Hope House Haiti
It was a pleasure to welcome Yvrose Telfort at our meeting on Tuesday 10th June when she updated us about Hope House Haiti.
Hosting David Sawyer - Regalia and Thanks Margret Gooch
Heroine from Haiti
Yvrose Telfort, founder of Hope House School in Haiti, will be visiting us again on Tuesday 10th June 2025 to update us on the work and life at Hope House.
Yvrose and her husband Richard founded the school in 2010, following Haiti’s devastating earthquake, to provide comfort, shelter and education to 38 children profoundly affected by the natural disaster. The school provides a curriculum for over 900 children all the way to university entrance level.
In addition to education and sport, each child receives clothing, health care and a daily hot meal. The school also has a farm, growing fresh produce, including honey, for its own use and for sale to raise funds for the school. The school has 35 teachers, one of which is fully funded by Rotary.
The Library named after Rtn Alan Hancock is now finished, thanks to the generous donation of the Rotary Club of Cuckfield Lindfield & Haywards Heath in partnership with a club based in Germany. The build was started in the autumn of 2019 and completed a year later. It is now a well used facility where students can study and undertake research, thanks to the provision of 15 laptops.
Yvrose with President Jaime Wallden and Rtn Richard Toomer.
David Sawyer - Chairman of International with Yvrose and Richard Hirst - Club President
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back We have a great track record of supporting projects to help local communities in the developing world. Closer to home, exchange visits with our partner club in Germany give us a valuable insight into the lives of people in another country.
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