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 Yvonne@hopehousehaiti.com.   ​

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 23 Sep 21) 

• EARTHQUAKE.   An earthquake magnitude 7.2 hit western Haiti on Saturday 14th Aug and caused extensive damage, followed soon after by a Tropical storm that brought heavy rains and flooding.   Hope House Haiti felt the shock but did not sustain any damage, and life has been able to continue much as before.  Relief efforts in the impacted area are hampered by mudslides and rock falls that have cut off road access for all but motorbikes.   Aid into being flown into the area impacted, but the need is great.
• HHH (USA) shipped 50 tents as well as tarpaulins, shoes and mattresses into Haiti, and HHH(UK) has raised over £10,000 in funds.   Yvrose has provided aid and money to a pastor she knows in Western Haiti, and attempted to travel to two areas impacted by the earthquake on 19 Sept, but had to turn back.
• We continue to liase with Yvrose on how best we can help with the relief effort, and ask you to pray that the money and supplies get to those most in need.

• VOCATIONAL TRAINING.    Vocational training classes were held again this summer from 12 July, thanks to a generous donation by CRY.    Again they proved to be very successful, with over 100 students taking part and some attending more than one subject. Classes included Music, Ceramics, Sewing, Decoration, Pastry, Woodworking, Serigraphy and Agriculture.
• CIVIL UNREST.    A political power vacuum now exists in Haiti following the assassination of the President Jovenel Moise on 7th July, who was very unpopular.   On the streets little appears to have changed, with around 10 gangs now controlling most of the country, including the port at Port au Prince.   There are daily reports of killings and kidnappings as gangs clash with police and loot for money, making any travel difficult and dangerous.   

• At Hope House, Yvrose and Pierre Richard’s family continue to see God's provision and have been able to continue life much as usual.  The school has remained open with around 60% of the children attending regularly, and the church is also going well with over 390 now regularly attending services.   We know that our God is faithful and answers prayers.
• FARM UPDATE.   The farm now has a regular water supply powered by solar panels and has been prospering.  They have been able to harvest food as well as 2 different types of honey from 5 recently installed bee hives.    They also have chickens again, thanks to a donation from the USA, and in the spring they planted over 100 lime trees and 30 Cherry Trees.  The fish farm is also doing well and they hope to harvest fish later this year. 

• ​​AGM.   The Hope House Haiti (UK) Annual General Meeting will be held in the Tea Thyme cafe, London Road, Hassocks at 1915 on 19th October 2021.   If you wish to attend, please can you let us know by contacting one of the Trustees, or emailing  info@hopehousehaiti.com