We were able to help support the building of a security fence for St. Rose School. This will help keep the children safe during their school day.

We were able to complete some furniture for the clinic, thanks to a grant supported by the Rotary of Ellicott City. The furniture completion was delayed because it was difficult for them to obtain the materials. The microscope, centrifuge, computers, and other necessary items for the clinic are now in the Dominican Republic and BicoVensen, […]

Myrbensly Desir (Ben-Ben) notified us in February 2023 that his pharmacy school did random cholera testing on stool samples and found a very high prevalence rate. Thanks to the support of the UU Congregation of Rockville and other donors, we were able to launch our cholera prevention program in June 2023. The intrepid team (including […]

The school has been able to get solar panels to help with electricity and the project is complete. The foundations of providing solar powered electricity, rather than the outrageously expensive generator-created electricity that is currently used in emergencies and then only at the clinic, require solar panels, batteries, and an inverter. Having electricity at the […]

This project has been completed, thank you for your support! The reason many Americans are aware of latrines as a need is because of the horrible cholera epidemic which swept through Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010, but perhaps the more important and long-lasting effect of bringing proper sanitation to the community is the […]