HAPI Helping Haitians rise through innovation, collaboration, learning, and leadership. Guiding principles & core beliefs:
1. Everyone has something to contribute
8.

Women and girls in Haiti suffer the threat of violence, endure grinding poverty, die from inadequate healthcare, and confront overwhelming odds to achieve higher education and earn a living wage. At HAPI, women and girls have access to health services, vocational training, and youth programs to empower them to build a healthy, robust foundation from which they can lift themselves out of poverty. Develop local leaders who will lead and manage with integrity and creativity to arrive at sustainable solutions for growth for their country.
2. Economic empowerment of women is a key strategy in accomplishing our goals.
3. A healthy economic and social community must be built upon a moral and spiritual foundation.
4. Haiti will benefit from decentralization of resources and the development of rural areas with businesses, education and health services which reduce emigration, particularly of young adults.
5. A strong Haiti must include greater education, social and economic opportunities for women.
6. Equality of relationships (gender, class, cross-cultural) must be restored in order to achieve a healthy, prosperous community.
7. Alleviating poverty is not about filling an empty plate: it is about increasing confidence, education, spirituality, creativity, learning how to resolve conflict, and respect.
9. Do not do for someone what they can do for themselves. Charity that goes beyond short-term relief enables generational
poverty; focus on justice and empowerment to help people 'thrive' not only 'survive.'
10. External 'help' cannot care more about the program or change than the persons directly impacted or the change will not be sustained. It's not about 'us'!

To allow more people to benefit from dental services at the Felisane Health Center, we added a new working day. Instead ...
01/20/2026

To allow more people to benefit from dental services at the Felisane Health Center, we added a new working day. Instead of two, dental care is now available three times a week : Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This is great news for our patients!

A strong start to the new school year at HAPITech. We are welcoming new students while proudly seeing familiar faces ret...
01/19/2026

A strong start to the new school year at HAPITech. We are welcoming new students while proudly seeing familiar faces return. Learners of all ages and backgrounds are coming together to learn new skills. With 49 students in ESL, 52 in Computer Literacy, and 35 in Tiling, HAPITech continues to create professionals and open doors to opportunity. Many of our students are arriving from PauP after fleeing gang violence. We are actively thinking and working to respond to the increasing demand in our community.

Happy New Year 🎉Wishing you peace, hope, good health, and renewed strength for the year ahead. May this new year bring n...
01/02/2026

Happy New Year 🎉
Wishing you peace, hope, good health, and renewed strength for the year ahead. May this new year bring new opportunities and continued impact in our community.

Today is the final day to help us reach our Advent goal of $35,000. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised $21,835 so f...
01/01/2026

Today is the final day to help us reach our Advent goal of $35,000. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised $21,835 so far — and we are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed and shared in this journey of hope. Your support is sustaining care, education, and opportunity for our community. Please consider making a gift today to help us close the gap and finish Advent : https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

What a great way to end the year!We proudly celebrated the graduation of our HAPITech students.A total of 43 learners co...
12/29/2025

What a great way to end the year!
We proudly celebrated the graduation of our HAPITech students.
A total of 43 learners completed their training:
20 in Computer Literacy
12 in English as a Second Language
11 in Computer Repair

They are leaving with new skills and the ability to serve their community with purpose.

As we approach the end of Advent, let us continue creating opportunities for youth. Your generosity makes this impact possible. Please consider donating through this link to help us keep transforming lives: https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

12/25/2025

From all of us, we wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas. May this season bring you peace, hope, and joy. Thank you for being part of our community. 🎄✨

Today, on Christmas Eve, we came together to celebrate and honor our staff for their dedication and hard work throughout...
12/25/2025

Today, on Christmas Eve, we came together to celebrate and honor our staff for their dedication and hard work throughout 2025. It was a moment filled with warmth, laughter, gratitude, and love. As we close this year, we are ready to continue serving our community in 2026—with the strong will to reach our Advent goal of $35,000. Your continued generosity makes this work possible. Please keep donating and standing with us as we bring hope and care to our community: https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

My name is Frederique Revenel, also known as Télé. I was born and raised in Mizak, and I am a father of three children: ...
12/24/2025

My name is Frederique Revenel, also known as Télé. I was born and raised in Mizak, and I am a father of three children: two daughters and one son. My greatest motivation every day is to provide for them and build a stable future for my family.

I currently work at HAPI as a security guard on weekends, where I welcome everyone who comes to the center, including patients, staff members, students, and visitors. I help ensure that the area is safe and peaceful so that health services, education, and community programs can continue without interruption.

Years ago, through HAPITech, I learned tiling and basic electricity. During the week, when opportunities come, I work in these fields to earn additional income. My work at HAPI allows me to cover some of my family’s essential needs. HAPI represents hope for my community and for families like mine.

This work is possible because of people who choose to support it. Your generosity sustains hope not only for those who receive services, but also for those of us who serve.
This Advent season, I invite you to support HAPI so that this light can continue to shine in our community.
Please donate through this link: https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

We celebrated the success of the rabbit program and the lives of young people that are positively impacted this year. Pa...
12/22/2025

We celebrated the success of the rabbit program and the lives of young people that are positively impacted this year. Parents were also present to share this meaningful moment. During the activity, we also reviewed the basics of rabbit breeding and emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship as a path toward responsibility, dignity, and a stronger future for our youth.

If you believe in this work, we invite you to support the continuation of this program in 2026. Your generosity makes it possible to train, guide, and empower young people to build better lives for themselves and their families. Please consider donating through this link: https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

12/16/2025

Nurse Michaelle brings preventive cardiac care directly to families, reminding us that serving with compassion is an act of joy. At HAPI, this is the joy we live every day.

As we continue this season of hope, help us reach our $35,000 year-end goal so we can keep serving our community with love and dignity : https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

This Advent season, we celebrate with joy and deep gratitude. Thanks to you, we have raised nearly $20,000 toward our $3...
12/14/2025

This Advent season, we celebrate with joy and deep gratitude. Thanks to you, we have raised nearly $20,000 toward our $35,000 year-end goal and surpassed our $15,000 GivingTuesday target. Your generosity is carrying hope forward — helping families in Mizak La Vallée live healthier, more secure lives through HAPI’s work in healthcare, education, and livelihoods

As we continue this season of giving please consider giving today and sharing this mission with someone you love. Donate here: https://bit.ly/4hEF0LN

Thank you for being part of HAPI’s Advent journey.

12/13/2025

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Grand Rapids, MI
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