On the Ground Blogs

The resilience of the Haitian people was tested once again recently when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck near the northwestern city of Port-au-Paix on Oct. 6, killing at least 14 people and injuring 200 others.

Volunteer Gabrielle Seibel Tells Her Story

First-time Project HOPE volunteer Kendra Dilcher discovers her career focus while working with children in Latin America.

As an Eli Lilly and Company Connecting Hearts Abroad volunteer, registered nurse and health and safety consultant Sue Flower helped Project HOPE bring relief to the many Puerto Rican residents still in need. She shares her experiences and is reminded of the work still left to do.

“Each visit to a patient is heartbreaking because for many, we are their only hope,” Project HOPE medical volunteer, Sheila Cardwell, on Project HOPE’s work in Guatemala. Read about one family’s horrific plight one month after the Fuego volcano erupted.

Nicole Merrill, a nurse practitioner who lived in Guatemala in 2000, returned to the country with Project HOPE to discover a completely different environment.

Project HOPE hosted an intricate exercise at our headquarters that simulated a large Level Three international emergency. Working with a consortium of experts in the field, this Humanitarian and Disaster Response Simulation Training workshop brought participants from around the world who are first responders or potential first responders in their respective areas.

Sierra Leone has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world and I have been told that since the Ebola epidemic, the country of six million people currently has less than 100 doctors and no neonatal specialists.

Dr. Elisabeth Poorman, who traveled to Puerto Rico with Project HOPE's emergency response team, reflected on her experience.

At the bottom of the box was the size four tracheostomy that the child needed to save his life. I grabbed it and ran up the stairs hoping we weren't too late.

One of our first responders in Puerto Rico discusses challenges Puerto Rico will face in the weeks and months to come after Hurricane Maria.