Support Community Based Disaster Recovery in Haiti

As 2011 draws to a close, we can’t believe all that you’ve helped us achieve. With your support, we’ve been able to build classrooms, put teachers back to work, and offer a primary school education to 50 children. Much remains to be done, but thanks to your generosity, hundreds of Haitians will be able to...

As the Holiday season begins, we can’t believe that our volunteers have been in Haiti for nearly 18 months! Some of you have been watching EDV’s growth since before we even arrived in Haiti. Without you, we never would have been able to even make a start here. Today, as we look back at the last year and a half,...

It’s been an extraordinary several months for EDV! We’re excited to have secured funding to keep 50 children in school until the middle of next year, finished five permanent classrooms at Institution Classique,  and started five more transitional classrooms at College Adonai. Together, these classrooms...

For this update, we wanted to draw your attention to our English Education programme. In Haiti, English is a pre-requisite for joining the business world, or even simply working in high-end hotels and restaurants. In other words, it is an essential job skill. We asked one of the most promising students in the elementary...

Hello all, We hope this finds you well! Last month, EDV passed the one year in Haiti mark. It’s been an extraordinary year for our charity. To review all you’ve helped us accomplish in Haiti, we’ve prepared a one year report. Many of you have probably already received this report in our Newsletter, but...

With your support, our work in Haiti just keeps growing. We’re continuing to focus on long-term change for disaster survivors by repairing damaged infrastructure and increasing the capacity of our local partners to act even once we leave.Our most recent new projects will achieve these goals and more. At the Foyer...

Following Global Giving’s visit in January, our work in Haiti continues to grow. We’ve recently begun providing scholarships to children in our community who would otherwise be unable to attend school.As education is the key to long-term recovery, we’ve coupled these scholarships with reconstruction...

From the minute Britt and I walked into EDV’s house/office on January 10, 2011, it was obvious how involved in and on top of their many projects Emma Taylor, the organization’s logistical coordinator, was.  Between questions from us about their work, she’d alternately answer a phone call about where...

As we mark the one year anniversary of the earthquake, you’re likely to hear many stories about how aid has been diverted, delayed, and how survivors are not getting what they need despite the big promises made. It can all seem very disheartening and, after reading these reports, some have asked us if their donation...

Hello all,As we begin a new year, EDV continues to grow rapidly in Haiti. We have built transitional classrooms, supplied school supplies to more than 700 children, housed 47 orphaned children, and secured the free education of more than 30 further orphans.But what we’re most excited about is the enthusiasm of...

Hello all, We hope this finds you well! Since our last project update our growth in Haiti has been extraordinary. We’ve spent the last three months funding football programmes, building classrooms, distributing school supplies to more than 680 students, locating and distributing tents in an emergency and teaching...

After arriving in Haiti in mid-June we’re off to an amazing start. Not only have our projects taken off, but our executive director, Andrew Chaggar, has been selected from among 2,500 applicants as a Vodafone World of Difference winner. Vodafone's support will not only bolster Andy, but provide a huge boost for EDV....

Hello all, We hope you’re well! Most of you have already received an email with the information contained here, so if this message seems redundant to you we offer our apologies. We're intentionally repeating some information here just to be sure that all of our donors are up to date with the latest EDV...

Since our last update, EDV has been busy in Vietnam and the Philippines assessing the need for long term reconstruction and community regeneration aid. Typhoons Ketsana and Parma slammed into Vietnam and the Philippines more than five months ago, but there is still a huge amount of work remaining. While the initial...

We're beyond excited to announce that thanks to all our amazing supporters EDV has succeeded in Global Giving's Open Challenge and won a permanent spot on the website. The money we raised during the challenge will be added to our Asia-Pacific Disaster Recovery fund in mid January, just in time for our project leaders to...