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September 2005

First visit to Haiti

September 2005-2008

 

NTFP provides primary education to 222 children attending Coeur School

September 2005-2011

Education and living expenses are provided for 3 medical students, 1 nurse, 1 dentist, 1 engineer and 2 masonry students in Haiti in exchange for service to No Time For Poverty

 

November 2005

NTFP launches its food distribution program providing food to needy families in Port Salut and surrounding regions

 

January 2006

A bread storage facility is built for a local bread maker in exchange for 9,000 rolls to feed primary school children

 

August 2006

Meeting with President Rene Preval, (former) Prime Minister Jacque-Edouard Alexis and Minister of Health, Dr. Robert Auguste

 

January-July 2007

A large home near the clinic site is purchased, renovated and furnished. Kay Espwa (Kreyol for Hope House) frequently houses 10-12 guest including medical groups serving the Port Salut region

 

January 2007

A previously-owned sports utility vehicle is purchased

 

February 2007

A large storage facility is built in Port Salut to house supplies and equipment

 

July 2007

A meeting with the Mayor of Port Salut and other local officials (first of many such meetings)

 

September 2007

Documentation required for building the Klinik is completed and submitted to proper authorities

 

November 2007

55 acres of land are purchased in Port Salut for KTNY

 

January 2008

Architectural plans and rendering are drafted

 

March 2008

Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach of Springfield, Il, commits to providing KTNY with medical equipment and supplies

 

April 2008

A dinner gala with live and silent auction is held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, netting $73,000.00

 

June 2008

EirGen Pharma, Ltd., a pharmaceutical corporation based in Ireland, commits to donating and shipping some of KTNY’s most essential medications

 

September 2008

The first shipment of medication from EirGen Pharma, Ltd., arrives in Haiti

 

October 2008

Our nursing student graduates

 

December 2008

A formal partnership is established with World Wide Village for it to assume primary responsibility for Coeur School in 2009, enabling NTFP to focus on developing its comprehensive medical program

 

January-February 2009

NTFP repairs and replaces the roofs of homes destroyed in hurricanes

 

February 2009

Final architectural plans are rendered

High Impact Panels from Trinidad are purchased and shipped to Haiti for use in construction of KTNY

 

May 2009

Volunteer mobile medical team travels to Port Salut

NTFP’s 2 masonry students graduate

 

June 2009

Construction begins on Klinik Timoun Nou Yo

 

September 2009

2nd volunteer mobile medical team travels to Port Salut

 

October 2009

A dinner gala with live and silent auction is held in Minneapolis, netting $90,000.00

 

January 2010

Comprehensive census of 5 localities in Port Salut

 

January 12, 2010

Earthquake of epic proportions hits Haiti

 

January 26, 2010

1st emergency medical relief team deployed to Haiti

 

February 15, 2010

2nd Emergency medical relief ream deployed to Haiti

 

March 2010

New utility vehicle is purchased

 

April 8, 2010

3rd emergency medical relief team deployed to Haiti

 

April 20, 2010

Census of 5 localities completed

 

May 2010

2 of our 3 medical students graduate

June 2010

Our engineering student graduates

Summer 2011

Expected date of completion of construction of Klinik Timoun Nou Yo

May 2011

Expected graduation of our 3rd medical student

Gatehouse  and compound entrance

Inner walls built of high impact panels

The land

Breaking and collecting rocks for the foundation

Trenching the well

Wall enclosing the land

Starting the foundation

NTFP Highlights

 

KTNY Highlights

Mid 2009

 

The generator building is completed

The generator is delivered

Utility/storage facilities completed

Late 2009

Klinik Timoun Nou Yo

2010

Views of the exterior

Hard at Work

Detailing

Inside View

Outside View