School children on motorcycles are a common sight during the morning commute in Cap Haitian, Haiti. Copyright 2013. Portland Oregon editorial photographer, Adam Bacher. All rights Reserved – Absolutely NO usage without prior authorization.
All of the children at the Lory school, Haiti, were treated today at a mobile medical clinic run by a small team of doctors and medical professionals from the U.S. For the past seven years the HACAOT medical team has come to Haiti for one week each November. Over 600 people in the village of Lory were treated today and yesterday. Copyright 2014 Adam Bacher. All rights Reserved – Absolutely NO usage without [...]
When people ask why I keep going back to Haiti, this image frequently comes to mind. Tomorrow will begin my third trip to Haiti volunteering with local aid organizations. During the next 4 weeks I’ll be documenting the work of a mobile medical clinic, an environmental restoration project, and a youth program in the slums of Port Au Prince. I'll be blogging regularly from Haiti. Please follow along. Copyright 2013. Portland Oregon editorial photographer Adam [...]
“A hero is a kid who accepts responsibility to uplift herself in the most adverse conditions, maintains herself, and really does succeed in changing her life.” - Boby Duval The past two years Timbers Army (supporters of Portland Timbers professional soccer team), and Far Post Soccer Supply, made generous donations of soccer balls and apparel for children in Haiti. The equipment they donated filled more than half the luggage in each of my last two trips. Because [...]