COVID-19 has climbed onto the island… Not surprisingly, there are no accurate figures available as to the extent and gravity of the COVID spread, but we can reasonably assume it will be grave.
Trust and Verify
What happens to the money that I give Forging Futures and does the money get to where it is supposed to go in one piece? “At the end of the day we are accountable principally to ourselves but to others as …
Meet Lindsay Stewart
Lindsay Stewart, Forging Futures Board member, shares her story of how she became connected with Haiti and why she supports the work of Forging Futures.
Limit One Way Giving to Emergency Situations.
My grandson and I often make a day of a MARTA ride. We ride for hours on all four lines, visiting all 38 stations along the 49 miles of track. It is great fun. Of course, MARTA has rules to …
Justice, Poverty and Ignorance – a Toxic Brew
Poverty is an evil that we have caused and cause every day. This is why we must fight it and oppose it.
A Stumble Can Move You Forward
I was sitting in my parish church on Sunday, January 12, 2020. I was listening to the congregation and choir sing a setting of Psalm 29. As I listened to the wording of the Psalm, it rather shocked me to know that the Psalmist was describing an Earthquake on the very anniversary of the devasting destruction that killed over 300,000 Haitians within 35 seconds.
Ten Years Later…
Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010—leveling parts of Port-au-Prince, Léogâne (the epicenter), and the surrounding areas, and leading to thousands of deaths. Author Edwidge Danticat (who spent most of his …
Thanksgiving
All of us at Forging Futures are grateful for you. For your willingness to love Haiti. For your willingness to be generous. Simply put, without you there is simply no Forging Futures. That is why we are grateful for you.
What’s Happening in Haiti Now?
The question that remains: Is there Hope?