The prosthesis workshop in Deschapelles is getting a new manager. As of 1 July, Cornelia Köhler will not only be responsible for the patients, but also for the staff members and the entire organisation on site. We met the 26-year-old [...]
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My impressions
An unforgettable encounter It was always my dream to travel to a “third-world country” and help the people there. When I then found out about “medi for help”, I knew right away that was where I would be going. Then, on 03.03.2012, it was finally time to begin the great journey. First from Berlin to [...]
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The Haitian way of life
On the first day in the Hanger Workshop, I found a finished plaster model for a metatarsal prosthesis that my previous colleague had made for a young woman. The file notice read: Foot must have a single big toe, so the customer can wear flip-flops. With the help of the local colleagues, the shaft was [...]
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My jobs in Haiti
My prosthetic work On my first day, we had a double thigh-amputee in the workshop, a man who came in the afternoon for a walking test. Both shafts were transverse-oval and were already finished. I decide to make the prostheses. No sooner said than done – the test can commence. On Wednesday, a mother came [...]
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Tears in my eyes
One day, as so often happened during our daily routine here at the Hanger Clinic in Haiti, I was told I had a new patient in the waiting room. After finishing an important construction section of another aid, I made my way to the fitting room. A colleague introduced me to a roughly 12-year-old young [...]
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My first two weeks in Haiti
I am still getting used to the climate here (endless sweating every day, unless I can get to a fan) – this has been the toughest problem for me during the first two weeks. However, I am gradually becoming better acclimatised, making it easier to get things done. I also really like the food, which [...]
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Mario Becker’s diary
I would have liked to stay longer because I loved the work and I had grown amazingly fond of the people in such a short time. The first time I went into the workshop I was astonished by how well equipped it is. The work there almost does itself, which is a great credit to Hanger and medi, who taught...
Peter Kühn’s diary
This was an unforgettable experience for me. Today I’d like to tell you about my time as a volunteer in Haiti. I became aware of the medi for help project through a report in the OT. A little mail to medi, and by return post confirmation that I may help out there on the island. Simply the fact...
Rico Philipp’s diary
Lasting impressions. As soon as I heard about the medi for help project in Haiti I knew straight away that I had to be part of it! At last I had been given the opportunity to take an active part in a relief project. Thanks to the support of my wife and my employer (who gave me a week’s holiday...
Lessons learned in Haiti
The first leg of my journey was the flight into Port Au Prince, but the more adventurous part was the trek to Deschapelles. We took a harrowing jeep ride across one (very bumpy) main road at a pretty fast clip. Along the way we saw evidence of rampant poverty: groups of people on the side of the road...News
Diary
I would have liked to stay longer because I loved the work and I had grown amazingly fond of the people in such a short time. The first time I went into the workshop I was astonished by how well [...]
Interview
“Haiti will always need help – we have to work sustainably”, says Carsten Stauf, project leader of medi for help, in an interview with German radio station Radio Mainwelle. Learn more why helping makes one happy and how the project medi for help and the new workshop building in Port-au-Prince are developing.
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