4/19/11: Cholera has struck the Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage - A total of about 8 children have confirmed cases, several in the hospital and several with suspect signs and symptoms. Many organizations such as Do Your Part, MMRC-Haiti, EDV, C4H, Heart to Heart, AmeriCares have been very supportive and instrumental in coordinating supply response, clearing out trash and sanitizing the site to help eradicate the outbreak.
The most current URGENT need is FOOD. A large quantity is needed to stabilize this situation.
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
10 - Charcoals (2 sacks used per week - cost is $150 USD for 5 week supply)
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
Wed Apr 20 20:04:42 +0000 2011 by LTel:website: http://None/ -> http://www.orphanageorelph.org/
(show/hide changes)Tue Apr 19 11:28:13 +0000 2011 by LTel:address: For Child Security Purposes, the Address is Witheld - Contact the Administrator for Additional Information at: leslie @citizenactionteam.org
HAITI -> Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B
cat_notes: PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
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Removed old notes 1/3/10 LTel:
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Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
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Friday, April 23, 2010 10:07 AM
From: "Jobat1@aol.com" <Jobat1@aol.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Cc: capaid@me.com
Orelph Assessment
This place is really bad. There are 45 kids. The kids sleep on the floor on straw mats. They also have two queen size mattresses - but are in extremely bad shape. When we arrived, they were eating dinner - cornmeal and beans. They say they feed the kids three times a day, but I don't believe them. We got there at 4:00 - and were having lunch. They said they had to send to buy the beans. I visited their warehouse. They had 1 sac of beans - in use, 1 sac of corn - unopened, and 1 sac of rice. That was it. We left them some food which should last them about a week and a half to two weeks.
The kids need medical attention. Some of the kids are vaccinated, but not all. Dental hygiene bad. Kids have scabies, lice, and skin rashes. Possible malnutrition. Sanitation is bad. The kids don't really have a bedroom. They sleep in a space which might have been designed to be a living / dining room. They have both a hygienic toilet, as well as a latrine - neither are clean. The floors are still in rough cement, though Valiere's office has ceramic tiles...
I didn't see any toys, but the guys said the girls had some dolls. They have a tent set up in the yard, where they say the children go to school.
They purchase drinking water, but have a well for other needs. They do not have a pump, so they draw it up by the bucket full. I left 5 water filters for them so they can purify water to drink.
The kids have some cloths, but not enough shoes...
Other then Valiere Delice - the guy in charge / owner - they supposedly have 2 moms, 2 cooks, 2 people to clean/laundry, and 1 security.
I spoke to David Canter today, and he is going to send a medical team over there - possibly tomorrow.
Joanne
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LTel 4/22/10: NFI request for supplies and a Social Worker sent to the Shelter Cluster
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RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:08 AM
From: "Luc Bouquet" <jjrpl@msn.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hello Leslie
I am speaking as a healthcare provider based on the clinical manifestations. More than half of the children suffer of Tinea corporis and capitis, impetigo, scabies. Most of the kids I saw have some kind of infected skin rashes in the buttock area and lower extremities. There are also undernourished. If nothing is done in the next few weeks some of them will experience Kwashokor which is a form of protein deficiency. I strongly suggest that we use bunk bed to get them off the floor. The fact that a lot of them have an infected rash on one specific area, I wonder about cleaning up after defecation. Those kids have great needs. Here is my number in Haiti: 3-427-3557.
Luc L. Bouquet, ARNP, NP-C
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:24 -0700
From: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: jjrpl@msn.com
CC: disasterrelief@hotmail.com
Luc,
Can you be more specific as to what makes the situation "dire"? Is it the sleeping conditions? Valiere said you thought the rash may have been caused by the dirt and dust and sleeping on mats. Do you think mattresses will help?
Are there any issues you noted beyond the obvious medical concerns?
I am thinking at this point it would be a good idea to get a Social Worker from UNICEF or OXFAM to come in.
Can you please provide me with your Haiti phone number? Joanne with Sow A Seed plans on visiting the site and will do an in depth assessment and bring things like food, water filtration, possibly shelter supplies. She would like to consult with you about the visit you made yesterday if that is possible.
Leslie Teltoe
818-360-2518
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com> wrote:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hello Leslie,
I did go there yesterday and examine most of the children. I did provide them with all the medications that their situation requires. But it is a very dire situation. I will return within a week to reassess them. If their living condition does not change as soon as possible, the situation will get worst.
thanks, Luc
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On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
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PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
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EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks ->
(show/hide changes)Tue Apr 19 11:26:40 +0000 2011 by LTel:notes: 4/19/11: Cholera has struck the Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage - A total of about 8 have confirmed cases, several in the hospital and several with suspect signs and symptoms. Many organizations such as Do Your Part, MMRC-Haiti, EDV, C4H, Heart to Heart, AmeriCares have been very supportive and instrumental in coordinating supply response, clearing out trash and sanitizing the site to help eradicate the outbread.
The most current URGENT need is FOOD. A large quantity is needed to stabilize this situation.
NEEDS ARE:
BEANS
COOKING OIL
CHARCOAL
FLOUR
SUGAR
BOTTLED WATER
JUICE
POWDERED MILK
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
CANNED MEAT
SPAGHETTI
OATMEAL
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
10 - Charcoals (2 sacks used per week - cost is $150 USD for 5 week supply)
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
-> 4/19/11: Cholera has struck the Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage - A total of about 8 children have confirmed cases, several in the hospital and several with suspect signs and symptoms. Many organizations such as Do Your Part, MMRC-Haiti, EDV, C4H, Heart to Heart, AmeriCares have been very supportive and instrumental in coordinating supply response, clearing out trash and sanitizing the site to help eradicate the outbreak.
The most current URGENT need is FOOD. A large quantity is needed to stabilize this situation.
NEEDS ARE:
BEANS
COOKING OIL
CHARCOAL
FLOUR
SUGAR
BOTTLED WATER
JUICE
POWDERED MILK
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
CANNED MEAT
SPAGHETTI
OATMEAL
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
10 - Charcoals (2 sacks used per week - cost is $150 USD for 5 week supply)
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
(show/hide changes)Tue Apr 19 11:25:57 +0000 2011 by LTel:added needs/avails/notes
notes: 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
===========
Supporting Groups -
http://mmrcglobal.org/non-stop-week
-> 4/19/11: Cholera has struck the Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage - A total of about 8 have confirmed cases, several in the hospital and several with suspect signs and symptoms. Many organizations such as Do Your Part, MMRC-Haiti, EDV, C4H, Heart to Heart, AmeriCares have been very supportive and instrumental in coordinating supply response, clearing out trash and sanitizing the site to help eradicate the outbread.
The most current URGENT need is FOOD. A large quantity is needed to stabilize this situation.
NEEDS ARE:
BEANS
COOKING OIL
CHARCOAL
FLOUR
SUGAR
BOTTLED WATER
JUICE
POWDERED MILK
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
CANNED MEAT
SPAGHETTI
OATMEAL
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
10 - Charcoals (2 sacks used per week - cost is $150 USD for 5 week supply)
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
other_contacts changed.
(show/hide changes)Thu Oct 21 01:36:01 +0000 2010 by DNug:notes: 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
-> 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
===========
Supporting Groups -
http://mmrcglobal.org/non-stop-week
(show/hide changes)Tue Oct 05 16:57:48 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: Leslie's email to Laura re water situation 10/5/10
Yes it is! Their well flooded during that freak storm on 9/24. My goal is to get Generosity Water sponsor their well. They need an electric pump to get water flowing to the house and a dig to get a pipe under the wall so there is community access as well. The well was filled with mud so now it needs a clean out. Valiere told me he was close to being out of water purification tablets. They've been paying $50 week (money they don't have) to fill a 400 gallon water tank which is sad when you have a well right in your yard. They've had org's promise to get the well fixed but no one has followed through.
10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
-> 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
(show/hide changes)Tue Oct 05 16:17:28 +0000 2010 by LPar:added note in internal notes
notes: 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
-> Leslie's email to Laura re water situation 10/5/10
Yes it is! Their well flooded during that freak storm on 9/24. My goal is to get Generosity Water sponsor their well. They need an electric pump to get water flowing to the house and a dig to get a pipe under the wall so there is community access as well. The well was filled with mud so now it needs a clean out. Valiere told me he was close to being out of water purification tablets. They've been paying $50 week (money they don't have) to fill a 400 gallon water tank which is sad when you have a well right in your yard. They've had org's promise to get the well fixed but no one has followed through.
10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
(show/hide changes)Sun Oct 03 15:34:09 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
-> 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
FOOD SUPPLY LIST (1-2 weeks worth):
1 - 50 lb. bag of RICE - OR - 2-3 25 lb. bags of RICE
1 - 25 lb. bag of BEANS - OR - 1 50 lb. bags of BEANS lasts 2 weeks
1 - Bucket of COOKING OIL lasts 1 week
1 - 25 lb. bag of CORNMEAL lasts 1 week - 1 50 lb. bag lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of FLOUR lasts 2 weeks
1 - Lg. Sack of SUGAR lasts 2 weeks
10-15 - Boxes of POWDERED MILK lasts 1 week
VEGETABLES (GREENS)
FRUIT
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
(show/hide changes)Sun Oct 03 15:33:04 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
----------------------------------
Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
-> 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
We are also fundraising to help with the urgently needed building materials to help this site launch school. It looks like they won't be able to and will start late at this point (school starts in Oct.)
cat_notes: PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
------------------------------
Friday, April 23, 2010 10:07 AM
From: "Jobat1@aol.com" <Jobat1@aol.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Cc: capaid@me.com
Orelph Assessment
This place is really bad. There are 45 kids. The kids sleep on the floor on straw mats. They also have two queen size mattresses - but are in extremely bad shape. When we arrived, they were eating dinner - cornmeal and beans. They say they feed the kids three times a day, but I don't believe them. We got there at 4:00 - and were having lunch. They said they had to send to buy the beans. I visited their warehouse. They had 1 sac of beans - in use, 1 sac of corn - unopened, and 1 sac of rice. That was it. We left them some food which should last them about a week and a half to two weeks.
The kids need medical attention. Some of the kids are vaccinated, but not all. Dental hygiene bad. Kids have scabies, lice, and skin rashes. Possible malnutrition. Sanitation is bad. The kids don't really have a bedroom. They sleep in a space which might have been designed to be a living / dining room. They have both a hygienic toilet, as well as a latrine - neither are clean. The floors are still in rough cement, though Valiere's office has ceramic tiles...
I didn't see any toys, but the guys said the girls had some dolls. They have a tent set up in the yard, where they say the children go to school.
They purchase drinking water, but have a well for other needs. They do not have a pump, so they draw it up by the bucket full. I left 5 water filters for them so they can purify water to drink.
The kids have some cloths, but not enough shoes...
Other then Valiere Delice - the guy in charge / owner - they supposedly have 2 moms, 2 cooks, 2 people to clean/laundry, and 1 security.
I spoke to David Canter today, and he is going to send a medical team over there - possibly tomorrow.
Joanne
--------------------------------------
LTel 4/22/10: NFI request for supplies and a Social Worker sent to the Shelter Cluster
--------------------------------------
RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:08 AM
From: "Luc Bouquet" <jjrpl@msn.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hello Leslie
I am speaking as a healthcare provider based on the clinical manifestations. More than half of the children suffer of Tinea corporis and capitis, impetigo, scabies. Most of the kids I saw have some kind of infected skin rashes in the buttock area and lower extremities. There are also undernourished. If nothing is done in the next few weeks some of them will experience Kwashokor which is a form of protein deficiency. I strongly suggest that we use bunk bed to get them off the floor. The fact that a lot of them have an infected rash on one specific area, I wonder about cleaning up after defecation. Those kids have great needs. Here is my number in Haiti: 3-427-3557.
Luc L. Bouquet, ARNP, NP-C
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:24 -0700
From: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: jjrpl@msn.com
CC: disasterrelief@hotmail.com
Luc,
Can you be more specific as to what makes the situation "dire"? Is it the sleeping conditions? Valiere said you thought the rash may have been caused by the dirt and dust and sleeping on mats. Do you think mattresses will help?
Are there any issues you noted beyond the obvious medical concerns?
I am thinking at this point it would be a good idea to get a Social Worker from UNICEF or OXFAM to come in.
Can you please provide me with your Haiti phone number? Joanne with Sow A Seed plans on visiting the site and will do an in depth assessment and bring things like food, water filtration, possibly shelter supplies. She would like to consult with you about the visit you made yesterday if that is possible.
Leslie Teltoe
818-360-2518
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com> wrote:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hello Leslie,
I did go there yesterday and examine most of the children. I did provide them with all the medications that their situation requires. But it is a very dire situation. I will return within a week to reassess them. If their living condition does not change as soon as possible, the situation will get worst.
thanks, Luc
--------------------------------------
On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks -> PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
------------------------------
Removed old notes 1/3/10 LTel:
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Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
------------------------------
Friday, April 23, 2010 10:07 AM
From: "Jobat1@aol.com" <Jobat1@aol.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Cc: capaid@me.com
Orelph Assessment
This place is really bad. There are 45 kids. The kids sleep on the floor on straw mats. They also have two queen size mattresses - but are in extremely bad shape. When we arrived, they were eating dinner - cornmeal and beans. They say they feed the kids three times a day, but I don't believe them. We got there at 4:00 - and were having lunch. They said they had to send to buy the beans. I visited their warehouse. They had 1 sac of beans - in use, 1 sac of corn - unopened, and 1 sac of rice. That was it. We left them some food which should last them about a week and a half to two weeks.
The kids need medical attention. Some of the kids are vaccinated, but not all. Dental hygiene bad. Kids have scabies, lice, and skin rashes. Possible malnutrition. Sanitation is bad. The kids don't really have a bedroom. They sleep in a space which might have been designed to be a living / dining room. They have both a hygienic toilet, as well as a latrine - neither are clean. The floors are still in rough cement, though Valiere's office has ceramic tiles...
I didn't see any toys, but the guys said the girls had some dolls. They have a tent set up in the yard, where they say the children go to school.
They purchase drinking water, but have a well for other needs. They do not have a pump, so they draw it up by the bucket full. I left 5 water filters for them so they can purify water to drink.
The kids have some cloths, but not enough shoes...
Other then Valiere Delice - the guy in charge / owner - they supposedly have 2 moms, 2 cooks, 2 people to clean/laundry, and 1 security.
I spoke to David Canter today, and he is going to send a medical team over there - possibly tomorrow.
Joanne
--------------------------------------
LTel 4/22/10: NFI request for supplies and a Social Worker sent to the Shelter Cluster
--------------------------------------
RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:08 AM
From: "Luc Bouquet" <jjrpl@msn.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hello Leslie
I am speaking as a healthcare provider based on the clinical manifestations. More than half of the children suffer of Tinea corporis and capitis, impetigo, scabies. Most of the kids I saw have some kind of infected skin rashes in the buttock area and lower extremities. There are also undernourished. If nothing is done in the next few weeks some of them will experience Kwashokor which is a form of protein deficiency. I strongly suggest that we use bunk bed to get them off the floor. The fact that a lot of them have an infected rash on one specific area, I wonder about cleaning up after defecation. Those kids have great needs. Here is my number in Haiti: 3-427-3557.
Luc L. Bouquet, ARNP, NP-C
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:24 -0700
From: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: jjrpl@msn.com
CC: disasterrelief@hotmail.com
Luc,
Can you be more specific as to what makes the situation "dire"? Is it the sleeping conditions? Valiere said you thought the rash may have been caused by the dirt and dust and sleeping on mats. Do you think mattresses will help?
Are there any issues you noted beyond the obvious medical concerns?
I am thinking at this point it would be a good idea to get a Social Worker from UNICEF or OXFAM to come in.
Can you please provide me with your Haiti phone number? Joanne with Sow A Seed plans on visiting the site and will do an in depth assessment and bring things like food, water filtration, possibly shelter supplies. She would like to consult with you about the visit you made yesterday if that is possible.
Leslie Teltoe
818-360-2518
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com> wrote:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hello Leslie,
I did go there yesterday and examine most of the children. I did provide them with all the medications that their situation requires. But it is a very dire situation. I will return within a week to reassess them. If their living condition does not change as soon as possible, the situation will get worst.
thanks, Luc
--------------------------------------
On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks
(show/hide changes)Sun Oct 03 15:19:18 +0000 2010 by LTel:added notes, needs, corrected population
current_population: 50 -> 53
(show/hide changes)Sun Oct 03 15:17:42 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: 8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
----------------------------------
Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
-> 10/10:
School Building Materials Supply List of URGENT Needs:
112 sheet metal $ 7056 HT
69 lats $ 2415 HT
65 wood 2x4 $ 4550 HT
100 sacs cements $ 6500 HT
3 trucks of sand $ 2100 HT
20 benches $ 10000 HT
6 teachers back pay $ 6000 HT
Total $38621 HT/ $4888.73 USD
------------------------------------
8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
----------------------------------
Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
(show/hide changes)Fri Oct 01 15:04:54 +0000 2010 by LTel:cat_notes: Friday, April 23, 2010 10:07 AM
From: "Jobat1@aol.com" <Jobat1@aol.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Cc: capaid@me.com
Orelph Assessment
This place is really bad. There are 45 kids. The kids sleep on the floor on straw mats. They also have two queen size mattresses - but are in extremely bad shape. When we arrived, they were eating dinner - cornmeal and beans. They say they feed the kids three times a day, but I don't believe them. We got there at 4:00 - and were having lunch. They said they had to send to buy the beans. I visited their warehouse. They had 1 sac of beans - in use, 1 sac of corn - unopened, and 1 sac of rice. That was it. We left them some food which should last them about a week and a half to two weeks.
The kids need medical attention. Some of the kids are vaccinated, but not all. Dental hygiene bad. Kids have scabies, lice, and skin rashes. Possible malnutrition. Sanitation is bad. The kids don't really have a bedroom. They sleep in a space which might have been designed to be a living / dining room. They have both a hygienic toilet, as well as a latrine - neither are clean. The floors are still in rough cement, though Valiere's office has ceramic tiles...
I didn't see any toys, but the guys said the girls had some dolls. They have a tent set up in the yard, where they say the children go to school.
They purchase drinking water, but have a well for other needs. They do not have a pump, so they draw it up by the bucket full. I left 5 water filters for them so they can purify water to drink.
The kids have some cloths, but not enough shoes...
Other then Valiere Delice - the guy in charge / owner - they supposedly have 2 moms, 2 cooks, 2 people to clean/laundry, and 1 security.
I spoke to David Canter today, and he is going to send a medical team over there - possibly tomorrow.
Joanne
--------------------------------------
LTel 4/22/10: NFI request for supplies and a Social Worker sent to the Shelter Cluster
--------------------------------------
RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:08 AM
From: "Luc Bouquet" <jjrpl@msn.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hello Leslie
I am speaking as a healthcare provider based on the clinical manifestations. More than half of the children suffer of Tinea corporis and capitis, impetigo, scabies. Most of the kids I saw have some kind of infected skin rashes in the buttock area and lower extremities. There are also undernourished. If nothing is done in the next few weeks some of them will experience Kwashokor which is a form of protein deficiency. I strongly suggest that we use bunk bed to get them off the floor. The fact that a lot of them have an infected rash on one specific area, I wonder about cleaning up after defecation. Those kids have great needs. Here is my number in Haiti: 3-427-3557.
Luc L. Bouquet, ARNP, NP-C
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:24 -0700
From: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: jjrpl@msn.com
CC: disasterrelief@hotmail.com
Luc,
Can you be more specific as to what makes the situation "dire"? Is it the sleeping conditions? Valiere said you thought the rash may have been caused by the dirt and dust and sleeping on mats. Do you think mattresses will help?
Are there any issues you noted beyond the obvious medical concerns?
I am thinking at this point it would be a good idea to get a Social Worker from UNICEF or OXFAM to come in.
Can you please provide me with your Haiti phone number? Joanne with Sow A Seed plans on visiting the site and will do an in depth assessment and bring things like food, water filtration, possibly shelter supplies. She would like to consult with you about the visit you made yesterday if that is possible.
Leslie Teltoe
818-360-2518
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com> wrote:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hello Leslie,
I did go there yesterday and examine most of the children. I did provide them with all the medications that their situation requires. But it is a very dire situation. I will return within a week to reassess them. If their living condition does not change as soon as possible, the situation will get worst.
thanks, Luc
--------------------------------------
On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks -> PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
------------------------------
Friday, April 23, 2010 10:07 AM
From: "Jobat1@aol.com" <Jobat1@aol.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Cc: capaid@me.com
Orelph Assessment
This place is really bad. There are 45 kids. The kids sleep on the floor on straw mats. They also have two queen size mattresses - but are in extremely bad shape. When we arrived, they were eating dinner - cornmeal and beans. They say they feed the kids three times a day, but I don't believe them. We got there at 4:00 - and were having lunch. They said they had to send to buy the beans. I visited their warehouse. They had 1 sac of beans - in use, 1 sac of corn - unopened, and 1 sac of rice. That was it. We left them some food which should last them about a week and a half to two weeks.
The kids need medical attention. Some of the kids are vaccinated, but not all. Dental hygiene bad. Kids have scabies, lice, and skin rashes. Possible malnutrition. Sanitation is bad. The kids don't really have a bedroom. They sleep in a space which might have been designed to be a living / dining room. They have both a hygienic toilet, as well as a latrine - neither are clean. The floors are still in rough cement, though Valiere's office has ceramic tiles...
I didn't see any toys, but the guys said the girls had some dolls. They have a tent set up in the yard, where they say the children go to school.
They purchase drinking water, but have a well for other needs. They do not have a pump, so they draw it up by the bucket full. I left 5 water filters for them so they can purify water to drink.
The kids have some cloths, but not enough shoes...
Other then Valiere Delice - the guy in charge / owner - they supposedly have 2 moms, 2 cooks, 2 people to clean/laundry, and 1 security.
I spoke to David Canter today, and he is going to send a medical team over there - possibly tomorrow.
Joanne
--------------------------------------
LTel 4/22/10: NFI request for supplies and a Social Worker sent to the Shelter Cluster
--------------------------------------
RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:08 AM
From: "Luc Bouquet" <jjrpl@msn.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hello Leslie
I am speaking as a healthcare provider based on the clinical manifestations. More than half of the children suffer of Tinea corporis and capitis, impetigo, scabies. Most of the kids I saw have some kind of infected skin rashes in the buttock area and lower extremities. There are also undernourished. If nothing is done in the next few weeks some of them will experience Kwashokor which is a form of protein deficiency. I strongly suggest that we use bunk bed to get them off the floor. The fact that a lot of them have an infected rash on one specific area, I wonder about cleaning up after defecation. Those kids have great needs. Here is my number in Haiti: 3-427-3557.
Luc L. Bouquet, ARNP, NP-C
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:24 -0700
From: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: jjrpl@msn.com
CC: disasterrelief@hotmail.com
Luc,
Can you be more specific as to what makes the situation "dire"? Is it the sleeping conditions? Valiere said you thought the rash may have been caused by the dirt and dust and sleeping on mats. Do you think mattresses will help?
Are there any issues you noted beyond the obvious medical concerns?
I am thinking at this point it would be a good idea to get a Social Worker from UNICEF or OXFAM to come in.
Can you please provide me with your Haiti phone number? Joanne with Sow A Seed plans on visiting the site and will do an in depth assessment and bring things like food, water filtration, possibly shelter supplies. She would like to consult with you about the visit you made yesterday if that is possible.
Leslie Teltoe
818-360-2518
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com> wrote:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hello Leslie,
I did go there yesterday and examine most of the children. I did provide them with all the medications that their situation requires. But it is a very dire situation. I will return within a week to reassess them. If their living condition does not change as soon as possible, the situation will get worst.
thanks, Luc
--------------------------------------
On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks
(show/hide changes)Thu Aug 12 16:15:07 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: 8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, DYP is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
----------------------------------
Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
-> 8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, Do Your Part, partnered with True Love Live is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
----------------------------------
Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
(show/hide changes)Thu Aug 12 15:42:29 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
-> 8/12/10:
Do Your Part is offering community members the opportunity to have fundraisers with their group (ie. church, youth group, sports team, school, civic club, etc.) to raise funds to purchase backpacks for Haitian kids. Volunteers can hold garage sale, bake sales, car washes, pancake breakfasts, etc. DYP comes out and presents to your group, sharing the details of the needs of these children and helps organize your drive. Once the event takes place, funds purchase the backpacks and school supplies and we have a 'backpack assembly party'. The supplies are then shipped to Haiti. Your event is filmed and imaged so you see exactly what all your hard work produced from start to finish, including the children receiving the backpacks.
Currently, DYP is delivering 100 backpacks to this orphanage site. They are expecting anywhere from 200-300 students to attend school from the on site orphans to the children of this community.
Please contact Leslie @doyourpart.org for more details on how you can become involved. We make it effortless and provide you with a complete instructional packet and will support and guide you from start to finish. This is a short term volunteer opportunity.
----------------------------------
Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
(show/hide changes)Sat Apr 24 15:08:08 +0000 2010 by LTel:cat_notes: On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks -> Friday, April 23, 2010 10:07 AM
From: "Jobat1@aol.com" <Jobat1@aol.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Cc: capaid@me.com
Orelph Assessment
This place is really bad. There are 45 kids. The kids sleep on the floor on straw mats. They also have two queen size mattresses - but are in extremely bad shape. When we arrived, they were eating dinner - cornmeal and beans. They say they feed the kids three times a day, but I don't believe them. We got there at 4:00 - and were having lunch. They said they had to send to buy the beans. I visited their warehouse. They had 1 sac of beans - in use, 1 sac of corn - unopened, and 1 sac of rice. That was it. We left them some food which should last them about a week and a half to two weeks.
The kids need medical attention. Some of the kids are vaccinated, but not all. Dental hygiene bad. Kids have scabies, lice, and skin rashes. Possible malnutrition. Sanitation is bad. The kids don't really have a bedroom. They sleep in a space which might have been designed to be a living / dining room. They have both a hygienic toilet, as well as a latrine - neither are clean. The floors are still in rough cement, though Valiere's office has ceramic tiles...
I didn't see any toys, but the guys said the girls had some dolls. They have a tent set up in the yard, where they say the children go to school.
They purchase drinking water, but have a well for other needs. They do not have a pump, so they draw it up by the bucket full. I left 5 water filters for them so they can purify water to drink.
The kids have some cloths, but not enough shoes...
Other then Valiere Delice - the guy in charge / owner - they supposedly have 2 moms, 2 cooks, 2 people to clean/laundry, and 1 security.
I spoke to David Canter today, and he is going to send a medical team over there - possibly tomorrow.
Joanne
--------------------------------------
LTel 4/22/10: NFI request for supplies and a Social Worker sent to the Shelter Cluster
--------------------------------------
RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:08 AM
From: "Luc Bouquet" <jjrpl@msn.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hello Leslie
I am speaking as a healthcare provider based on the clinical manifestations. More than half of the children suffer of Tinea corporis and capitis, impetigo, scabies. Most of the kids I saw have some kind of infected skin rashes in the buttock area and lower extremities. There are also undernourished. If nothing is done in the next few weeks some of them will experience Kwashokor which is a form of protein deficiency. I strongly suggest that we use bunk bed to get them off the floor. The fact that a lot of them have an infected rash on one specific area, I wonder about cleaning up after defecation. Those kids have great needs. Here is my number in Haiti: 3-427-3557.
Luc L. Bouquet, ARNP, NP-C
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:24 -0700
From: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: jjrpl@msn.com
CC: disasterrelief@hotmail.com
Luc,
Can you be more specific as to what makes the situation "dire"? Is it the sleeping conditions? Valiere said you thought the rash may have been caused by the dirt and dust and sleeping on mats. Do you think mattresses will help?
Are there any issues you noted beyond the obvious medical concerns?
I am thinking at this point it would be a good idea to get a Social Worker from UNICEF or OXFAM to come in.
Can you please provide me with your Haiti phone number? Joanne with Sow A Seed plans on visiting the site and will do an in depth assessment and bring things like food, water filtration, possibly shelter supplies. She would like to consult with you about the visit you made yesterday if that is possible.
Leslie Teltoe
818-360-2518
--- On Tue, 4/20/10, Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com> wrote:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Subject: RE: More Foyer d' Orelph Info
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 5:55 PM
Hello Leslie,
I did go there yesterday and examine most of the children. I did provide them with all the medications that their situation requires. But it is a very dire situation. I will return within a week to reassess them. If their living condition does not change as soon as possible, the situation will get worst.
thanks, Luc
--------------------------------------
On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks
(show/hide changes)Tue Apr 20 15:10:29 +0000 2010 by LTel:added notes/needs
cat_notes: PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
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EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks -> On 4/19/10 Mark Creamans, director of Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team and the director of their medical clinic in Lilavois, Luc Bouquet, N.P. visited the orphanage on my urging due to a critical medical situation with the children.
Last week, 7 children had a bad skin rash that started at the bottom of their feet and was climbing up their bodies. Over the weekend, 12 kids now have the rash and it's moved to their private parts. Several more children were exhibiting Malaria symptoms as well.
Luc Bouquet treated all 12 kids for the skin rash and feels it is due to the poor sleeping conditions (on mats on the ground) and dirt and dust in the compound. He gave them meds for the rash and a few kids were treated for Malaria based on clinical symptoms (no rapid Malaria tests were done). He believes the 12 yr. old boy does need a Hernia surgery and is looking further into how to get him the operation.
Both Mark and Luc have concerns about the low amount of food and poor conditions for the kids on site. I sent them a complete background and my assessment. There is a contradiction in place. Valiere tells me they were a orphanage pre-quake and he tells Mark and Luc they became one when children started showing up.
Joanne of Sow A Seed plans to visit to conduct an indepth assessment on 4/20/10 unannounced.
----------------------------------------------------
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
-------------------------------
EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks
(show/hide changes)Sat Apr 17 15:54:58 +0000 2010 by LTel:ADDED INTERNAL NOTES
cat_notes: PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets -> PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
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EMAIL FROM LAURA CREAMENS - CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM REGARDING MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC
Fwd: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:10 PM
From: "Laura" <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
To: leslie@citizenactionteam.org
Hi Leslie,
Below is the reponse from Luc after contacting these people. It's really odd, I'm not sure what is going on.
Blessings,
Laura
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Luc Bouquet <jjrpl@msn.com>
Date: April 15, 2010 5:36:15 PM PDT
To: <disasterrelief@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Foyer d' Orelph Orphanage
Hello Laura
I just talked to Valiere Delice about this orphanage and the possibility of having a clinic there. She was very erratvisitic and was in denial. I did ask her do you have an orphanage. This is her reply and I quote: " yes I had one but the way things are the orphanage no longer exists. I offer myself to pay her a visit, she was in a hurry to hang up.
Thanks
(show/hide changes)Fri Apr 16 02:28:59 +0000 2010 by LTel:mgt_contact changed.
notes: Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valdimer Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
-> Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valiere Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
(show/hide changes)Wed Apr 14 02:33:34 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
Location/Address: Santo 17 – Rue La Paix 4B – Croix De Bouquets, Haiti
On Site Contacts: Valdimer Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
-> Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
On Site Contacts: Valdimer Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed. One 12 year old boy needs a surgical consult for possible Umbilical Hernia.
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
(show/hide changes)Tue Apr 13 21:50:43 +0000 2010 by LTel:main_phone: -> 617-275-5960 / 509-3742-1435 - 509-3588-6436
(show/hide changes)Sun Apr 11 01:57:54 +0000 2010 by LTel:notes: -> Date: 4/10/10
Subject: Preliminary Orphanage Assessment (by phone)
Conducted By: Leslie Teltoe Citizen Action Team Relief Database
Orphanage: ORELPH – Foyer d’ Orelph
Location/Address: Santo 17 – Rue La Paix 4B – Croix De Bouquets, Haiti
On Site Contacts: Valdimer Delice (Social Services/Director) 509-3472-1435 or 509-3588-6436 /
617-275-5960 / Miss Delva Guerga (Caregiver - can answer the most regarding medical status of children)
Communication: The Director, Mr. Delice, speaks and reads English well.
Prior NGO Assistance: Has emailed several organizations for assistance and received no replies. Has had minimal assistance with no regularity for food and shelter supplies.
Site Description: Their orphanage was destroyed and deemed uninhabitable and they have signed a 3 year contract to reside at this new location that they evacuated to. It is a walled in compound and they have 2 security guards. There are no visible cracks or damage to the buildings. There has been no structural assessment to confirm that the buildings are deemed safe and habitable. They have tarps that were provided by World Vision but the sun has diluted their strength and made them brittle.
Staff: 6 caregivers total for the kids (2 Cooks/2 Mothers/2 Laundry) / 2 Security Guards - $2000 monthly to pay staff but hasn’t had the funds to pay them regularly
Total # of children: 50 orphans
Age range of Children: 20 kids between ages 3-7 / 30 kids between ages 8-16
Medical Status: Took several children to the hospital last week for treatment of Malaria / 3 children are suspected to have Malaria (fevers) / Several children with intestinal Worms and an itchy dermatological condition (guess is as a result of the water they are bathing and doing laundry with) / Evaluation for potential Malnutrition cases should also assessed
MEDICAL SUPPLES/MEDS NEEDED:
OTC Meds (3-16 years old - anti-diarrheal/Ibuprophen/Acetaminophen/Cough/Cold)
Antibiotics (ages 3-16 years old)
Anti-Malarial
Anti-itch creams
Worm treatment (intestinal – unknown worm type – swollen bellies)
Water: In urgent need of water filtration for on site well water – Has been purchasing 9 gallons of drinking water per day – also needs a large water container/drum to store water
Mental Health Status: The children are encouraged to sleep indoors, but are traumatized by continuing aftershocks and they will sleep outdoors under worn tarps but the rain forces them back inside. The kids would greatly benefit from counseling. Providing hand outs in Kreyole language by email to the director to assist caregivers in addressing these psychosocial issues to assist the children in their healing process.
Feeding: They are feeding 2 meals per day to over 100 surrounding community members as well as the orphaned children in their care
FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Rice
Beans
Cooking Oil
Powdered Milk
Generator: Had to purchase fuel on the street and because of a bad fuel mix it recently broke the generator they have.
MISC. SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Generator
Fuel (for the generator)
Water Filtration System
Water Container/Drum to store filtered water
Tarps
School: Trying to get school going again. In previous location, they provided daily education to the 50 orphaned children on site (as well as many children from the community). In order to activate school again they have critical urgent needs. They will serve a total of close to 200 children once the materials are secured to provide school again. They lost all their school supplies and materials and need monetary support to pay teachers ($150.00 monthly is the average teacher’s salary).
SCHOOL BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lumber (2x4’s)/Plywood
School Benches (or the materials to build them)
Metal Sheeting/Cement Blocks/Hand Tools
Future Plans: They are not a non-profit 5013c organization and do not have a website. They cannot afford the cost of implementation of those things. They are seeking sponsorship and support for education and feeding of the children as well as operational costs. Their ultimate goal is to purchase 1 acre of land about 45 minutes north of their current location ($25,000). They want to raise goats and chickens as a way to generate income and care for the children’s needs (milk and eggs). They want to build a structurally safe orphanage and school that will serve the kids in their care as well as serving children in the community with education and nutrition. They are very interested in connecting with well established organizations in Haiti that provide community development and micro-lending.
current_population: -> 50
(show/hide changes)Sun Apr 11 01:48:30 +0000 2010 by LTel:cat_notes: -> PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Santo 17, Rue La Paix 4B, Croix Des Bouquets
(show/hide changes)Sun Apr 11 00:43:27 +0000 2010 by LTel:name: Foyer De Orelph (ORPHANAGE) - 2010 Haiti Earthquake -> Foyer `d Orelph (ORPHANAGE) - 2010 Haiti Earthquake
(show/hide changes)Sun Apr 11 00:37:36 +0000 2010 by LTel:Dir. Valiere Delice
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