Carra Milikien's fundraiser for Haiti + DR Vision Trip

Carra Milikien's fundraiser for Haiti + DR Vision Trip March 2019

Haiti

$2,500

Amount Raised

About this Fundraiser

We are so excited you have chosen to join Help One Now on this Vision Trip to Haiti and the Dominican Republic! The Help One Now ethos is to remain invisible in our communities and focus our efforts on resourcing key leaders instead. Help One Now leads a limited number of Learning Journeys for committed, long-term supporters (Church Partners, Child Sponsors, Foundation members, and Love Hope Partners) each year. On these trips, emphasis will be placed on connecting with a community, building deep relationships with the local leaders, and brainstorming how you can unlock your human capital to partner together and support their work back home.

On this trip, we are excited for you to:

● meet and fall in love with our local leaders and the children they serve

● learn from our local leaders by hearing their stories and engaging in their communities. Doing this helps us, the visitors, understand the unique issues in different environments

● see the impact of our projects firsthand and gain a new understanding of how complex working in these communities can be

● become advocates of the country, people and orphans that you meet when you return home. You are the tribe; we need you to run with these stories and partner with us to make an impact

General trip itinerary:

Mon 3/25
Team arrives in Port-Au-Prince
Meet together at Agape, Jean Alix Paul's urban church plant
Dinner at Jean Alix's house, where leaders from Haiti, Ethiopia, and the DR will share their stories

Tues 3/26
Visit Jean Alix's business
Meet with some potential Business Launch Program families
Business Launch Program training at Agape
Dinner together in Petionville

Wed 3/27
Fly to Ferrier
Visit Ferrier Village, a trafficking prevention initiative
Meet with potential Business Launch Program families
Stay in Cap-Haitien

Thurs 3/28
Travel to the Dominican Republic
Spend the day in La Vega
Meet with potential Business Launch Program families

Fri 3/29
Wrap up together over breakfast
Fly home from Santiago, DR

A few things to note about this trip:

Airfare and all expenses on the ground (meals, lodging, transportation) are included in the trip price, but any other costs associated with your trip would be your responsibility (those costs may include spending money, or appointments at a travel clinic before your trip, for example). We do allow our trip participants to fundraise through their registration pages in order to make those trip costs more manageable!

Those traveling are required to carry a passport with an expiration date further than 6 months away from the date of travel. Should your passport have already expired, or should your passport expire within the 6 months after your intended trip dates, you can mail in your old passport to get it expedited and renewed. HERE is where you can find more information on how to renew your passport.

If you are under the age of 18 and are traveling without a parent or legal guardian present, we will email out a form to get signed by parents or legal guardians, giving permission to travel out of country with the team!

In addition, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends various vaccinations for international travelers depending on your destination country. Please visit a medical professional or a travel clinic as soon as you know you are traveling abroad, as they may recommend particular vaccinations or medicine based on your destination, some vaccinations are not always immediately available, and some vaccinations need to be administered over the course of months. **Please ensure you are up to date on all routine vaccinations. These vaccinations include a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine, and a flu shot! Most of you are up to date on these anyway!**

Both Haiti and the Dominican Republic do not currently have any required vaccinations; however, we recommend the Hepatitis A vaccination, a Typhoid treatment (pill or shot), and Malaria medication as well.