The Second Floor of the new High School has been crowned with a roof (below) – what a way to start 2026 and our 11th year of humanitarian service in Haiti! Our next step is to finish the interior of the 2nd Floor so that it can be used for...
Learn moreRoof Construction atop the High School’s 2nd Floor classrooms and corridors (below left) has commenced. Future roof placement above the 2nd Floor’s Presentation Room (below right) will begin shortly. Thank you to all who have...
Learn moreThe Dingle Walk Stars continued eastward along the Dingle Peninsula’s north shore and reached Killarney earlier this week. The eight of them trekked a deeply enriching journey during their 12 days together. They did their epic hike for a...
Learn moreAfter having explored the area around Dingle, our Dingle Walk Stars continue their walkathon from the southern shores of the Dingle Peninsula to its northern side. The images below exhibit some of the rugged, yet lovely seascape terrain which...
Learn moreOur Dingle Walk Stars have reached the half-way point of the walkathon by arriving at the Town of Dingle. Here is a video of Joe Suggs embarking on Day 2 of the walkathon and mentioning its fundraising purpose. They have made it to the Town of...
Learn moreOur Dingle Walk Stars have started their walkathon by going from Tralee towards Dingle along the Kerry Camino of the Dingle Way. Here is Joe Suggs describing the opening day of the walkathon and how the Dingle Walk Stars are trying to raise...
Learn moreEight hikers from Marin County, CA – many of them long-time supporters of Haiti On The Rise – will be engaging in a 12-day Walk-a-thon in southwestern Ireland from August 22nd to September 2nd to benefit our non-profit organization. ...
Learn moreOn Sunday November 10th & 17th and on December 3rd, Haiti On The Rise was honored to participate and present at Westminster Presbyterian Church (WPC) of Tiburon’s Christmas Fair and the Women of Westminster’s Annual Christmas...
Learn moreHaiti On The Rise is excited to tell you that our first university graduate, Nehudza T, has advanced once again! Earlier this summer, she completed US Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC. Jackie & Randall Lee were able to...
Learn moreI want to comment about the unfounded allegations made at the National Presidential Debate and on social media recently about the Haitian immigrants in Ohio. These unsupported claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets...
Learn moreWith the walls and corridors of La Grotte High School’s 1st Floor completed, construction has now moved onto the 2nd Floor. Infrastructure for the six classrooms, library, and computer lab will be built among the two floors and later topped...
Learn moreAs Executive Director Jacqueline Oriscar Lee learned in later-2022 about pending food shortages in Haiti, her main concern was upon the many Haiti On The Rise scholarship students and their families. Roving gangs, partly in protest of the current...
Learn moreHaiti On The Rise has had a fulfilling 2022 because of your support. Beginning with four student scholarships in the 2016-17 academic year, the organization has grown the program substantially. During the current 2022-23 academic year, Haiti On...
Learn moreIn the aftermath of the 8/14/21 quake, Haiti’s third largest city of Les Cayes was the most devastated in terms of human casualties and property damage. Haiti On The Rise responded to this crisis by helping St Michel School in the...
Learn moreWorking from Northern California, Haiti On The Rise Executive Director Jacqueline Oriscar Lee arranged for a large delivery truck to transport the first set of emergency relief packages to the isolated community of Sanai in L’Asile County. In...
Learn moreAs soon as Haiti On The Rise Executive Director Jacqueline Oriscar Lee learned about the August 14th, 2021 Haiti earthquake, one of her many priorities was how the non-profit she founded could assist the victims and survivors of the impacted...
Learn moreOn Saturday, August 14th around 8:29AM EST, a 7.2 earthquake hit the southwestern region of Haiti. The devastation of the quake struck most strongly in the departments, or states, of Nippes, Grand’Anse, and Le Sud – although its...
Learn moreOn July 21, 2019 Jacqueline “Jackie” Oriscar Lee, Haiti On The Rise’s Executive Director, organized a one day orientation for both new and returning students and their parents of the Haiti On The Rise Scholarship Program. The purpose...
Learn moreOn July 14, 2019 parishioners of St Monique enthusiastically welcomed their new pastor and the completion of a new rectory building in Camp-Lamentin, Carrefour, which is just south of Port-au-Prince along the Caribbean Sea. During the...
Learn moreJackie and Randall Lee visited the St Yves Community during the Summer of 2018. After talking with neighborhood members and their needs, Haiti On The Rise contributed to the construction of Chapel St Yves in the Santo area. Our involvement will...
Learn moreMeet Two of Our Students: Katiana and Ronald Bellevue Before January 12, 2010 Katiana and Ronald Bellevue had a normal life with their parents in Port-au-Prince. Their mother was a small retailer and the father worked as a freelance...
Learn moreI don’t normally write posts to recommend not-for-profits, but I’m delighted to make an exception for Haiti on the Rise! (haitiontherise.org/) Haiti on the Rise was founded by my friend Jackie (Jacqueline Oriscar Lee). I met Jackie at one of the...
Learn moreDuring the summer of 2017, members of the St Joseph community of Croix-des-Bossales in Port-au-Prince were pleased to be a part of the inauguration of their new rectory & community center. This structure will help serve thousands of...
Learn moreDear Friends of Haiti On The Rise, Due to your support, we have replaced the makeshift shipping container that has been used for the past 7 years since the 2010 earthquake. A two-story, multi-use facility is now serving the St Joseph community...
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