FFP is building a school funded by this organization. Started by a local pediatrician from West Palm, Jean Monice. He is from the area and started the school under a Mango tree. It is now almost complete and will have clean water supplied by an artesian well funded by our own Ed Buckley. The well...
A note about the fishing village we recently visited. The village is to be the location of 25 two room houses built by FFP. Each will have a shower and toilet and a patio. So far there is $100,000+ to fund 20 of the houses and construction begins Monday. Now the rest of the story....
Our afternoon on the road includes a stop by a fishing village that is being rebuilt by FFP. As a bonus we get to pass out crackers to the kids, and narrowly escape with some crumbs. Headed next to Grand Goave the Petite Goave to visit a school and another fishing village. Sent from my...
A stop by an FFP tent village and an artesian well. We’re moving faster now – out running some afternoon storms. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
We stopped at one of thousands of tent cities, this one at the epicenter. Most houses at the epicenter were destroyed and there are mostly tents here. And rubble. Lots of rubble. Lack of water, sanitation and at night, lack of light is a problem. And for women and girls,, according to Delane Bailey, fear...