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Happy International Women’s Day from Family Health Ministries!
International Women's Day offers us an opportunity to celebrate the women who have made a difference in our lives. Without all...
Join FHM in welcoming Elizabeth Kurtgeri as FHM’s next Executive Director
At the end of January 2025, Kathy Walmer will be retiring from her role as FHM's Executive Director, where she has served faithfully and demonstrated exceptional leadership for over 20 years. We are all lamenting the end of this era at FHM. We are excited to...
Haitian Mother’s Day, May 26, 2024
Family Health Ministries wishes all of the mothers in Haiti a Happy Mother's Day! Our HsCC colleagues at CRUDEN have a nice description of this holiday on it's website. "In Haiti, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the last Sunday in May. To wish mother happiness a child...
Our Work in Haiti
At Family Health Ministries, we pursue a dream of building healthy families, and healthy communities by developing long-term relationships with people and communities’ in need’.
Children’s Programs
After the original Saint Antoine school was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake, Family Health Ministries raised $100,000 to rebuild the school. With added financial help from Partners in Progress, Heart to Heart International, and Fonkoze, the new Saint Antoine School building welcomed children back to school in October 2013.
Women’s Programs
Family Health Ministries work in women’s health is based on the priorities of the communities we serve and focuses on cervical cancer prevention and safe motherhood programs.
Family Programs
The Leogane Family Health Center is a preventative and acute healthcare complex serving those without access to health services. The center will provide healthcare, education, and research programs.
Get Involved
The greatest benefits people gain from volunteering is the satisfaction of incorporating service into their lives and making a difference in their community and country. The intangible benefits alone—such as pride, satisfaction, and accomplishment—are worthwhile reasons to serve. When we share our time and talents, we solve problems, strengthen communities, improve lives, connect to others, and transform our lives and the lives of others.
Family Health Ministries appreciates the time, talents, and support of all our volunteers. Whatever your skill set or interest, we have a volunteer opportunity for you. We want you to work where you work best!
FHM Blog
Creating a Center of Excellence
CREATING A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE by David Walmer “Is there a new way to express how we are pursuing FHM’s vision in a way that gives us a clear focus that is easy to understand?”FHM’s vision in Haiti is ‘healthy families and healthy communities’, specifically in the...
The Power of Languages
By: Sarah Beaverson When I first arrived in Haiti, I was overwhelmed by the foreign language I heard around me. I struggled to understand individuals and the Haitian Creole words being yelled across the streets. After mastering the basic “Bonjou” and “Bonswa”...
Haitian Women Helping Women
Meet Soinie. To say Soinie is an inspiration is an understatement! This determined lady is breaking the mold in order to build a better life for her family and the community of Fondwa. Soinie (pronounced swah-nee) has joined our construction crew to build FHM's...