We had a great trip to Jacmel today. We stopped at Trinity House which is the guest house and boys home that St. Joseph's has started in Jacmel. There are 18 boys living there, a Montessori school room and a free school for 51 of the neighborhood children who can't afford school. It is very impressive. We walked about 6 blocks to the ocean front. Later we met Melinda Miles and her children Simbi and Kaya for lunch. Melinda heads up a non-profit organization called Konbit Pou Ayiti. There mission statement is:

"Konbit Pou Ayiti/KONPAY (Working Together for Haiti) strengthens existing organizations, builds national networks, creates relationships between individuals and organizations in the U.S. and Haiti, and and supports collaboration and the sharing of technology and expertise. KONPAY focuses on Haitian solutions to environmental, social and economic problems and provides training and funding to grassroots and community-based projects. KONPAY is supporting Haitian-led efforts to reforest Haiti and protect the environment."

After the hurricanes there has been great devastation to the environment with tremendous impact on the people. The work on the environment with a national focus that Konpay is working on is critical to improving the living conditions of the Haitian people.