Friends Of Ft Liberte

Other programs aiding residents of ft liberte, haiti including support for the senior center, facility upgrades, and misc day to day operating needs. This includes the drilling of wells, food distribution and construction in some outlying areas around town for the past several years.

Provide medical treatment for 2,500 needy residents of ft liberte, haiti. Acute care, maintenance and general health promotion is provided in the community through the eben ezer clinic, staffed by a haitian doctor and local nurses and auxilary personnel and in cooperation with local health ministry. The clinic serves the community weekdays and for emergencies. Acute and chronic problems are addresssed and patients are often referred and covered for eye exams, dental work or surgery. The staff is supplemented by visiting american medical teams and medicines, supplies and equipment are provided by the teams and ffl to keep the clinic open. Ffl supports the local health and human services and that for specific health issues no one is turned away based on ability to pay, race or religion.

School lunch program (feed my lambs)provides meals for children attending lecole eben ezer (75,600 meals)

Funds provided for tuition, tutoring, school equipment and other educational support

10-12 groups of volunteers, as well as board members, travel frequently to fort liberte during the year to work alongside haitian partners in the clinic, at the farm, and on various construction and community development projects, such as well digging. Those in charge of the child sponsorship and higher eduction programs,the school lunch program and elderly housing all visit at least annually to oversee the programs and coordinate services with the haitian leadership.

Support for the development of a self sustaining farm operation, including the additiona of solar energy for well pumps, drip irrigation, and the expansion of a chicken project.

Jerusalem baptist church administration payroll and benefits

A home for ophan children at the king orphange in ft liberte. The orphanage provides housing, food, and clothing for as many as 50 selected orphans. Enrollment in the sponsorship/scholarship program may also provide homes for children with families who can then afford to take them in.

Orphanage construction - continued construction on new orphanage building to house 50 orphans, using small targeted teams of contractors and buying more materials and paying haitian workers.