We had a chance to sit down with our founder, Michael Donner and talk candidly about Barco’s Nightingales Foundation. Below is part one of the conversation. Q. What motivated you to start Barco’s Nightingales Foundation? A. For some time my wife Frida and I had been trying to think of a way to pay […]
During our trip to Haiti in February 2014, we gave out nearly 500 outfits and T-shirts to school children and their families. Denisse Casales and Vicki Little spent hours organizing the clothes to be sure we could help as many families as possible. All together, we brought nearly 400 pounds of clothing. I want to […]
This is a photo in front of our second water well. Phil Little and I are on our knees with 2 precious children of Haiti. The children of Haiti are kind, beautiful , humble and very grateful. I will always cherish these memories. Please take a look at my photo gallery: Haiti Water Wells. I […]
Clean water, the gift of life. Most health problems in Haiti are from bad drinking water. In January 2010, parts of Haiti were hit by a massive earthquake. More than 1.5 million people were displaced and had to live in camps without piped water or sanitation. In October 2010, a cholera epidemic killed 6,435 people. […]
We are so excited the they are starting on our well. Here is an update from Phil Little that was sent to me early this month. “Wanted to let you know that we started drilling your water well this morning in Haiti. This well is not far from the first well and is an area […]
There were 20 of us that made the trip to Haiti the week of February 6-13. This team included 2 medical doctors, 2 dentists and 2 nurses. The trip from my home in Mississippi to where we are staying on the Haiti border takes 16 hours which includes an 8 hour bus ride after we […]