“ASK WHAT HUMANITY NEEDS, AND GO AFTER IT.”

Renel Noel, 1952-2022

“ASK WHAT HUMANITY NEEDS, AND GO AFTER IT.”

Renel Noel, 1952-2022

About Us

Friends of Humanity is a humanitarian organization serving those in need in Northwest Haiti. Its focus is to provide assistance with:

  • Procuring and delivering medicine, food, clothing, and school supplies

  • Improving drinking water quality, and building sanitary facilities

  • Supporting nutrition, health, and safety of children and community

  • Advancing education projects

Chartered as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization in Miami, Florida, we are completely volunteer-based and utilize all resources to directly assist those in the greatest need. We provide financial and personal assistance to organizations that are already working in Northwest Haiti and have demonstrated the ability to transform lives of poverty into lives of human dignity and hope. These include Beraca Medical Center, the only healthcare facility available to the poor, and House of Hope La Pointe, a refuge for disabled, chronically ill, and displaced children. We are not affiliated with any outside organization and welcome help from any who share our concern and compassion for the people of Northwest Haiti.

Honoring Founder Renel Noel

While everyone at Friends of Humanity is heartbroken by the loss of our dear friend, we know his mission, his purpose, his work, must go on as long as the need is so dire. We must continue to “Ask what humanity needs, and go after it.”  Read Full Story >>>

About Us

Friends of Humanity is a humanitarian organization serving those in need in Northwest Haiti. Its focus is to provide assistance with:

  • Procuring and delivering medicine, food, clothing, and school supplies

  • Improving drinking water quality, and building sanitary facilities

  • Supporting nutrition, health, and safety of children and community

  • Advancing education projects

Chartered as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization in Miami, Florida, we are completely volunteer-based and utilize all resources to directly assist those in the greatest need. We provide financial and personal assistance to organizations that are already working in Northwest Haiti and have demonstrated the ability to transform lives of poverty into lives of human dignity and hope. These include Beraca Medical Center, the only healthcare facility available to the poor, and House of Hope La Pointe, a refuge for disabled, chronically ill, and displaced children. We are not affiliated with any outside organization and welcome help from any who share our concern and compassion for the people of Northwest Haiti.

Honoring FOH Founder Renel Noel

While everyone at Friends of Humanity is heartbroken by the loss of our dear friend, we know his mission, his purpose, his work, must go on as long as the need is so dire. We must continue to “Ask what humanity needs, and go after it.”  Read Full Story >>>

Tell them that their lives count

Transform despair into hope and desolation into dignity

Tell them that their lives count

Transform despair into hope and desolation into dignity

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The Children Need You Now More Than Ever

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The Children Need You Now More Than Ever

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victims today

Navigating Difficult Realities

Natural disasters, cholera, and political upheaval have plagued Haiti for many years making relief efforts difficult and complicated. Through the years, Friends of Humanity has partnered with Extreme Response International and has managed to overcome these challenges and provide valuable, lifesaving support to the people of Northwest Haiti. Tragically, a pandemic, another earthquake, a cholera outbreak and a presidential assassination have thrown Haiti deeper into the throes of violent chaos. Crime has driven off relief workers and the United Nations estimates that nearly half the population is going hungry.

Gang violence has remained outside of Northwest Haiti, but the crisis has directly impacted our relief efforts. We are unable to bring volunteers to Haiti on work trips because safe travel from Port-au-Prince to Port-de-Paix is almost impossible. Mission planes have withdrawn and the roads are not safe. We are monitoring the situation and plan to resume our trips once conditions improve.

All of this has led to exponential increases in the cost of purchasing, shipping and delivering food. For example: In October 2022, the month’s food expense for House of Hope was below $9,000; by February 2023 it shot up to well over $17,000 — a staggering increase of 101%.

House of Hope Average Monthly Food Cost

MONTH HA GOURDES US$
Oct. 2022 1,370,600.00 8,829.96
Nov. 2022 1,532,000.00 9,869.51
Dec. 2022 2,336,500.00 15,052.29
Jan. 2023 1,935,000.00 12,465.73
Feb. 2023 2,761,250.00 17,788.12
Mar. 2023 2,415,500.00 15,560.78
$79,566.39 ÷ 6 months = $13,261.06 average per month

We are working to provide food and clothing in the most economical way possible. And we are exploring all of our options as we navigate this difficult reality.

But no matter the cause of the crisis nor its complicated solutions, these troubles are not the fault of the innocent children residing at the House of Hope. They need us now more than ever. And we need you now more than ever. Please help us help them.

The UN estimates that nearly half the population is going hungry.1

The number of severely hungry people in Haiti has tripled since 2016.1

Haiti is among the top ten most affected by food price inflation.1

The average monthly food cost for House of Hope has increased from under $9,000 to over $13,000 over the last six months (10/2022 – 3/2023).2

SOURCES:  1 The United Nations2 House of Hope La Pointe

Navigating Difficult Realities

Natural disasters, cholera, and political upheaval have plagued Haiti for many years making relief efforts difficult and complicated. Through the years, Friends of Humanity has partnered with Extreme Response International and has managed to overcome these challenges and provide valuable, lifesaving support to the people of Northwest Haiti. Tragically, a pandemic, another earthquake, a cholera outbreak and a presidential assassination have thrown Haiti deeper into the throes of violent chaos. Crime has driven off relief workers and the UN estimates that nearly half the population is going hungry.

Gang violence has remained outside of Northwest Haiti, but the crisis has directly impacted our relief efforts. We are unable to bring volunteers to Haiti on work trips because safe travel from Port-au-Prince to Port-de-Paix is almost impossible. Mission planes have withdrawn and the roads are not safe. We are monitoring the situation and plan to resume our trips once conditions improve.

All of this has led to exponential increases in the cost of purchasing, shipping and delivering food. For example: In October 2022, the month’s food expense for House of Hope was below $9,000; by February 2023 it shot up to well over $17,000 — a staggering increase of 101%.

House of Hope Average Food Cost Per Month

MONTH HA GOURDES US$
Oct. 2022 1,370,600.00 8,829.96
Nov. 2022 1,532,000.00 9,869.51
Dec. 2022 2,336,500.00 15,052.29
Jan. 2023 1,935,000.00 12,465.73
Feb. 2023 2,761,250.00 17,788.12
Mar. 2023 2,415,500.00 15,560.78
$79,566.39

$13,261.06 average food cost per month

We are working to provide food and clothing in the most economical way possible, and exploring all options as we navigate this difficult reality.

But no matter the cause of the crisis nor its complicated solutions, these troubles are not the fault of the innocent children residing at the House of Hope. They need us now more than ever. And we need you now more than ever. Please help us help them.

The United Nations estimates that nearly half the population is going hungry.

The number of severely hungry people in Haiti has tripled since 2016.

Haiti is among the top ten countries most affected by food price inflation.

The average monthly food cost for House of Hope has increased from under $9,000 to over $13,000.
(Oct 2022 – Mar 2023)

SOURCES:
 The United Nations, House of Hope La Pointe

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Thank You

Thank you to our countless donors and supporters who throughout the years financially and physically helped procure thousands of pounds of food, clothing, medicine and medical supply equipment, commercial laundry equipment for the hospital, and other critical items. A special thank you to our benefactors:

BENEFACTORS FOR HAITI’S FUTURE
$25,000 & ABOVE

We gratefully acknowledge Sandra and Victor Fuller and the Fuller Family Foundation for their belief in this mission and for leading with a very generous donation.

BENEFACTORS FOR
DIGNITY
$10,000-$24,999

BENEFACTORS FOR
CHANGE
$5,000-$9,999

The Monahan/Davis Family

Rotary Club of Bal Harbor

BENEFACTORS FOR
HOPE
$1,500-$4,999

Grace Baptist Church of York, PA

Mr. George Wilson

Ms. Madonna Smith

Ken and Judy Langner

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CREATIVE CONTRIBUTORS: Many of the photos were provided by David Greenwood-Haigh. Thank you to Andrew Hayward Smith for documenting our work in Port-de-Paix and at House of Hope. Thank you to Louicius Micius Eugene for his photos of rain-inundated Port-de-Paix. Photography also by Jorge Fusaro, Bill Tenney, Kathleen Monahan, and Jenny Reitz Comprére. A special thanks to Paul Morris of Morphoto, Inc.

Website copy writing and editing by Kathleen Monahan, website design and development by Grace Delanoy.

Thank You

Thank you to our countless donors and supporters who throughout the years financially and physically helped procure thousands of pounds of food, clothing, medicine and medical supply equipment, commercial laundry equipment for the hospital, and other critical items. A special thank you to our Benefactors:

BENEFACTORS FOR HAITI’S FUTURE
$25,000 & ABOVE

We gratefully acknowledge Sandra and Victor Fuller and the Fuller Family Foundation for their belief in this mission and for leading with a very generous donation.

BENEFACTORS FOR DIGNITY
$10,000-$24,999

BENEFACTORS FOR CHANGE
$5,000-$9,999

The Monahan/Davis Family

Rotary Club of Bal Harbor

BENEFACTORS FOR HOPE
$1,500-$4,999

Grace Baptist Church of York, PA

Mr. George Wilson

Ms. Madana

Ken and Judy Langner

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many of the photos were provided by David Greenwood-Haigh. Thank you to Andrew Hayward Smith for documenting our work in Port-de-Paix and at House of Hope. Thank you to Louicius Micius Eugene for his photos of rain-inundated Port-de-Paix. Photography also by Jorge Fusaro, Bill Tenney, Kathleen Monahan, and Jenny Reitz Comprére. A special thanks to Paul Morris of Morphoto, Inc.

Website copy writing and editing by Kathleen Monahan. Website design and development by Grace Delanoy.