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so you're thinking about going to haiti, and you want to know if it's a good idea. let me first tell you it is a GREAT IDEA, and also let me be clear that haiti is a worker's country, so don't come to play without following these tips. 1. have some haitian kinfolk BEFORE you come to haiti. that could be your haitian homegirl that connects you to her uncle in PAP, or an organization RUN BY A HAITIAN (american). this is to root yourself properly into the country. NO your church organization DOES NOT count. 2. be prepared to OFFER TIME AND...

for an earth-inspired person like me, resorts can be a cringe-worthy experience. considering the amount of food waste, energy waste, excess materials, and privileged guests 🙄; it would seem like a resort would drive me crazy! and trust me i've been driven away from resorts before. but this time, i decided to focus on all the ways in which i could be zero waste at the resort. here's a few things i did to minimize my carbon footprint at the decamron in haiti 1. while eating at the buffet ONLY PICK UP WHAT YOU CAN EAT. the old adage from...

(📸 photo cred: @thevirtuouslion @sadekaycreates) DONATE HERE: ent55.com/haiti when planning to host a PAD PARTY in haiti, i was advised that the turnout may be low. understandably so, because even in the US (you know, the country of free speech and freedom and ish) i am met with grimace faces, ignorant questions, and squirmy adults when i talk about reusable menstrual pads. in haiti, trauma, spiritual practices and patriarchy have made women limit their interactions with their own menstrual cycle. we hosted a pad party where my linesisters and i made pads for women in the Fayette community, where @beastmodeberc's family lives and...

no strangers to werk, we served up some REAL hot girl service! in addition to our BEACH CLEAN UP, my sisters and i connected with the l’Ecole de la Redemption (run by @beastmodeberc family) to freshen up the SCHOOL LIBRARY and add some GREENERY to the courtyard. 📚 we also donated basic MEDICAL SUPPLIES to the community of Fayette, where @beastmodeberc’s parents live. and donated money to the Alum Alpha Omega Medical Ministry. 🏩  lastly, we hosted a pad party to make REUSABLE MENSTRUAL PADS as an economical, healthy, and environmentally friend alternative to disposable menstrual pads   we are...

(📸 photo cred: @thevirtuouslion  📸 photo cred: @sadekaycreates) waste is likely the hardest topic to discuss when it comes to haiti, because even though the people are very resourceful with second chances for discarded materials (did you see ishmael’s toy car?), there are still MOUNDS OF WASTE that line the country’s streets and coastlines, and unlike in most of the US, the waste cannot be conveniently hauled away into an abyss known to many of us as ‘away’. the site of trash throughout the country was heart wrenching, but to complain about the lack of waste infrastructure would be a...