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Setting the standard for effective leadership in Pignon, Haiti

Setting the standard for effective leadership in Pignon, Haiti

Setting the standard for effective leadership in Pignon, Haiti PIGNON, Haiti — When Geral Joseph first approached The Fuller Center for Housing in the mid-2010s about forming a covenant partner in Pignon, Haiti, he almost seemed too quiet and too matter-of-fact about bringing the Fuller Center model to his community after years of working with […]

After losing wife and mother to cholera, carpenter embraces hand-up and builds a better life in Haiti

After losing wife and mother to cholera, carpenter embraces hand-up and builds a better life in Haiti

After losing wife and mother to cholera, carpenter embraces hand-up to better life in Haiti PIGNON, Haiti — In areas where The Fuller Center for Housing’s Global Builders program sends volunteers to work, it does not replace local employment opportunities in those communities. In fact, these trips create work for drivers, hotel staffs, restaurants and […]

Grandmother sees prayers answered after years of living in a mud shack in Haiti

Grandmother sees prayers answered after years of living in a mud shack in Haiti

Haitian grandmother sees prayers answered after years of living in a mud shack PIGNON, Haiti — When we first met Madianie last year, she fought through tears as she told us about the struggles of trying to protect her family from the elements and health problems while living in a mud shack. She shared the […]

Bike Adventure leader: Global Builders trip to Haiti further enhances perspective

Bike Adventure leader: Global Builders trip to Haiti further enhances perspective

Connor Ciment, Fuller Center Bike Adventure trip leader, has had a roller-coaster of a last two years. In fact, little in his life has remained the same, other than a love for his bicycle. After graduating college in May of 2015, Ciment joined the Fuller Center Bike Adventure. “I loved riding my bike, and I was […]