28/01/2010
Solidarity from the north of the island

On the island of Quiesqueya (Haiti/ Dominican Republic), the work accomplished by Volens is always based on a binational approach: Dominican and Haitian organisations work together on different themes. This is quite singular given the relatively conflictual relationship that exists between the people of Haiti and Dominican Republic. However, thanks to the ties built in several years of work, (...)
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27/01/2010
The Volens Family in Haiti

Volens has been present in Haiti for more than thirty years now. Throughout this period, we have been collaborating with many partner organisations in different regions of the country.
Since 2008, we have been active in the north of the island, on both sides of the border that separates Haiti from the Dominican Republic, with various partner organizations who are all involved on the theme of (...)
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21/01/2010
The development workers of Port-au-Prince back home.

Sonia Hernández, Miguel Abanto, Genoveva Villalón and her husband Luis Muñoz have arrived in the capital of Santo Domingo at 5.30 am on Saturday morning after having spent a few very stressing days in Port-au-Prince in the aftermath of the earthquake that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The three development workers who were together when the earthquake took place narrowly escaped death. The (...)
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14/01/2010
Earthquake in Haiti: help towards reconstruction

All around the world, countries, international and humanitarian organisations have organised themselves to provide an emergency relief assistance to the Haitian population. Now, it’s all about saving lives.
But already, we must think about the future. Very soon, those benefitting from the support of Volens in their region will need to rebuild their homes and businesses, rebuild their (...)
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24/06/2009
L'APROFIME, au service des femmes répudiées par la société congolaise (Goma, RDC)
L’Association pour l’Auto-Promotion de la Fille-Mère (APROFIME), créée à Goma en 1995, se définit comme une « Œuvre de Laïcs Catholiques en partenariat avec l’Eglise » pour appuyer les jeunes femmes en situations difficiles, généralement répudiées par la société congolaise. Son objectif (...)
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