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Im Kay, Im and EMT from Virginia now living in Port Au Prince, Haiti. I work with a non profit group called LAHAF, ( Lend a Hand and Foot) Our running joke, don't "lahaf" at me lol. Anyway, Iam the Curriculum and Course Director for this EMT class. This project is my heart and soul and I will do anything to see it finished out. But I need help to teach the class. With that said please take a look at the following and if youre an EMT or a Medic or even an actual instructor and would like to help, check out our website or hit me up directly and Ill give you any information you'd like. This is an amazing project and my heart. Please if you'd like to help, we'd love to have you!

Throughout its history, Haiti has been rocked by natural disaster,

political violence and failures to prepare for problems. One year ago,

an earthquake caused catastrophic damage to the capital and the deaths

of hundreds of thousands of people. In a nation with such a profound

need for emergency services, it has none of its own.

On the anniversary of the earthquake, LAHAF volunteers began teaching

an emergency response course to 60 Haitian volunteers. Based on the

U.S. DOT EMT-Basic curriculum, the course also includes custom modules

for Haitian emergencies, such as cholera, improvised equipment and

ethnomedical treatment. The class has already been certified to

Haitian government standards in cholera prevention and treatment, and

LAHAF is advocating on the students' behalf to have an EMS council and

certification program formed in Haiti, the first of its kind.

To continue our efforts, LAHAF needs volunteers to accept the

challenge of this frontier of emergency medicine. Specifically, we are

seeking American and Canadian registered EMTs and paramedics to teach

our course. Volunteers who fit that description and also have EMS

education credentials and/or experience are preferred. Any personnel

who speak French are invaluable.

Those who are accepted and can arrange their flights will be asked to

serve for a minimum of one week at our compound in a safe area of

Port-au-Prince. They will benefit from our custom-crafted EMS

curriculum, our extensive network of partner organizations and our

proven experience in safety and security in Haiti. Their main duties

will be to instruct the Haitian volunteers in emergency medical

services and disaster response. In addition, the opportunity to serve

in one of many clinics and hospitals in Port-au-Prince may arise and

LAHAF will be able to assist volunteers with placement if they desire

to serve in that way.

If you are a registered EMT or paramedic anywhere in the U.S. or

Canada, you are eligible to be part of this historic program and help

Haitian citizens serve their own people and country with pride and

skill. Please contact us with your availability as soon as possible so

we can begin the screening and training process:

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Kay,

I have wanted to work in Haiti for many years now. I have had several opportunities, but each time the opportunity came up, I could not go for one reason or another. I still want to go. The last time that I was available and had almost gone to Port Au Prince was back in 2005 when Aristide was overthrown and all hell broke loose in Haiti. The last we heard was that they were beheading people there and so the group that I was traveling with made a last minute detour to Jamaica instead. I hope that things are calmer there for you now. Good luck in your mission. I think its wonderful that you can do this for the people of Haiti. I would love to join you some day when the time is right. I am an EMT in Connecticut. I am trying to finish nursing school. When I do, I am hoping to work in other countries like Haiti as a nurse/EMT in whatever way that I can. I'll let you know when I can swing by. Good luck and God Bless!

~Mary

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