Community DevelopmentMay 18, 20172 minThe Medicine ManMauric, sixty-six, is well-known around Léogâne and the surrounding areas for his medical prowess. Using techniques passed down from...
Emily AdelsbergerApr 24, 20174 minMalica's Heart SurgeryWe need your help to fund life-saving heart surgery for four-year-old Malica Benoit! Malica suffers from a congenital heart condition,...
Emily AdelsbergerApr 3, 20172 minEducation ResearchA large part of what sets YSI apart from most other aid organizations is our dedication to honoring and integrating local perspectives...
Mark SchmidtMar 23, 20172 minTake A SeatAsk any advocate who has visited Haiti with YSI to think of the most humbling moment they had on the trip. Each advocate can describe one...
Community DevelopmentMar 6, 20171 minJean D'Ariot FilsWhen we entered the home of Jean D’Ariot Fils, we were greeted warmly by his wife and five children. At forty years old, Jean’s happiness...
Community Development TeamFeb 16, 20171 minGérard Auguste and César Marie MaleneGérard Auguste and César Marie Malene are the loving parents of three children. Formerly a waitress and cultivator, respectively, Gérard...
Community Development TeamFeb 2, 20171 minGasmine HonoreeGasmine Honore is a thirty-six-year-old mother of two daughters. When interviewing Gasmine, our translator asked her for her name in...
Karen Li & Emily AdelsbergerJan 26, 20172 minKaren LiName: Karen Li School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Operations Information Management Class Year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with...
Emily AdelsbergerJan 19, 20172 minSession 3Day 1: Session 3 advocates arrived at the compound right as the sun was setting. We played an icebreaker and immediately noticed an...
Community DevelopmentJan 9, 20171 minBarbara AugusteBarbara Auguste is an eighteen-year-old resident of Nolivos. In order to be closer to a friend, she relocated from Port-au-Prince in...
Community DevelopmentDec 30, 20161 minAndrelie ThermitusDespite the hardship she faced as a result of the 2010 earthquake, Andrelie Thermitus stays strong. At seventy-six years old, she has not...
Community DevelopmentDec 22, 20161 minCarole MauriceThirty-six-year-old Carole Maurice has lived in Haiti her whole life. She has two children who are both currently attending school. She...
YourStory InternationalNov 28, 20162 min#GivingTuesday - The YSI Scholarship FundScholarship recipients Joseana and Dabbins with advocate Ashley Genza. The YourStory International Scholarship Fund pays for tuition,...
Community DevelopmentNov 26, 20162 minBerson Jean JacquesThe first thing you notice about fifty-four-year-old Berson Jean Jacques is his warm, welcoming smile. After he agreed to answer some...
Kevin Michael LombardiOct 25, 20162 minHurricane Matthew UpdateDear Friends, I want to thank the entire YourStory International community for your generosity over the past three weeks. Because of the...
Community Development TeamOct 17, 20161 minFanes FabruineFanes Fabruine was born in 1938 in Tongato and moved to Nolivos as a child with his uncle. As an adult, Fanes owned a farm and cultivated...
Emily AdelsbergerOct 10, 20164 minEmily AdelsbergerName: Emily Adelsberger School: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Major(s): Communication and Architectural Design Studies Class year:...
Frank Schulze, Emily Adelsberger, Gordy SmytheAug 25, 20163 minNadege(Gordy, Emily, Caroline, and Frank are pictured together below, with Craig, a fellow advocate who sat in on the second interview with...