by Kim Anderson | Sep 11, 2023 | Student Sponsorship
Last month, a gang from the mountains entered Williamson claiming to own the land where Adwens and his younger sister, Wisemie, had lived for years. When the gang arrived with guns in hand demanding their land, everyone fled. In fear, Adwens and Wisemie...
by Kim Anderson | Sep 11, 2023 | Student Sponsorship
Sarah Pierre is 7 years old. She was born with hydrocephalus and received a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt when she was born to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid. Last week Sarah became ill, and it was apparent that her shunt had become infected. Sadly, there...
by Kim Anderson | Apr 10, 2023 | Student Sponsorship
When Gislene Theus first came down from the mountains to live in Williamson, she was eight years old. After having been abandoned, she was taken in by a local pastor and his family. Thanks to sponsorship, she was able to start preschool. Even though she was...
by Kim Anderson | Mar 13, 2023 | Education, Student Sponsorship
Stephania Salvain is the second oldest child in a family of eight. From the time she was a little girl she has always wanted to become a nurse. Yet having the opportunity to attend school in Haiti can be a challenge for many families. As Stephania’s younger...
by Kim Anderson | Nov 5, 2022 | Student Sponsorship
Oldina Constant loved cooking with her mother as she was growing up. Her home always smelled delicious and her family often entertained others. When Oldina’s mother died in 2016 she was taken in by her aunt and uncle in Luly, Haiti. Oldina comes from a very large...
by Kim Anderson | Aug 8, 2022 | Student Sponsorship
Perseverance: nounper·se·ver·ance | \ ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s \: continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition Perseverance is one word that can describe each of the students from the WWV Sponsorship Program who graduated in...
