Roots of Hope: An Agriculture Project is Raising Future Farmers in Haiti
Danita Estrella Watts • May 01, 2017
“We have a chore list and take turns tending to the coop and garden. We all have to do this around our school schedules so we alternate,” says Moise.
Eggs provide income for the project.
Most people in rural Haiti farm and have livestock. This project is teaching real life skills that will help the students in the future while continuing to provide nutritious meals for all our children.
Plans for the future? Danita’s Children was recently blessed with 106 acres donated by a generous supporter. This new land will be used for farming and will help Moise fulfill his dreams. Moise wants to finish school and focus all of his time on agriculture. We look forward to developing our agriculture program even further and becoming more self-sustainable!
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Danita's Children Medical Center is saving lives! Will you partner with us? The expansion of our NICU opened earlier this year and is already making an impact in the community we serve in Haiti. Families are able to access the specialized care their critically ill infants need to survive. I wanted to share the story of baby Fonrose, one of the very first patients admitted into our NICU.
On Friday, June 3, the team was able to operate on three children, all who needed hernia repair. One patient had two hernias and the team was able to do surgery on both at the same time.
Jules’ mother came to our hospital back in October 2021 when she noticed that her son may have a hernia. She was able to have a consultation with our doctor and found out that he did need to have surgery to repair the hernia.
