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Overture International
- May 31
- 4 min
Haiti Promise = Progress in Haiti
Despite the adversity, there are glimmers of progress being made in the communities where Overture serves.
Overture International
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Haiti Promise! The Power in Partnerships
Read how our Overture Partners have made their own Haiti Promise and are making an impact in southern Haiti!
Overture International
- Apr 15
- 1 min
A Haiti Promise for Stanley
Meet Stanley. Abandoned by his family at birth, Stanley spent the first 13 years of his life in the orphanage until Overture stepped in.
Overture International
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Fostering Family Unity in Haiti
Even as Haiti groans in pain, there is hope and promise in God’s plan for his creation through the work of people like you and me.
Overture International
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Foster Families are Transforming Child Protection in Haiti
In recent weeks, Overture and IBESR have partnered to place six displaced special needs children with foster families.
Overture International
- Mar 15
- 3 min
Protecting Haiti's Children
March 15, 2024 E-Newsletter We are so grateful for your continued generosity and support this past week as we reached out to you about a...
Overture International
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Haiti in Crisis: Important Update
March 8, 2024 E-Newsletter As you may have seen in recent news reports, Haiti is currently in the midst of a major crisis, as politically...
Overture International
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Overture Ambassadors Show Their Haiti Love!
March 1, 2024 E-Newsletter The Lenten season is a time when many churches and people of faith come together to help others in need and...
Overture International
- Feb 29
- 3 min
Fostering Haiti Love
Building a Brighter Future Together In the heart of southern Haiti where Overture International serves, a transformative initiative is...
Overture International
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Your HAITI LOVE Matters!
February 15, 2024 E-Newsletter February is a month when we celebrate our love for others. We want to take the opportunity to share our...
Overture International
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Haiti Love 2024 = Fostering Love
February 1, 2024 It’s that time of year again to thank you, our supporters, for ALL the Haiti Love you’ve so faithfully and generously...
Overture International
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Progress Outlook 2024
Building Haiti Stronger every step of the way! As we enter a new year of work empowering our friends in southern Haiti to continue their...
Overture International
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Thank you for making Haiti Stronger in 2023!
January 16, 2024 Thanks to your continued interest in and support of Overture International, 2023 proved to be a year of amazing...
Overture International
- Dec 28, 2023
- 4 min
Orphanages Are NOT the Answer! Part 2: Uniting Families
We’re excited to announce the release of our second booklet in our Orphanages Are NOT the Answer! Series - Uniting Families.
Overture International
- Dec 23, 2023
- 2 min
Together as FAMILY is a GIFT!
December 23, 2023 As Christmas day will soon be here, we want to express our sincere gratitude for your unwavering support in equipping...
Overture International
- Nov 15, 2023
- 5 min
Food Security in Haiti - Progress is Possible
Haiti - A History of Dependence Haiti's long history of poverty and underdevelopment can be traced back to its colonization by the French...
Overture International
- Oct 31, 2023
- 1 min
Putting Family First in Haiti
November 1, 2023 We’re excited and hopeful as we launch our Overture 2023 end-of-year appeal - Family First, Haiti Stronger! We’re so...
Overture International
- Aug 1, 2023
- 3 min
From Reunification to Rejuvenation
Reimagining the Young Adult Empowerment Program For those who follow Overture’s work, you’ll recall that a little more than three years...
Overture International
- Jul 1, 2023
- 2 min
Meet Widna
Let us introduce you to Widna, now a 17-year-old young woman living in Camp Perrin, one of Overture’s priority communities. Widna was...
Foster Families are Transforming Child Protection in Haiti
In recent weeks, Overture and IBESR have partnered to place six displaced special needs children with foster families.
Fostering Haiti Love
Building a Brighter Future Together In the heart of southern Haiti where Overture International serves, a transformative initiative is...
Progress Outlook 2024
Building Haiti Stronger every step of the way! As we enter a new year of work empowering our friends in southern Haiti to continue their...
Orphanages Are NOT the Answer! Part 2: Uniting Families
We’re excited to announce the release of our second booklet in our Orphanages Are NOT the Answer! Series - Uniting Families.
Food Security in Haiti - Progress is Possible
Haiti - A History of Dependence Haiti's long history of poverty and underdevelopment can be traced back to its colonization by the French...
From Reunification to Rejuvenation
Reimagining the Young Adult Empowerment Program For those who follow Overture’s work, you’ll recall that a little more than three years...
Leadership Haiti: The Power of Accountability
We can learn a great deal about leadership from scripture. From examples of how not to lead (Adam and King Saul) to exemplary leadership...
Empowering a New Generation of Leaders
Leadership means different things to different people. We have business leaders, political leaders, and even cultural leaders (often...
The Journey to Resilience
If you’re following Overture International’s work, you’ve likely noticed that lately we’ve been focused on the importance and role of...
Building Haiti Stronger
Many of you have participated in our quarterly Stronger Series virtual information sessions over the past year or so. The feedback we’ve...
A Better Way!
This month, we continue our four-part educational series focused on the importance of human development and social support in Haiti. This...
From Survival to Self-sufficiency
August 14th, 2021 is a day that will not soon be forgotten. Just one year ago a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southern region of...
Foreign Aid: Harmful or Helpful?
In April, we launched the first session of our four-part educational series focused on the importance of human development and social...
Food Security Is Possible!
While challenges and crises are nothing new for Haiti, the ongoing and heightened political instability and gang violence is crippling...
Why “Stay Out of Haiti”?
This month, we launch the first session of our four-part educational series focused on the importance of human development and social...
A Glance Back, A Look Ahead
2021 is one for the books! As we cross the halfway point of the first quarter of 2022, we take one last look back on the amazing progress...
Recovery Isn’t Just About Buildings:
Overcoming Trauma in Haiti February marks six months since the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that injured thousands and destroyed...
The Journey to Haiti Stronger Continues!
At Overture International, we often experience a sense of tension between celebrating the amazing progress we’ve seen our friends in...
Housing: The Foundation for Building Haiti Stronger
Even before the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti in August 2021, most Haitian families were living in deplorable conditions due to...
Nutrition: Feeding the Future of Southern Haiti
As Americans, the vast majority of us are blessed to have a strong, reliable food supply and the means to afford serving nutritious meals...
Healthcare is Mission Critical to Building Haiti Stronger!
Did you know that: Haiti is THE poorest country in the Western Hemisphere? Six million Haitians live on less than $2 per day? Only 4.4%...
Disaster Leads to Opportunity
Overture International is turning calamity into creative opportunities for learning new skills for our friends in southern Haiti.
This is YOUR Impact on Young Adults in Haiti!
Being a young adult in Haiti is fraught with challenges that most of us can’t imagine. As youth, many young adults were abandoned by...
NOW is the time to make HAITI STRONGER!
A big “thank you” to all those who attended our most recent information sessions! We’ve received great feedback from participants and...
Hope for a Stronger Haiti
Thank you so much for your faithful support of Overture International. Because of the Lord’s provision through your generosity, we...
A Time of Endurance
August was a month of endurance for Overture International. After a series of compounding crises including a presidential assassination,...
Praying for Haiti
Assassination of Haiti's President Update July 10, 2021 (scroll down to view previous communication July 7, 2021) This is the time to...
Spring 2021 Reflections
Over the last two months, promises have been made and promises have been kept in Haiti. In April, we kicked off our HAITI PROMISE...
Importance of Public Health
Public Health is our first strategy to Healthcare Overture believes that education is the key to improving the long-term health of...
March 2021 Reflections
March was a month of CELEBRATION for us at Overture International. Why? Because we looked back at the miracles and the impact you made...
2020 Annual Report
I think we can all agree that 2020 presented some truly unexpected challenges. But the year also proved that Overture International...
February 2021 Reflections
Thank you for showing your HAITI LOVE throughout February! Our theme verse at Overture International is 1 Corinthians 13:13 – "And now...
January 2021 Reflections
It’s a new year for us at Overture International, and we are starting it #HaitiSTRONG thanks to our committed group of donors and...
Strong Families, Strong Haiti
In October, we held our first virtual information session and shared why orphanages are not the answer in Haiti, and thus why ESPWA is no...
Ending the Year HAITI STRONG
Hope for today. Promise for tomorrow. Haiti is only as strong as its children, families and communities. In the U.S., we’re blessed to...
Home for the holidays in Haiti
Christmas in Haiti really doesn’t look that different from other days of the year. There are no decorations or Christmas...
October Reflections
EDUCATION provides a child the opportunity to go to school AND stay securely with their family! We hope you enjoy reading our October...
September Reflections
EDUCATION is an important part of SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT – that’s why September is so special at Overture International!
Back to School Student Spotlight
When asked what job he wanted after he finished school, Frankel said, “I would like to work as an engineer or on windows.”
Family Preservation
There are many
misconceptions about orphanages, that if most people understood, they would fully support the family-based model.