For my internship I am going to Haiti to help build schools, houses, and work at an orphanage. I will fly down there with my tools and meet Rosedannie Cadet, who lives part time on Orcas and is a family friend. She has an organization in Haiti where she is originally from. Her non-profit organization is called “Helping Hands Noramise” and was established in 2009 and is centered in Limbe (Rosedanie’s home town). Rosedanie left Haiti when she was a child and went to school and college in the United States. Nine years ago she returned to Haiti and was devastated by the economic state of the country and made it her mission to help. Rosedanie enables people like myself come to Haiti and help in the orphanage and with other things related to her organization. If you want to support this organization, here is a link: http://noramise.org/donate/.
I potentially will work on building an outdoor classroom and do some maintenance on their orphanage. I hope to help as much as possible and be as productive as I can. I have been working in the trades for the last few years and have cultivated a decent understanding and knowledge of building. I hope to educate other kids about building, so, when they grow older, they can have some knowledge for a possible career.
I am nervous about traveling so far on my own and living with people I do not know very well. The reason I am doing this is because I feel that I have been fortunate enough to have learned alot about building, and I want to use this knowledge for good by giving back to people in need. I also hope to learn more about a part of the world I have never been to and experience the culture there.
Henry Miller
Rosedanie Cadet
Helping Hands Noramise
http://noramise.org/our-story/orcas-limbe-map/
The orphanage:
http://haitichildrenshome.com/