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The Overture Blog


The Power of Reunification: A Path Back to Family
Reunification is not just a process—it’s a commitment to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive.
Mar 3


New Year, New Goals: Overture’s Commitment to Transforming Lives in Haiti
At Overture, we are driven by a resolute commitment to transforming the landscape of child welfare in Haiti.
Jan 15


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.
Mar 29, 2024


Fostering Haiti Love
Building a Brighter Future Together In the heart of southern Haiti where Overture International serves, a transformative initiative is...
Feb 29, 2024


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...
Jan 30, 2024


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.
Dec 28, 2023


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...
Nov 15, 2023


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...
Aug 1, 2023


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...
Jun 1, 2023


Empowering a New Generation of Leaders
Leadership means different things to different people. We have business leaders, political leaders, and even cultural leaders (often...
Mar 30, 2023


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...
Feb 27, 2023


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...
Nov 16, 2022


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...
Sep 14, 2022


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...
Aug 12, 2022


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...
Jun 16, 2022


Food Security Is Possible!
While challenges and crises are nothing new for Haiti, the ongoing and heightened political instability and gang violence is crippling...
Jun 1, 2022


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...
Apr 13, 2022


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...
Feb 28, 2022


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...
Feb 1, 2022


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...
Jan 12, 2022


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...
Dec 28, 2021


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...
Dec 21, 2021


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%...
Dec 14, 2021


Disaster Leads to Opportunity
Overture International is turning calamity into creative opportunities for learning new skills for our friends in southern Haiti.
Dec 7, 2021


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...
Nov 24, 2021


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...
Nov 18, 2021


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...
Sep 28, 2021


A Time of Endurance
August was a month of endurance for Overture International. After a series of compounding crises including a presidential assassination,...
Sep 4, 2021


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...
Jul 10, 2021


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...
Jun 12, 2021


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...
Apr 28, 2021


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...
Apr 2, 2021


2020 Annual Report
I think we can all agree that 2020 presented some truly unexpected challenges. But the year also proved that Overture International...
Mar 11, 2021


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...
Mar 5, 2021


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...
Feb 5, 2021


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...
Jan 25, 2021


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...
Jan 5, 2021


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...
Dec 21, 2020


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...
Nov 5, 2020


September Reflections
EDUCATION is an important part of SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT – that’s why September is so special at Overture International!
Oct 3, 2020


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.”
Oct 2, 2020


Family Preservation
There are many
misconceptions about orphanages, that if most people understood, they would fully support the family-based model.
Sep 23, 2020


It's Time for Back to School!
Our students and teachers are turning the page to a new school year, and we couldn't be more excited!
Aug 31, 2020


August Reflections
YOU make a DIFFERENCE! Thank you! We are excited to share the activities in August with you. Don't miss the video at the end of our post!...
Aug 28, 2020


July Reflections
Overture and ESPWA share a commitment to strengthening families, providing the best opportunity for children to develop. July reminded us...
Aug 7, 2020


From our heart to yours...
A big thank you to our supporters, back to school information, and more! All we can say is THANK YOU! First off, we didn’t want to...
Aug 4, 2020


A Family Restored Because of YOU
Seeing Your Impact in Action: Meet the Jn Claude Family! Imagine living in a one-room hut with tin scraps for your walls and a shredded...
Jul 6, 2020


ESPWA: June Reflections
June started off with a very exciting announcement – Overture International has assumed stewardship of ESPWA! We are grateful for the...
Jul 4, 2020


Get To Know Us!
This week, Overture sent an email to to follow up on our exciting organizational announcement and to share next steps about ESPWA and...
Jun 18, 2020


Happy Global Day of Parents!
Parents serve as their child’s head cheerleaders, main caregivers, first and best teachers, but most importantly, their fiercest...
Jun 5, 2020
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