff, our Community WASH Promoters, and the communities in Haiti that we will be working with to provide WASH resources and education, THANK YOU! *** Giving Tuesday Now is […]
What Could Be More Fulfilling?
“Coming to serve the Haitian people has been a dream of mine for almost a decade. Now I have been blessed to serve with FOTCOH in the role I intended as a physician. The littlest patients, the elderly, those who will soon bring new life into the world – every patient touches me deeply, thanking […]
All About Education
Today we hear from Donna, who was a volunteer on our Education Clinic Team last week. Donna wrote: “As a seasoned traveler to Haiti where I have spent the last 7 years volunteering in orphanages, I wasn’t sure what to expect with FOTCOH’s new endeavor to bring clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to Haiti. […]
What a Difference They Can Make In the World
Today we hear from Kim about a special experience she had in Haiti during our recent Education Clinic. Kim wrote: “Today is day three of my very first mission trip. It is something that I have always wanted to do but never got to participate in. Today showed me how much of an effect FOTCOH […]
The Impact of Their Gifts
Today we hear from Annie, one of our October 2018 Education Clinic volunteers. Annie wrote: “I have had tears in my eyes so many times today, and never out of sadness. This is my second trip to Haiti with FOTCOH, but my first Education Clinic (but it is actually everyone’s first Education Clinic!). We are […]
Why Clean Saves Lives in Haiti
More than 840,000 people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. On top of this, they have many waterborne disease problems. In 2011 alone, 6,000 people died in Haiti due to waterborne diseases. One-tenth of the disease in the world could be prevented by improving the hygiene, sanitation, and management of water. One […]
The Importance of Handwashing
Our Education Clinics teach the importance of handwashing to keep children and adults in Haiti, and everywhere, healthy. But why exactly is hand washing important and effective? The answer is for many reasons. The hands are the last line of defense against exposure to pathogens (a bacterium, virus, or other microorganisms that can cause disease) […]
Introducing our Education Clinics!
The Education Clinics, unlike the Medical Clinics, are intended to add an educational component to the FOTCOH programs outside of what the medical teams provide for patients. An important aspect of working towards keeping the Haitian population healthy is teaching practices and skills that they can apply to their daily lives. FOTCOH has developed a […]