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 1 Sep 25)

HOUSE COMPLETION.   Only the ground floor of the house Yvrose and her younger children life in has been built, and during the spring heavy rains came through the ceiling and flooded the house.   When Yvrose visited England in June, we committed to raise £22k of funds so she could complete the house and put on a proper roof.   To date we have raised £18k, thanks to the generosity of supporters, which has allowed Yvrose to start work.  If anyone would like to give to this cause, either email us, or if you wish to make a bank transfer, our bank details are on the How to Give page.  Please include 'Family Home' as the reference.    

CIVIL UNREST.  Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on 21 July 2021, Haiti has been gripped by 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 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 seems only to have increased.

HOPE HOUSE.    Despite the incredible challenges being faced every day, Hope House has continued to run the school, and between 500-600 children from around the locality still attend.   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 we thank God that Hope Christian Academy has managed to remain open against all the odds.    Uniforms and books for the children are being sourced either from the Dominican Republic, or carried via the mountains.
The farm is being utilised as much as possible for food, where they are farming yams, corn, black beans, indigenous coffee, bananas, pumpkins, carrots, and much more.  They have 5 bees hives providing honey, and a few animals.   They also make trips to the Dominican Republic for supplies such as flour and for medicines.
We ask for your prayers, that Haiti will find a way forward that restores peace and calm across the nation. 

HHH(UK) VACANCIES.   We are seeking a new Hope House Haiti (UK) Chairperson.   If anyone is interested in applying for the role, or knows anyone who might be interested, please contact us via email, or scroll to the bottom of this page and leave us a message.

​HHH(UK) AGM.   This year the AGM is due to be held on Monday 3rd November at 7.30pm in the Bolney Chapel, West Sussex.   All are welcome to attend. 

​STUDENTS.   6 young men and 2 women started study at University Espoir in Feb 22.   3 graduated this year, and the other 5 are continuing their studies and expecting to graduate next year.    As they are not able to get to Port-au-Prince, they have been studying by linking into the University remotely from Hope House Haiti.   
In 2024 a further 10 school graduates started 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, so they are now living in a rented house close to the University for the duration of their studies.