Going the Extra Mile(s) for Our Children
Going the Extra Mile(s) for Our Children
It’s easy to tell people about the Maison Fortuné Orphanage, but the impact is always so much greater when people experience the culture and children for themselves. Every time that we see a volunteer light up as they SEE and UNDERSTAND the potential that these kids have for Haiti’s future – our resolve for the mission to raise future leaders of Haiti becomes stronger.
Last year we welcomed an extraordinary visitor – well-known fitness expert and business owner, Ashley Horner. While at the orphanage, Ashley fully embraced the culture and gave her heart, soul and mind to the children of MFO – as if they were her own. On her way home, she knew that there was more to be done and that the adventure together with her MFO family had just begun.
Ashley immediately hit the ground running (both literally and figuratively) with plans to help the MFO children in an extraordinary way. On April 3, 2017, Ashley will lace up her shoes and embark on a trek through Haiti. From Port-Au-Prince, up to the mountains on the north side of the island, past the beautiful coastline of Cap Haitien, and back south where the roads are no longer paved to return to the little town of Hinche, where the boys and girls of MFO will join her for the last mile of her 230+ mile run.
Why is she doing this you might as? Here is an excerpt from Ashley’sblog that will help you understand:
“It all starts with education, deep-rooted from the very beginning and built from the ground up. And releasing them back into the community to become the leaders of Haiti. What I witnessed during my time in Haiti were traditions passed on from generation to generation and many of those will never change, this is what makes Haitians so beautiful and unique. What I also saw, were so many unfinished or non-logical solutions started by ‘American volunteers’ that did more harm than good. What they need is education for the students, encouraging them to attend Haitian universities, educating the Haitian doctors, educating the teachers. And the infrastructure will change. This is why at Maison Fortune education is the number one priority, and this is why I have set out on this journey to raise a lot of money for the Maison Fortune educational funding. My goal, with your help, is to raise $28,000 for the elementary school. Believe me, when I say the boys and girls are so so smart, they simply need the tools of education to put them back into a country that needs them.”
We are grateful to have Ashley in our MFO family, and invite you to join her in support as she embarks upon this journey through Haiti toward creating more opportunities for our children!
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3092, Chesapeake, VA 23327-3092
Email: Helpthechildren@mfofoundation.org
Our cooking staff works non-stop on weekdays and on the weekends the boys cook together for themselves. As with all kitchens – it’s an area to congregate, share stories and hang out… but unlike your kitchen, our cooking flames are fueled by charcoal. Each WEEK we procure 150 lbs of charcoal to keep our fires hot while the rice is cooked. In Haiti charcoal makes up more than 60% of the consumed energy but it doesn’t have to.
At Maison Fortuné we are striving to raise the future leaders of Haiti – many of them will find work in agriculture. This means it is also our job, to make sure jobs in agriculture will exist in the future. For this reason and to begin to reverse the effects described above Maison Fortuné has decided to take the steps towards Clean Gas cooking.
THE NEED