Welcome to Hope House Haiti based in Fond Parisien, a rural village 20 minutes from the Dominican Republic Border

Hope House

Yvrose and Pierre Richard Telfort, a Haitian couple, set up Hope House as a home to look after children orphaned after the Earthquake of 2010.  They are now Mammy and Pappy to 38 children ranging from a few months to young adults in their twenties, all living as a genuine family rooted in love.
Yvrose and Pierre Richard live by faith, and have no regular financial support of their own. In 2013 the UK charity Hope House Haiti (UK) was set up with the aim of providing them some regular support through fundraising and donations, as well as sourcing professional advice where needed.   You can learn more about the family or History of Hope House, or if you would be interested in making a donation please click here.  

Hope Christian Academy

​In addition to Hope House, Yvrose and Pierre Richard established a school in their remote region of Haiti aimed at the poorest children in the community. With the addition of a Secondary School in 2014, it offers around 950 children a free education, health checks, and a hot meal – often the only meal the children get that day.  
During 2019 a further 4 Secondary School classrooms were added, and Vocational training is now also being provided for the older children to help equip them for a job.
Click to find out more about the school and how you can help support it, such as through sponsoring a teacher’s salary.    Prior to the Covid pandemic we also sent an annual medical mission out to Haiti, and in the future will likely send out further missions once travel restrictions are lifted.  If you would be interested in joining a mission you can find out more here, or to register an interest please email [email protected].   ​

Social Enterprise

Our aim in the long term is sustainability.   A small farm has been established close to the compound at Hope House on previously barren rocky ground.    Papaya, mangoes, sugar cane, chillies, and tomatoes have all been grown to help provide food for the home, and a bed has been created on the school site next to the new classrooms to teach the children how to grow vegetables.  Various animals have also been kept on the farm, including Chickens, Hens (for eggs), Goats, Bees and Cows.   You can read more about the farm here, and about other projects being undertaken at Hope House here.

Yvrose's Story

Yvrose was interviewed on the Ireland's Pat Kenny Show and you can Listen to the interview .   You can also watch an Introduction to Hope House video, or visit Hope House Haiti on Facebook or Twitter.   If you are interested in supporting Yvrose, please visit our How can I help page.

Latest News (Updated 12 Nov 24) 

CHRISTMAS OPEN DAY.   Thank you so much to everyone who attended this year's Open House in Bolney.  It was such a successful day, and wonderful to see so many of you there.  We raised over £2.7k for Hope House Haiti.

HHH(UK) AGM.   The Hope House Haiti (UK) Annual General Meeting was held on 4th November 2024 and thank you to everyone who attended.   The Annual Report was approved at the meeting and will soon be available via the charity commission website.

HHH(UK) VACANCIES.   The Hope House Haiti (UK) Chairperson (Joan Baker) has now stood down and we are very appreciative for the dedication and support she has given the charity over the past 6 years.   If anyone is interested in applying for the role, or knows anyone who might be interested, please send us an email, or scroll to the bottom of this page and leave us a message.

CIVIL UNREST.   Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on 21 July 2021, Haiti has been gripped by widespread violence. Gangs are fighting each other for power and territory, and Haiti no longer has any functioning institutions.  The violence is preventing many from accessing basic necessities such as food, clean water and health care, and over half the population of 11 million are now classed as starving.
During the summer of 2024, the UN installed an interim government and deployed Kenyan police on the ground, with the aim of restoring order.    However to date the level or violence and atrocities seem only to have increased.

HOPE HOUSE.    For the past couple of years Hope House has continued to run the school, with around 600 children in attendance.   The road from Port-au-Prince is now too dangerous to travel, so Teachers travel via the mountains and live local to the school during term time.   Other schools in Haiti have been forced to close, so Hope is expecting over 700 children to attend the new school year starting in Oct 24.    Uniforms and books from the children are being sourced either from the Dominican Republic, or carried via the mountains.
In the summer of 2023, funding was provided to allow Starlink (satellite WiFi) to be purchased and installed at Hope House.    This has greatly improved communication with Hope House, and has allows Yvrose to join zoom meetings.
The farm is being utilised as much as possible for food, and they plan to harvest pumpkins, watermelon and beans in December.  They also make trips to the Dominican Republic for supplies such as flour and for medicine.
We ask for your prayers, that Haiti will find a way forward that restores peace and calm across the nation. 

STUDENTS.   6 young men and 2 women started study at University Espoir in Feb 22.   3 are expected to graduate this year, while the other 5 will need to continue for another year.    As they are not able to get to Port-au-Prince, they have been continuing their studies by linking into the University remotely.   
This autumn a further 10 school graduates have started at a University in the North of Haiti, which is away from the worst of the violence.    Travel to the University was difficult as they had to travel via the mountains to get around Port-au-Prince, but they have all arrived safely and are now living in a rented house close to the University.