After you've read the basics below, find out the dates of upcoming trips. You may also want to read about other travelers' personal experiences in Haiti with FHM. You may want to read the section on getting ready to go, or immediately sign up to reserve your place on a mission team.FHM
plans and makes local arrangements for each trip to our three partner
communities in Haiti. Staff or board members lead each group.
- While in
Haiti, participants visit the three communities, learn about daily life, and
establish relationships with community members.
- Trips vary in content. You
can join a medical trip, build on a construction project, work
and play with children, or plan a new kind of trip.
- If the trip dates posted do not
coincide with your availability, feel free to inquire about other possibilities. We arrange special trips for groups, typically of ten or more. And more trips often are added as each year progresses. We can put you on a contact list for notification.
Reach
us at 919-382-5500 or at info@fhm.org
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FHM has conducted 6-8 trips per year
for over 8 years without incident. Our partners and friends in
Haiti advise us if political/social conditions are not right, as they did for one
trip in 2005. Since the earthquake, conditions of course are more challenging. We have read of security issues but have not had any negative experiences ourselves.
- Each participant must fill out an application and a liability waiver
which can be downloaded from this website. Go to the forms.
- Space is generally limited to 15 people and reservations are taken on a
first come first serve basis.
- There is a $200 non-refundable deposit at the time of registration.
- Total trip cost for 2010 and 2011 is $900 plus airfare. This
includes housing, meals, ground transportation, and tips.
- Other
costs not covered are for obtaining your passport, immunizations or personal
spending money in Haiti.
- All
trip costs are tax deductible.
- All participants are responsible for making and paying separately for their own
airplane reservation. Depending on how far ahead you plan, costs are
in the $400 to $800 range. (We find that ticket prices are lower on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.)
- When you obtain
your airline reservation, make sure that you are on the same flight with the
team on the leg from Miami to and from Port-au-Prince so
that we all arrive and leave together.
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