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 |  Clinic in Fond Des Negre by Lauren Odman Administering the life-saving medication, Mebendazole, to a child who showed signs and symptoms of having intestinal worms. |  |  Dental care demonstration by Lauren Odman After the dental care lesson plan is completed, the children at F'oyer d'Orelph orphanage receive new toothbrushes and toothpaste. The children have never had their own proper brushes and most did not know the basic use for a toothbrush nor how to apply toothpaste. After the demonstration the children are proud to show off their new skills! |  Lauren and nursing student at La Main Tendre orphanage by Lauren Odman Smart, a fourth year nursing student, helps out at La Main Tendre orphanage to help keep the children well in between clinics. She has been a tremendous help in reinforcing the information learned during the health lessons which is integral in helping the children to establish healthy habits. |  Clinic day at SMDT orphanage by Lauren Odman This is Nelson, one of our children at S.M.D.T orphanage. When I first began seeing him his abdomen was so distended he often had issues keeping his balance while running. His nutritional status was such that he required a special diet plan, vitamin, and iron supplements. After three months he showed such signifigant improvement that he was practically a new child! The listless look on his face was gone and he now runs and plays with the other children. Seeing this kind of dramatic change has been one of the greatest rewards with our health education and clinic project. |  Teaching handwashing at La Main Tendre Orphanage by Lauren Odman This is one of our Haitian volunteers, Regine, teaching the children proper handwashing technique. As you will see in a later video, the children pick it up easily. | 
by Lauren Odman |  A special special thanks to Omprakash! by Lauren Odman Today was the final clinic at SDMT orphanage! I wanted to give a very special thanks to Omprakash for their support during my time in Haiti. The children have all made tremendous improvements in their mental and physical health during these past few months. It was a day of tremendous satisfaction to see the months of tireless effort pay off in the currency of happy, healthy children! | 
by Lauren Odman |  New roof by Joe Gonzalez Finished construction of a new roof over a classroom in Haiti. Build by volunteers with European Disaster Volunteers. |  Drainage repair by Joe Gonzalez Resurfaced cement area at the Foyer d'Orelph Orphanage in Haiti. |  Thanks to TPS by Joe Gonzalez A big thank you to The Project Solution from some of the kids at the Foyer d'Orelph Orphanage in Haiti. |  My First Gallery
At International Women's Day, 2011, volunteer devised educational classes for a local women's group and fun activities about famous Haitian women for the kids. The event was organised at a local orphanage, meaning that some of Port au Prince's most vulnerable children had the chance to participate. |  Standing amid the ruins of his orphanage Emma This orphanage, La Main Tendre, was devastated by the earthquake. We helped them get back on their feet by building a school. |  Learning in our English School Emma Taylor Studnets take notes during our free English school in Port au Prince, Haiti. |  On of the children at La Main Tendre Orphanage Emma Taylor While we built a classroom at the orphanage, she wanted to help by bringing sand for the cement mix. This little girl now attends school in the classroom we built. |  One of the children at Foyer'd Orphen Orphanage Emma Taylor This little guy lives in another orphanage where EDV is building classrooms and providing scholarships to reopen a free school. He's always happy to see hte volunteers in the morning! |  Art for Orphanages Emma Taylor We also hold sculpture classes at local orphanages to provide traumatised children with an outlet for their stress. |  Foyer'd Orphen Classrooms before our work Emma Taylor More than 50 children used to attend school in these ragged classrooms. They now have a proper roof over their heads which was built by the volunteers! |  Water! Grace Smith One of the children at an orphanage getting a drink of water on a hot day. |  Local women Grace Smith Three local women looking on as our volunteers work building classrooms. |  Volunteers building a drainage canal at an orphanage Emma Taylor Drainage is key to preventing cholera and other water borne illnesses. Here one of our volunteers and one of the older kids at the orphanage work together to build a drain. |  Working together for better drainage! Grace Smith |  One of the children at Foyer'd Orphen Orphanage with a volunteer Grace Smith A volunteer and child take a break during work at the orphanage. |  Happy to be in school! Matthew Oldfield Photography Several of the kids at Hands Together to Defend the Children Orphanage on their first day of school. The fundraising efforts of our volunteers provided the money for a free school at their orphanage. |  Building together Matthew Oldfield Photography International and Haitian Volunteers working togther to lay a slab for a classroom. More than 20 orphans now attend school on this slab. | 
|  Watching our volunteers build their classroom! Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz
|  Proud of his art! EDV runs an art programme at the Hands Together to Defend the Children Orphanage, helping the kids work through stress. Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz
|  Working together to build classrooms! Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz
|  Classrooms taking shape: Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz
|  Learning English in a community English class. Photo Credit: Dorothy Oleksiewicz
|  One of the orphaned children we work with happy in his new house. Photo Credit: Micaela Beyebiere
|  One of the kids at the Hands Together to Defend the Children orphanage in her new house with her favourite English teacher. Photo Credit: Micaela Beyebiere
|  Building!
|  Our Executive Director checking in on progress
|  Finishing Touches
|  Happy Students in the English Class
|  Back in School
|  English Changing Lives
| English Changing Lives in Haiti
Learn more about our English Programme and how it's affecting lives in Port au Prince. | EDV Health Coordinator Lauren Odman Talking about how the Omprakash Foundation Helped her Help Haiti
|  One of the children in our scholarship programme
|  In school thanks to your donations
|  Thank you to Everyone who Gave or Volunteered to Help Hait
|  Meet the Children at the HTDC Orphanage Emma Your generous donations support these lovely kids |  Loezy
|  Garry
|  Richardson
| Learning English is also Good fun!
|  Running for disaster survivors
|  Running for disaster survivors
|  What've left of the School
|  What's left of the School
|  She's lost her school, but you can help rebuild
|  Still smiling despite all the challenges she faces
|  They've lost their school, but they're still smiling! You can help them rebuild.
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