Fond Doux Foundation UMC Mission

11/04/2025

Haiti suffers from Storm Melisssa

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

The tropical hurricane Melissa recently devasted The Fond Doux area and the nearby town of Petit-Goave. Can you imagine living in one of these homes during a hurricane. The Fond Doux Foundation can use your help.

“SO LITTLE CAN DO SO MUCH”
To learn about our projects or to donate, you can reach the Foundation in a number of ways:

Website: www.fonddouxfoundation.org
Email: [email protected]

By US mail at: Fond Doux Foundation, PO Box 51443, Durham, NC 27717.

08/22/2025

Virtually all of the teachers of our three schools and administrators of the schools were present including 10 from the host Methodist School, 9 from Ravine Parc including its owner and founder, and 5 from Ravine Parc (the school has only 5 teachers). Teachers from other schools in Fond Doux were invited to participate. Three of them sent many of their teaching staff. There were eight teachers from Zion School of Gardor, and four from the Jeanne Dicette Bernard school and four from the Baptist school.

The leading professor was Jean Brunès from the Center for the Fundamental Application of Pedological Aptitude in nearby Vialet. He previously taught at the National Maurice David School in Vialet and is a graduate of Cornerstone Christian University. In the evaluation of last year’s event kindergarten teachers asked for some help directed specifically for kindergarten teachers. The second resource person was Danise Michel, a graduate of the Emile Durkheim Normal School and a kindergarten Teacher at the National School Maurice David of Vialet with 9 years’ experience teaching kindergarten.

08/22/2025

Many teachers in the three schools with which we have relationship, the Good Samaritan School of Platon, School for Tomorrow in Ravine Parc and the Methodist School of Fond Doux have little to no formal teacher training. In fact, many have only a high school education. To improve the quality of education, the Foundation offered teacher training for the teachers of our three schools from Monday, August 18 to Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The topics covered this year were Professional Development and Child and Adolescent Psychology. Professional Development covered such things how to go about such practical things as planning bulletin boards, planning the first week of school thoroughly to get off to a good start including a memorable first class and importance and manner for reviewing the day. It even included stretching exercises, reading aloud by the teacher and writing a personal journal.
The other subject covered was child and adolescent psychology including the memory and attention span of children. All the lectures were gathered into a handout book for future reference.

07/03/2025

The Fond Doux Community Clinic is co-sponsored by the Fond Doux Foundation and the Wesleyenne Church of Fond Doux. The clinic has treated about 80 children for malnutrition. By the end of June, the clinic has had 1711 patient visits so far this year. If a person in the Fond Doux area cannot pay, the clinic will treat people for free. By the 15th of August the clinic at 2420 patient visits.

Fond Doux Foundation

07/03/2025

The Fond Doux Community Clinic is co-sponsored by the Fond Doux Foundation and the Wesleyenne Church of Fond Doux. This past year, the clinic treated about 80 children for severe malnutrition. Through the end of June, the clinic has had 1711 patient visits. If a person cannot pay, the clinic treats people in the greater Fond Doux area free of charge. Health professionals include a doctor, a nurse, a lab technician and a community health worker.