Linsey Mays's fundraiser for ANC Haiti: Fall Trauma

Linsey Mays's fundraiser for ANC Haiti: Fall Trauma Training 2018

Haiti

$1,420

Amount Raised

About this Fundraiser

My heart has been calling me to go deeper and give more to the efforts against human trafficking. As the poorest country in the western hemisphere, Haiti struggles to care for it's most vulnerable population. With an estimated 430,000 orphans, it's not surprising that 150,000 - 500,000 children live in domestic servitude, subject to forced labor, beatings and sexual assault and abuse.

Ferrier Villiage consists of 5 homes, a community center and kitchen, a water cistern system, and a security wall. On May 10, 2013, they opened to some of Haiti’s most vulnerable children. Five homes that once sat empty are now full of children and loving house moms. Lives that seemed impossible are now full of hope. They continue to add on more homes, as well as a pre-school for the local community. They are currently at full capacity with 45 children, 10 House Moms, 1 cook, and 2 Directors. And 17 children have been reunified with family over the past 3 years.

So why am I going there? What can one person possibly do?I'm going there to love and support. I'm going to show the House Moms that they are worthy as well. To give compassion, hugs and just a small bit of recognition that they are seen. Possibly even some relief and confirmation that their work is important. I will see first hand what is happening in this community and become an advocate for the vulnerable, weak and disadvantaged. But I need your help to get there.

If you feel so inclined, I would greatly appreciate your support in this journey! Any amount is most welcomed and appreciated. God Bles

About 30,000 children live in orphanages in Haiti, even though four in five of those children have at least Thank you for your participation in a Help One Now Learning Journey! 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 Journeys, 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

● utilize your human capital to train the house moms and leaders of the community on how to make use of trauma informed approaches to interacting with children

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!**

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

Some travelers choose to receive the Cholera, Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever vaccinations, but REST ASSURED: we know these lists may seem overwhelming, but all of these vaccinations are entirely optional and are merely precautions!

We’d love to encourage you to familiarize yourself with Help One Now’s philosophy regarding international mission. In preparation for your potential Learning Journey, please try to read Doing Good Is Simple by Help One Now’s founder Chris Marlow. Another great resource is When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.