Over the last several days we have been supporting the efforts of the Jackenson Response Team (JRT), a group of Haitian medical professionals led by Dr. Jackenson Davilmar (M.D.) responding to and caring for injured Haitians in the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti last week. Collaborating with local authorities and other NGOs, the team was connected with several communities that hadn't seen medical care yet.

In fact, the more we talked with people further and further from the city center of Les Cayes, the more we realized that there are many small communities in the mountains North of Les Cayes that also haven’t seen any medical care! As a response to that and the Haitian Government’s State of Emergency Declaration, we’ve decided to keep supporting the Jackenson Response Team beyond our initial plan 3-day plan. We now will be supporting this medical team and helping them visit these unreached communities over the next 2 weeks!

Crossing broken bridges, driving through rivers, moving literal trees out of the roadway, and ignoring half a dozen earthquake aftershocks - this team cared for 158 patients in their mobile clinics over the last 2 days . . . But they’re not done yet! LQVE Haiti will not be orchestrating how the clinics are run or anything like that, we are simply partnering with the JRT in an effort to enable them to do this life-saving work they are all qualified to do. We are operating as a financial and logistical conduit so that the JRT can be as effective as possible. Because of this partnership, we will have several more expenses in the coming weeks, including medical supplies, stipends for food, and modest payments for these healthcare providers. But of course, all of this is worth it because we know that this is who we need to be supporting right now!