Friends of Humanity is a volunteer effort. All of your contributions go directly to the people you wish to help. Our founding president, Renel Noel, was a resident of Port-de-Paix before coming to the U.S. and fulfilling the American dream. He utilizes the most direct chain of distribution possible for donations such as food, clothing and school supplies. These are collected in the U.S. by volunteers and shipped directly to Port-de-Paix, where they are collected by House of Hope staff with the help of other volunteers.
Friends of Humanity volunteers pay their own travel expenses to Haiti. We buy our own food and ensure that we are not a burden on the communities we seek to help. Travel to Haiti can be rigorous, but we go frequently to provide oversight and encouragement, and to make sure our Haitian partners have the resources they need to achieve their goals. We can do a lot with very little money and so can they.
There are many ways to volunteer with us. We can use any talent you may have. We are small but effective. We know the people we help by name and they know us. We share our humanity and the bonds of friendship.
