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This decision grows from the very heart of why we are in Haiti.

Since buying the land, many of our team have been reflecting on Matthew 15, where people with disabilities come to Jesus seeking hope and healing. In a culture where people with disabilities were often overlooked or cast aside, Jesus changed the narrative, saying: “I have compassion for these people.” His compassion was not simply sympathy. It moved him to action. People were welcomed without discrimination, healed and fed, and they and their families found hope and love.

That is the heart behind all of our work in Haiti.

We believe every person is created and loved by God. No one should be overlooked because they have a disability, need long-term support or cannot access the care they need.

Over the years, this conviction has led HHA to develop services that were previously out of reach in northern Haiti. These include the region’s only spinal cord injury rehabilitation center, one of its largest wheelchair distribution programs, Maison de Grâce, a safe space where children and young adults with disabilities are cared for and loved unconditionally, and a new critically-needed oxygen generation plant.

Together, these services provide care, inclusion and compassion where it would otherwise be missing.

A permanent home for growing services

As this work has grown, however, the spaces it depends on have not grown with it.

Our services are currently spread across several locations, often operating from rented buildings that were not designed for their purpose, can be difficult to access or cannot be secured for the long term. These buildings have been a huge blessing, but they also limit how many people we can reach and make it harder to provide connected, lifelong care.

Purchasing this land changes what is possible – and gives compassion a permanent home.

Our vision is to create an “oasis of hope and healing”: a place where pathways, treatment rooms, learning spaces and gardens are designed around the dignity, care and potential of people with disabilities.

It will bring services closer together, making it easier for families to access the support they need while giving our teams the facilities and stability to provide better-connected care.

The first phase: a new home for Maison de Grâce

With the land now secured, we have been working with partners, architects and our local team to plan what comes next.

The first phase will give Maison de Grâce – our center for children and young adults with disabilities – its first ever purpose-built home.

The new facility will include dedicated spaces for therapy and rehabilitation, education and learning, play and recreation, vocational activities, respite care, and support for parents and carers.

Most importantly, the new space will enable Maison de Grâce to serve more children and families and provide an environment designed specifically around their needs.

Eventually, we hope all our existing services will move to the new site, creating a connected center for health, rehabilitation and disability support in northern Haiti.

There is still a long journey ahead. Turning this vision into reality will require prayer, expertise, courage and generosity. But we are full of expectation for what God will do through this place – and for the hope, care and opportunity it will make possible for generations to come.

This is more than a new building or a new site. It is a commitment to a future where people with disabilities and their families are seen, loved and valued, and where compassionate, quality care has a permanent home.

We look forward to sharing more about these plans as they develop.

You can also read about this announcement here. 

Thank you for being part of this story.

As always, there were moments that reminded me exactly why we do this work. I met families who took part in our agriculture project back in 2023 and are still farming today - feeding their families and building small businesses from what started as a one-off intervention. I met women who had safe pregnancies and healthy births with the support of our midwives. I met people in remote parts of the settlements who have been reached, for the first time ever, with wheelchairs and prosthetics through our outreach clinics.

There was joy - real joy - in those conversations. The kind that comes with dignity being restored, with people being able to provide for themselves, and with inclusion becoming the new norm in communities.

A Growing Gap Between Need and Support

But alongside that, this trip felt different. It was my first time back since the widespread international aid cuts last year, and the change was obvious. The level of need has deepened, and, honestly, in some moments, it felt overwhelming.

One woman I spoke to now walks four hours each way to reach our centre for physiotherapy, after losing the transport support she once relied on. I spent time with a father caring for twenty-two children - his own and his late brother’s - with no food rations to support them. And in Bidibidi, a healthcare leader shared that some people are choosing to return to South Sudan, despite the insecurity, because “they would rather die in their home country than in a foreign land.”

These aren’t isolated stories - they reflect a wider shift. And being there, hearing them first-hand, I was so saddened by the injustice of it: that these people, who have already experienced such hardship, conflict and displacement, are now facing even more suffering.

Ready To Respond

But more than saddened, I felt incredibly frustrated - and I know this is a sentiment that many of my colleagues in our local team feel too. Because, in many cases, we already have most of what we need to respond. We have a dedicated, experienced local team who are still there, still showing up every day. We have the relationships in the community, the trust, the infrastructure. We know what works.

But we don’t always have the resources to meet the need in front of us.

We have patients who need the care we can provide, but can’t afford to travel to reach it. We have an agriculture programme that we know can work, but not enough funding to provide seeds to everyone who needs them. We have outreach clinics ready to go - but only one vehicle shared across two countries, meaning clinics are sometimes cancelled. We have a huge waiting list of children in need of wheelchairs, and a team of experienced technicians able to fit them, but currently no supply of pediatric chairs.

Where Hope Can Take Root

I wanted to share this honestly because, while we often tell stories of hope and transformation - and those stories are real - they are not the whole picture. As a fundraiser, I'm often tempted to fit stories into a neat, happy, hopeful narrative, but the reality is much more complex.

But this doesn’t mean hope is lost.

If anything, it makes it clearer where hope can take root. Hope is not about pretending everything is fine, or simple sunny optimism, but recognising that these challenges are not insurmountable. The foundations are there. What’s missing is the support to keep going and to reach further.

So I share this not to diminish the impact we’re having together, but to invite you further into it. There is still so much more to be done - and the opportunity to make a tangible difference is right in front of us.

If you’re able to stand with us at this time - whether through giving, prayer, or simply staying engaged with this work - I want you to know that your support is deeply needed and genuinely matters. It helps ensure that people are not left behind, and that the hope we see glimpses of can continue to grow.

Thank you for being part of this with us.

It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year! As we reflect on the past six months, we are so grateful for the incredible progress happening across our projects – all made possible through your prayers, generosity, and partnership.

It’s been a while since we shared a big update, so this news item is a little longer as we celebrate some of the most joyful highlights from recent months.

Celebrating 2024: A Year of Challenges, Opportunities, and Impact

With the end of 2024, we at Hope Health Action (HHA) reflected on a year filled with incredible opportunities and significant challenges. From launching new projects in East Africa to beginning a new chapter in Haiti, the journey has been a rollercoaster—but we’re so grateful to have shared it with you.

Thanks to your generosity and God’s amazing faithfulness, we’ve been able to change thousands of lives this year. Now, we’re excited to share 10 of our top highlights from 2024—moments that wouldn’t have been possible without your support.

2024 Top 10 Achievements

Grace Rehabilitation Centre Opens in Haiti

One of the biggest milestone moments of the year was in July, when we opened Grace Rehabilitation Centre in Haiti – which offers specialised care, physiotherapy, and vocational training to people with spinal cord injuries and other neurological disabilities. Opening this centre in less than 6 months was a huge feat, and is now enabling us to offer continued compassionate care to people that otherwise risked being left behind. 

Night to Shine

In February, we were thrilled to host our third Night to Shine event in Haiti, celebrating children with special needs. We had over 70 children in attendance with their parents or caregivers and over 150 volunteer staff to make it the most memorable night! This unforgettable evening brought joy, inclusion, and fun as the children were crowned kings and queens and walked the red carpet to cheers and applause!

Empowering with skills for life

Continuing and improving our holistic approach to disability care, our Vocational Training Programmes in Haiti and East Africa made significant strides this past year, focusing on equipping individuals with income-generation skills to create sustainable and independent futures. Beneficiaries are learning skills such as donut making, IT, and soap creation. We also offer training in sewing, shoemaking, and much more. By combining physical mobility support with these empowerment opportunities, the programmes foster independence, and deliver lasting change.

Special Education at Amazing Grace

In 2024, HHA partnered with Amazing Grace School in Uganda to launch a much needed Special Education Programme for children with disabilities, giving them the chance to learn and grow alongside their peers. In refugee contexts, children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable, often left isolated at home as parents work to survive. Our programme provides a tuk-tuk ‘school bus’ for safe transport and access to a Special Needs Teacher, fostering an inclusive environment where every child can thrive.

New Hope Kajo-Keji Turns One

In South Sudan, our New Hope Clinic continued delivering essential care, treating over 20.000 people since the start of the year. Following the outbreak of malaria in the region, a key highlight has been the start of our malaria prevention programme, supplying mosquito nets and the ground-breaking University of Oxford vaccine. Since launching in August, this programme has vaccinated over 300 children, having a major impact on so many preventable premature deaths.

Award-Winning Agriculture in Uganda

In May, we were proud to see our agriculture project in Uganda recognised through the Global Development Network’s award for ‘Most Innovative Development Project’. This year alone, this project reached an incredible 420 households across two refugee settlements with seeds, tools, land and training – empowering hundreds of vulnerable families to grow their own sustainable source of food and income. By empowering vulnerable individuals - particularly people with disabilities - and making them visible as able, active members of their communities, his project is not only combating hunger, but also promoting understanding and reducing stigma.

Mobility Through Innovation

In collaboration with our amazing global partners, we continued the distribution of wheelchairs in Haiti, Uganda, and South Sudan, providing over 1500 wheelchairs for life-changing mobility.  In addition, we launched an innovative Wheelchair Repurpose and Repairs programme in Uganda, transforming old, unused chairs into fully tailored solutions for individuals in need. The program is a wonderful leap towards more sustainable operations, transforming discarded or old wheelchairs into fully functional mobility aids, maximising resource efficiency and minimising waste. Over the past year, HHA’s amazing local team repaired and repurposed 570 wheelchairs - an enormous achievement that will enable even more beneficiaries to use chairs functionally and safely!

A new home for the Maison

In September, we proudly opened Maison de Grâce, our independent respite care centre in Haiti, dedicated to children with disabilities and their families. Currently supporting 23 children three days a week, the centre provides a holistic programme of care, including education, physical, music, and play therapy, as well as nutritious meals. Parents also receive invaluable support, advice, and the crucial respite they need. Maison de Grâce is more than just a centre, it’s a place of hope, empowerment, and renewal.

Partnering to treat malnutrition

With the help of our partner Edesia, we shipped over 1,500 cartons of Plumpy’Nut to refugee settlements in Uganda, delivering life-saving support to children facing severe malnutrition. Plumpy’Nut is a therapeutic, ready-to-use food designed to treat acute malnutrition. Packed with essential nutrients, it’s a transformative solution: a single course of treatment can take a child from the brink of starvation to a healthy weight in just 8 weeks. By bridging critical supply gaps, this vital intervention truly demonstrates the power of targeted nutrition to save lives and create a healthier future for vulnerable children.

Transforming care for mothers and babies

2024 marked the beginning of a transformative maternal and infant health programme in Haiti – an urgent need in a country with the worst maternal mortality rates in the western hemisphere. A recent highlight was the delivery of five life-saving ‘mOm’ incubators to Justinien University Hospital (JUH), the largest public hospital in northern Haiti, which previously had no working incubators. This milestone is just the start of a broader initiative, supported by an incredible partnership with J&K Wonderland. Alongside the incubators, we're also building clinical capacity, and launching a large-scale community-based maternal and infant health programme, with the goal of transforming maternal and infant health outcomes for years to come. We look forward to seeing this initiative flourish in 2025!

CENTRE DE RÉADAPTATION DE GRÂCE 

On July 26th, we inaugurated our brand new Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Center! Our local team was joined by the Director of the Ministry of Health for the North of Haiti, as well as some of our UK and US team and trustees, to celebrate this exciting milestone.

It was incredibly poignant to stand alongside Dr Toussaint and Pastor Gideon –  with whom we first dreamed our Haiti dream, standing in a field back in 2005 – as we took this exciting step together. This new centre feels like a true answer to prayer, and our special thanks go to our amazing partners, the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, Haiti Rehab Schweiz, Walkabout Foundation and Free Wheelchair Mission, whose continuous support has made this - and everything still to come - possible. 

MAISON DE GRÂCE

After many months of searching, we were delighted to find a location for our respite home for children with disabilities, which will be called ‘Maison de Grâce’ - in memory of one of our earliest Maison children whose life was a testament to the transformation that care, love and hope can make possible. The next steps will be to make the building accessible (including adding ramps and railings) – and we hope to start providing respite care for up to 20 children, three and a half days a week, in August!

A GROWING TEAM

After months of recruitment, our HHA Haiti Hub team now includes 30 permanent members of staff, including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, administration staff, a vocational therapist, psychologist, cleaners, laundry staff and security guards. In addition we are delighted to have secured the services of a visiting Urologist; a much-needed skill sadly in very short supply in Haiti. Over the past few weeks, we’ve run several workshops with this new team, including not only role-specific training, but also sessions on leadership, teamwork, and HHA culture. This team will grow to almost 50 when we open the Maison de Grâce. We can’t wait to see what they will accomplish!

Thank you for joining us on this journey. Your support, encouragement and prayers are truly invaluable as we build our nest in Haiti, little by little. Piti piti zwazo fè nich li!

• Enabling us to provide wheelchairs, custom-made prosthetics and orthotics, and rehabilitation to people with disabilities in South Sudan and the refugee settlements of northern Uganda.
• Providing health and nutrition education from our centers in Uganda and South Sudan, with the aim of empowering beneficiaries to improve their wellbeing in the long term.
• Supporting the children, staff and carers at our respite home for children with disabilities in Haiti – providing care, education, and rehabilitation, especially as we move the center to a new home.
• Reaching more people with disabilities with our agriculture projects in the Ugandan refugee settlements – providing seeds, tools, land, and farming & business training, to give them a sustainable source of not only food, but also income.
• Supporting the setup of our spinal cord injury rehabilitation center at our new Haiti Hub, where we’ll provide specialized care that is extremely difficult to access in this part of the country.
• Providing wheelchairs and training across Haiti through our amazing network of local partners, giving mobility and dignity to people with disabilities – the majority of whom have never had a wheelchair before.

Your generosity will enable us to do all of this and more – and we can’t wait to update you on the impact of your support. In the meantime, on behalf of all the people that will be touched by what you came together to achieve in May, thank you.

This major global acknowledgment is a true testament to the team’s dedication in making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable households and communities. With this incredible honour, HHA EA is empowered to expand the impact of the winning project, providing critical agriculture and livelihood support to further 100 vulnerable refugee-households in 2024/25.

By strengthening food security and creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for the most vulnerable, the project is not only combating hunger, but also breaking down barriers and stigma against people with disabilities. It’s absolutely wonderful to see this holistic approach recognised for its innovation and celebrated by the global community!

Our heartfelt thanks to the prestigious awards jury for recognising the exceptional efforts and impact of the HHA EA Nutrition team. This acknowledgment will inspire us all to continue our commitment to creating positive change.

Key Statistics (since opening in September 2023)

• 5600 outpatients seen
• 4000 laboratory tests
• 6200 received health education
• 84 pregnant women registered
• 72 prosthetic & orthotic devices provided
• 36 wheelchairs & trikes given
• 230 physiotherapy sessions provided

Highlights from New Hope Kajo-Keji

• Clean running water is now available in the clinic thanks to the addition of a pump, control unit, insulated water towers and sinks. This is a huge upgrade and will dramatically improve working conditions for our team and their patients.
• Electricity is now available onsite thanks to installation of generator, solar panels and battery storage.
• Prosthetic limbs, and wheelchair distributions taking place at the clinic thanks to outreach mobile clinics provided by our team from New Hope BidiBidi.  
• First baby born at New Hope Kajo-Keji! - although deliveries are usually referred to the government hospital, one baby girl decided to make an appearance quicker than expected. Our amazing midwife stepped in and delivered a healthy baby girl.

Story for New Hope Kajo-Keji: Rose and Solomon

Rose lives in Kajo-Keji with her son Solomon, having returned from BidiBidi refugee settlement in Uganda. Although she has to walk three hours to reach the clinic, Rose has been making use of the services available since the clinic opened in September 2023, and has returned three times with Solomon when he has been suffering from a fever and diahorrea.

Rose and Solomon visited the clinic again in March, when Solomon was diagnosed with Malaria through a rapid test and was given medication to combat the disease. Malaria is the most common case the team seen at the clinic.

Rose commented that the team have really helped and cared for her and she was grateful that HHA have empowered a local team. Our team provided Solomon with more than just medication – they also showed him love, and gave his mother hope in difficult circumstances. Ultimately, this is what HHA’s work is all about, and what we strive to achieve with every beneficiary that we see at New Hope Kajo-Keji.

Throughout May 2024, we are running our Matched May Appeal where all donations towards our global disability work will be doubled by a generous donor. This is an amazing opportunity for your donations to go twice as far. Get all the info here.

• We’re delighted to have established a new partnership with a local medical university (which we’ve been working alongside for many years to offer training opportunities to their students). This new partnership will be mutually beneficial, providing us with an incredible space that will be the new home for some of our projects, as well as enabling the university to take the first step towards becoming a teaching hospital.
• Our disability rehabilitation unit will be moved to this new location, and will include a men’s ward, women’s ward, physiotherapy room and vocational training room. This will enable us to continue providing life-saving and life-changing care to patients with spinal cord injuries, who otherwise have very few options in this part of the country.
• This new home will also house our Wheelchair Distribution Center, from which we will continue providing custom-fitted chairs with our in-country team and network of local partners. Our program continues to transform lives every week, providing dignity, mobility and independence to people across the country, many of whom have never had a wheelchair before.
• Of course, we also visited Maison de Benediction, our respite home for children with disabilities, where the kids were all doing great (we were met with the usual barrage of hugs as we walked in!). We visited a number of possible new locations for MdB this week, and are committed to choosing a new home that will enable us to continue giving the children the level of care and support they need, as well as including areas for education, therapy and play - stay tuned!

After a week on the ground, we are so excited for this next chapter and all God's going to do  – but we’re also aware that this new beginning is going to require significant energy, momentum and funds. It is a time when we need the support of our amazing HHA community, perhaps more than ever before, which is why we’re incredibly excited about a huge opportunity that we will be launching next week: one of our biggest ever global fundraising campaigns, Matched May.

For the whole of May, thanks to match funds from a generous donor, all donations up to the value of $6,000 will be doubled until we reach our goal of $37,500. That means we have the potential to raise a massive $75,000 for our global disability projects, including those that we are currently transitioning in Haiti. During this massive month of fundraising, we’re asking our supporters from across the world to come together in a movement of faith, hope and generosity to support our work, at a time when it is truly needed – and we hope that you’ll join us.

A few more of the things we’ve bought that have made a real difference…

Battery chargers - enabling us to keep vital equipment (like blood pressure machines, thermometers and calculators) working, even with limited access to electricity

Zip ties - helping our technicians to make specialised adaptations to wheelchairs, to make sure that beneficiaries are comfortable and well-seated, and most importantly to help avoid pressure sores 

Footballs and coloured chalks - for students at Amazing Grace School

LED light strips - used for our sensory classroom at Amazing Grace and in New Hope Rehabilitation Center BidiBidi - to create safe, inclusive and educational spaces for children and adults with disabilities

Post-partum maternity pads - to provide dignity to new mothers at our clinic in South Sudan

Coloured chopping boards - to help improve food hygiene standards in our staff kitchens in both BidiBidi and Kajo-Keji

Safety glasses and ‘quality’ power tools for our workshop, where we custom-make prosthetics and orthotics

Brackets and wallplugs (particularly difficult to buy in-country) that enabled us to construct shelves in our pharmacy in Kajo-Keji - keeping the space organized and tidy!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this campaign making the purchase of these small, but hugely important, items possible.