HIP Haiti
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HIP Haiti, an acronym of Humanitarians Initiating Progress in Haiti, is an American non-profit organization
established in 2008 by Anne Jordan-Reynolds and her daughter Stephanie Reynolds, of Montgomery, Alabama
. The organization supports a school and a medical clinic in Coco Beach, Haiti, and has started the Vanilla Project, which aims to support the local economy in a sustainable manner by growing vanilla beans
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and secondary education
, and employs eight full-time teachers. It also supports a medical clinic. In 2008, the school was accepted into the World Food Program's School Feeding Program, and began providing students two meals per day.
HIP Haiti was established by Jordan-Reynolds and her daughter Stephanie (a graduate of Auburn Montgomery) as a non-profit to aid in raising funds for the projects.
. A test crop was successfully grown and vines were brought to Coco Beach. Villagers were trained in growing the crops, and until it is productive, the sale of Rainforest Vanilla from Costa Rica supports the local economy.
; they would have checked into the now-destroyed Hotel Montana
in Port-au-Prince
but decided, the night before the earthquake, to go to Cap-Haïtien
instead to pick up supplies; because of "a minor glitch in their plans" they caught the last flight out of Port-au-Prince. Since then, they have been working to collect money and supplies for earthquake relief.
after the 2010 earthquake.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
established in 2008 by Anne Jordan-Reynolds and her daughter Stephanie Reynolds, of Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
. The organization supports a school and a medical clinic in Coco Beach, Haiti, and has started the Vanilla Project, which aims to support the local economy in a sustainable manner by growing vanilla beans
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
.
School
HIP Haiti originated in a private project started in 2001 by Jordan-Reynolds, who founded a school in the remote village of Coco Beach. Jordan-Reynolds is a professor at Auburn Montgomery. The school now enrolls three hundred students in primaryPrimary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
, and employs eight full-time teachers. It also supports a medical clinic. In 2008, the school was accepted into the World Food Program's School Feeding Program, and began providing students two meals per day.
HIP Haiti was established by Jordan-Reynolds and her daughter Stephanie (a graduate of Auburn Montgomery) as a non-profit to aid in raising funds for the projects.
The Vanilla Project
The Vanilla Project was started with the help of a vanilla farmer in Costa RicaCosta Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. A test crop was successfully grown and vines were brought to Coco Beach. Villagers were trained in growing the crops, and until it is productive, the sale of Rainforest Vanilla from Costa Rica supports the local economy.
Earthquake relief
By chance, Jordan-Reynolds and her daughter escaped near death during the 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
; they would have checked into the now-destroyed Hotel Montana
Hôtel Montana
The Hôtel Montana was a hotel in the Pétionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built in 1946, the hotel was a popular four star tourist resort until the main building collapsed along with most buildings in the city during the 2010 Haiti earthquake...
in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
but decided, the night before the earthquake, to go to Cap-Haïtien
Cap-Haïtien
Cap-Haïtien is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord...
instead to pick up supplies; because of "a minor glitch in their plans" they caught the last flight out of Port-au-Prince. Since then, they have been working to collect money and supplies for earthquake relief.
External links
E-mail by Stephanie Reynolds published in the Montgomery AdvertiserMontgomery Advertiser
The Montgomery Advertiser is a daily newspaper located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was founded in 1829.- History:The newspaper began publication in 1829 as The Planter's Gazette. It became the Montgomery Advertiser in 1833. In 1903, R.F. Hudson, a young Alabama newspaperman, joined the staff of the...
after the 2010 earthquake.