Heading back to Haiti 2016
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Heya, I'm Josh Ledesma from Los Angeles, CA. On January 16th, 2016, I have the pleasure of going back to Sobier, Haiti with six other wonderful people. I will be working in partnership with The Heart of Hollywood Foundation, Hollywood United Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Our goal is to continue building a health clinic for the people of Sobier.
(more information about the wonderful Heart of Hollywood Foundation can be found here: http://www.heartofhollywoodfoundation.org/)
The village of Sobier is about three hours west of Port-Au-Prince, and the nearest medical facility is approximately an hour-long walk away. This makes it difficult for the elderly and already ill to receive adequate healthcare. Our goal again is to assist in the building of this clinic in order to provide better community healthcare and healthcare education for the citizens of Sobier.
We will also be assessing the other needs of the community, such as access to freshwater and proper agricultural practices. The Monte Sano United Methodist Church has already participated in a Haiti mission trip in which the status of the community was assessed to see how it could be benefitted by the organization. More information on the living conditions of the people of Sobier can be found by following these links here:
http://msumchurch.squarespace.com/missions-haiti/
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/04/mission_report_haiti_1.html
It is our mission not only to assist in the building of the clinic but to help further the progress of this community by providing resources and implementing efficient practices to help better and sustain the quality of life in this community.
This is where you come in. This mission trip is purely volunteer-based and we are doing our best to fundraise as much as we can in order to supply our trip with the necessary costs. All the money we raise goes straight to our accomodations, the materials we need to work in Haiti as well as air-fare. The target amount for one individual member in our group is $2,500. This includes all of the necessities i mentioned above. Here is a breakdown of how the costs pan out for each member in our group:
$1,000 - airfare and local transportation
$400 - site prepared meals and conservative accommodations (sleeping cots and bucket showers)
$450 - site building materials and to employ worksite laborers
$200 - employ local workers (drivers, translators, security and cooks)
$250 - community support (in-kind donations, clothing, supplies, hot school lunches)
The extra $200 on my personal goal for this campaign arises out of the amount that will be taken out of the total donations I gather by the website itself, leaving me with $2300. This will be enough to fly me out to Haiti and be able to cover all of my expenses so that I can help provide the people of Sobier with better living conditions.
This will be my 2nd trip to Haiti, and I'm excited to be doing work in the same village we were in last year. It's wonderful seeing the progress of a project that's been collectively worked on for over a year now, and it'll be lovely to see all of the people and children of the village again.
I do this because I feel it's important to give a helping hand wherever you can, whenever you can. We live in a world of absolute abundance and yet there are people and entire communities that live without acces to basic resources (basic healthcare, clean water, food, clothing, etc.). I feel that everyone in the world is entitled to even the most basic necessities of life, and if I can help bring that to anyone in any capacity, it would make all the difference.
Any donation you can give doesn't just help me, it helps the community of Sobier. You're not just helping me get somewhere, you're helping an entire community of people to live and thrive. Any help or support you can possibly give would mean the absolute world to me.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you for all of your help and support - I couldn't do this without any of you.
Josh
(more information about the wonderful Heart of Hollywood Foundation can be found here: http://www.heartofhollywoodfoundation.org/)
The village of Sobier is about three hours west of Port-Au-Prince, and the nearest medical facility is approximately an hour-long walk away. This makes it difficult for the elderly and already ill to receive adequate healthcare. Our goal again is to assist in the building of this clinic in order to provide better community healthcare and healthcare education for the citizens of Sobier.
We will also be assessing the other needs of the community, such as access to freshwater and proper agricultural practices. The Monte Sano United Methodist Church has already participated in a Haiti mission trip in which the status of the community was assessed to see how it could be benefitted by the organization. More information on the living conditions of the people of Sobier can be found by following these links here:
http://msumchurch.squarespace.com/missions-haiti/
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/04/mission_report_haiti_1.html
It is our mission not only to assist in the building of the clinic but to help further the progress of this community by providing resources and implementing efficient practices to help better and sustain the quality of life in this community.
This is where you come in. This mission trip is purely volunteer-based and we are doing our best to fundraise as much as we can in order to supply our trip with the necessary costs. All the money we raise goes straight to our accomodations, the materials we need to work in Haiti as well as air-fare. The target amount for one individual member in our group is $2,500. This includes all of the necessities i mentioned above. Here is a breakdown of how the costs pan out for each member in our group:
$1,000 - airfare and local transportation
$400 - site prepared meals and conservative accommodations (sleeping cots and bucket showers)
$450 - site building materials and to employ worksite laborers
$200 - employ local workers (drivers, translators, security and cooks)
$250 - community support (in-kind donations, clothing, supplies, hot school lunches)
The extra $200 on my personal goal for this campaign arises out of the amount that will be taken out of the total donations I gather by the website itself, leaving me with $2300. This will be enough to fly me out to Haiti and be able to cover all of my expenses so that I can help provide the people of Sobier with better living conditions.
This will be my 2nd trip to Haiti, and I'm excited to be doing work in the same village we were in last year. It's wonderful seeing the progress of a project that's been collectively worked on for over a year now, and it'll be lovely to see all of the people and children of the village again.
I do this because I feel it's important to give a helping hand wherever you can, whenever you can. We live in a world of absolute abundance and yet there are people and entire communities that live without acces to basic resources (basic healthcare, clean water, food, clothing, etc.). I feel that everyone in the world is entitled to even the most basic necessities of life, and if I can help bring that to anyone in any capacity, it would make all the difference.
Any donation you can give doesn't just help me, it helps the community of Sobier. You're not just helping me get somewhere, you're helping an entire community of people to live and thrive. Any help or support you can possibly give would mean the absolute world to me.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you for all of your help and support - I couldn't do this without any of you.
Josh
Organizer
Josh Ledesma
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
