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Frequently Asked Questions about traveling to Haiti
Invitation to Attend a FOCAS Haiti Child Sponsorship Meeting: This is a simple Word document that has been formatted into an invitation. You can alter it to better accommodate your meeting or design your own. Annual reports are also available under the News & Video tab.
USAID: The U.S. Agency for International Development is the U.S. federal government agency that implements America's foreign economic and humanitarian assistance programs. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the Foreign Assistance Act into law and created by executive order USAID. USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
The opinions expressed by FOCAS publications, personnel, materials and website are those of the authors(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for Internatinonal Development.
CCIH The mission of Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) is to promote international health and wholeness with a Christian perspective. CCIH provides field-oriented information resources and a forum for discussion, networking, and fellowship to the spectrum of Christian organizations and individuals working in international health. CSTS The Child Survival Technical Support Project (CSTS) assists private voluntary organizations (PVOs) funded through the Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation's Child Survival Grants Program.
The Core Group The Child Survival Collaborations and Resources Group. The CORE Group works to improve the health status of children and mothers in underserved populations. It has 32 members which are Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) that have been awarded Child Survival funds by the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation in the Bureau of Humanitarian Response.
Map of Haiti Please be patient as this detailed map may take a while to download.
Haiti World: Haiti World/Hintel Focus is an enterprise whose objective is to provide internet service throughout Haiti. Please visit this site out if you would like to learn more about Haiti
IES: The Institute of Environmental Sciences, of the Graduate School of Miami University, was developed in 1969. The Institute houses one of the oldest Master of Environmental Science (M.En) professional degree programs in the United States. The program philosophy emphasizes both a systematic and interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues. The degree prepares students for work in public service, government, education, and nonprofit environmental organizations. Students at IES and university's Department of Geology are partnering with FOCAS to conduct a water quality study in Haiti in July of 2002.
Global Health Council (GHC) is a U.S. based nonprofit membership organization that was created in 1972 to identify priority world health problems and to report on them to the U.S. public, legislators, international and domestic government agencies, academic institutions and the global health community. The GHC mission is to promote better health around the world by assisting all who work for improvement and equity in global health to secure the information and resources they need to work effectively.
