Community members from Cité Soleil, a large area in Port-au-Prince, Haiti have begun a fundraising and participatory social media campaign to acquire the resources to build a community library. Cité Soleil is located next to the ocean on the outskirts…
This article was written by Haiti Communitere board member, Louino Robillard, a community activist in (and native of!) Cite Soleil. Thoughtfully expressed by someone who is living and raising a family in his native Haiti, it is a must read…
The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew – the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade – has soared to more than 800, according to BBC news. Some 50 people were reported killed in the town…
When Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti last night, it brought gale force winds and torrential rain, which profoundly affected one of the most vulnerable areas of Port au Prince, Cite Soleil. Water levels in the neighborhoods of Cite Soleil are rising…
From Jesse Baker, Haiti Communitere Country Director As you know, Hurricane Matthew is on its way to Haiti. All indicators show that it will leave a devastating trail in its wake. Especially in the community that Haiti Communitere has been…
A powerful hurricane is headed toward our friends in Haiti, bringing with it a dangerous combination of torrential rains, a tidal surge, and gale-force winds up to 150 mph. With up to 40 inches of rain forecasted, landslides and flash…
Haiti Communitere just launched a fundraising campaign to help expand the Resource Center in Port-au-Prince to provide a true traveler’s homebase! With funds raised here, we will expand and develop our guesthouse facilities to create a place where travelers –…
Amazing TEDx talk by longtime partner and awesome friend, Stephanie Price from English in Mind Institute (EIM). Steph has been a part of Haiti Communitere since our inception and we couldn’t be happier to see her sharing what makes Haiti…
Happy Earth Day 2016 from Communitere International! We had a hard time choosing this selection of environmentally-sustainable projects facilitated by Communitere throughout the years but it was fun taking a tour of all the amazing things that have happened (and are currently happening!)…
Haiti Communitere workshop staff and Cite Soleil resident, Mackenson, brought the Haiti Communitere stage to town for an Easter celebration in Bel Air, downtown Port-au-Prince! Haiti Communitere offers a range of resources so that community members can access the tools they need…
