Evacuate 8 Canadian Nurses from Haiti
Donation protected
https://www.hopegrows.ca/statement-civil-unrest/
8 nurses went to Petit Paradis in Grand Goave, Haiti to volunteer on a foundation called Hope Grows. We are on a compound that has a church, school, clinic, and feeding program and we came to help the community of Grand Goave. Currently, we are stranded here because we are about an hour away from Port-au-Prince where the violent protest is and they have set up barriers on the roads to get to the airports. The airport is in Port-au-Prince.
It is unlikely we will pass those barriers without being harmed. If we made it to Port-au-Prince they can keep up hostage. The people of Haiti are getting very desperate and will do anything to get a change in their government and president. The Canadian Embassy in Haiti is closed and calls are being directed to Ottawa but there has been no answer.
We are currently rationing everything; food, water, essentials until we can get out of here. We are expecting to run out of cell service soon as they run on fuel which we cannot get because during the riots the gas stations have been burned down.
Air Canada has added a flight on Monday for Canadians to fly to Montreal but if we reach the airport on Sunday when the riots are paused we cannot stay overnight in the airport and will be forced into the unpredictable streets of Port-au-Prince. As a solution if we fly by helicopter to the airport on Monday morning, we will be safer.
Hope Grows team of nurses included Lisa Sturdy, Lauren Davey, Charline Ramgotra, Kirsten Nieminen, Marie Nieminen, Tracy Hotta, Aundrea Trevors, and Katherine Fitzo'Niel.
Please support us in the cost of the helicopter and help us escape.
Update: The funds raised will be sent to the team in Haiti once the goal is reached. The funds will be withdrawn directly into one of the team members accounts. The team will then be able to pay for the helicopter on Monday morning to escort them safely to the airport so that they may return home. Any remaining funds will be donated in full to Hope Grows Haiti. Thank you for getting these amazing people home safe.
Below are some links about the danger we face
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-missionaries-haiti-trapped-1.5020732
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/haiti-quebec-canada-stranded-1.5019136
https://miami.cbslocal.com/video/3981582-unrest-in-haiti-claims-several-lives/
8 nurses went to Petit Paradis in Grand Goave, Haiti to volunteer on a foundation called Hope Grows. We are on a compound that has a church, school, clinic, and feeding program and we came to help the community of Grand Goave. Currently, we are stranded here because we are about an hour away from Port-au-Prince where the violent protest is and they have set up barriers on the roads to get to the airports. The airport is in Port-au-Prince.
It is unlikely we will pass those barriers without being harmed. If we made it to Port-au-Prince they can keep up hostage. The people of Haiti are getting very desperate and will do anything to get a change in their government and president. The Canadian Embassy in Haiti is closed and calls are being directed to Ottawa but there has been no answer.
We are currently rationing everything; food, water, essentials until we can get out of here. We are expecting to run out of cell service soon as they run on fuel which we cannot get because during the riots the gas stations have been burned down.
Air Canada has added a flight on Monday for Canadians to fly to Montreal but if we reach the airport on Sunday when the riots are paused we cannot stay overnight in the airport and will be forced into the unpredictable streets of Port-au-Prince. As a solution if we fly by helicopter to the airport on Monday morning, we will be safer.
Hope Grows team of nurses included Lisa Sturdy, Lauren Davey, Charline Ramgotra, Kirsten Nieminen, Marie Nieminen, Tracy Hotta, Aundrea Trevors, and Katherine Fitzo'Niel.
Please support us in the cost of the helicopter and help us escape.
Update: The funds raised will be sent to the team in Haiti once the goal is reached. The funds will be withdrawn directly into one of the team members accounts. The team will then be able to pay for the helicopter on Monday morning to escort them safely to the airport so that they may return home. Any remaining funds will be donated in full to Hope Grows Haiti. Thank you for getting these amazing people home safe.
Below are some links about the danger we face
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-missionaries-haiti-trapped-1.5020732
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/haiti-quebec-canada-stranded-1.5019136
https://miami.cbslocal.com/video/3981582-unrest-in-haiti-claims-several-lives/
Fundraising team (3)
Lauren Kennedy
Organizer
Bradford, ON
Lisa Sturdy
Beneficiary
Breann Davey
Team member
Lisa Sturdy
Team member