A Message from Sante Total

Dear friends, We are appalled and saddened by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise early on Wednesday, July 7th and the wounding of his wife. We have been in communication with Gabriel Thelus, our Haitian coordinator, Berteau, a member of the community board, and many of our friends there. So far, Pignon and the surrounding […]

Spring Newsletter

Greetings from Sante Total!  We have been busy in Haiti despite the fact that we can’t travel there. We are looking forward to returning to Jacsonville and Haiti in the near future to continue our medical support efforts, possibly this Fall. For those interested in volunteering on a trip, email us at santetotal.healthcare@gmail.com and we can record your […]

Updates to St. Rose

Watch the video below to see updates to St. Rose and a discussion with Gaby! Many changes have been made recently at St. Rose including a new paint job. We are still in the process of improving the school, future goals include getting laptops for the children to use and internet access at school. Related […]

Meet Benben, a student we support

Sante Total is proud to support the education of Jacsonville community members who are passionate to give back to their community. Myrbensly “Benben” is a wonderful example of such a dedicated student, and one of our very good friends who has been a valuable translator for the Sante Total clinic for years. In this post, […]

Support Sante Total on Giving Tuesday

Dear friends of Sante Total,Mesi Anpil (thank you so much), for your generous donations of time, energy, and money, and your willingness to help! We hope that you will lend us your support this giving Tuesday, December 1st.Haiti needs your support more than ever to prevent the spread of COVID and to help ameliorate food and medication shortages that are […]

Fall Newsletter

Happy Fall! This past year has presented unique challenges to all communities around the world. In these unprecedented times, Sante Total has stood strong in the fight against COVID and inequality in Haiti. We have currently suspended medical trips to Jacsonville but we remain entirely dedicated to supporting Jacsonville and surrounding communities. Due to this, we truly appreciate any […]

Helping the Elderly

Covid has been especially hard for Jacsonville’s elderly population, many of whom have been struggling with access to food. Berteau has continued his project of helping the elderly, and recently held an event where he gave out handwashing buckets, soap, and food to over 100 elderly community members to help out with hygiene and food […]

Socially Distance Schooling

School has started again in Jacsonville, and they are trying to sociallydistance the kids more to help prevent the spread of COVID.  To do this,they need more benches and desks so that the older kids will not have toshare benches. In addition, they need new bookcases in the classrooms, and they need 3 new desks […]

Black Lives Matter

Sante Total was founded on the belief that the well-being of the entireperson including their physical and emotional health, educationalopportunities, and employment, is a fundamental human right. Our work is in Haiti, a country birthed by slaves who revolted anddemanded those rights for themselves. Centuries later, Haiti is stillthe poorest country in the Western hemisphere.  […]