Haitian-American Ivanley Noisette grew up in Philadelphia, earned a B.A. from Villanova University, and received a Masters of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas. Ivanley is a George J. Mitchell Scholar studying Human Rights Law and Transnational Justice at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. This summer, Ivanley spent three weeks at the HELP Student Center interviewing and creating student profiles for this year's incoming class. Upon his return, he was inspired to write an open letter to the HELP community:

To the staff of HELP, I hope you all realize how special your work is—especially in these transformative years after 12 January 2010.

Meaghan Balzer arrived at HELP in July as our first Leadership Program Manager. Although she is a native of New Brunswick, Canada, Meaghan came to us from the Union School, an international school in Petion-Ville, just three miles up the hill from the HELP Student Center, where she taught for two years. In this article, she talks about the leadership curriculum and her experience at HELP so far.

Last July when I joined HELP, I walked into an office full of supportive people who make personal sacrifices every day in order to advance HELP’s mission to “promote a more just society in Haiti.”

As the 2010-2011 school year draws to a close, all of us at HELP are very pleased to recognize 11 more graduates who have joined our growing community of alumni! And, in a country that has only three doctors per 10,000 Haitians, we are particularly delighted to highlight three female students who have earned their medical degree: Dr. Marie-Dieumane Chaperon, Dr. Ornella Sainterant, and Dr. Guielledana Paul (pictured above).

On a normal weekday, the computer lab at the HELP Student Center is full of students hard at work studying and completing assignments. Fortunately, at 4:53 on January 12, 2010, the lab had just emptied for the day when the earthquake hit. The ceiling collapsed and crushed the equipment below, destroying everything.

As a HELP scholarship student who eventually became an intern, Student Advisor, and now Student Services Manager, Smyrne Saintil has seen the program from almost every angle. English teacher Micol Issa sat down with Smyrne to get her perspective on the importance of student advisors, the particular challenges students face, and what she likes about working with HELP.

Third-year computer science student Indieu Jules says he was very nervous the first time he stood in front of a group of high school students on a HELP recruiting visit. But after watching a more experienced HELP student make her presentation, he quickly shed his shyness and went on to share his own story. Today, as a senior member of the HELP recruitment team, Indieu is now showing other recruiters how it is done.

The "Faces of Haiti" photography exhibition and arts & crafts sale has completed its run in Denver and is moving to Fort Collins, CO. Please tell friends, family & colleagues in the area about this wonderful exhibition, especially if they couldn’t make it down to Denver!

On March 6, 2011, HELP student James Paul & Virginia Tech Professor Brian Cloyd inaugurated the Ti-Peligre footbridge, the first of its kind in Haiti.

For anyone in the Colorado area, or those with friends, family, or colleagues nearby, HELP invites you to come out and support this great multimedia event organized by our good friend, Melissa Basta!

"Faces of Haiti: Through Art and Photography" is designed to raise awareness and funds for organizations working to rebuild from the January 2010 earthquake. A portion of the proceeds from the 5-week exhibition at EventGallery 910Arts will benefit HELP, among other Haiti-related organizations.

For the first time, HELP welcomes two volunteers to Haiti to teach English, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti’s Office of Public Diplomacy.

We're pleased to introduce the freshman class of 2010 - the largest in HELP's history!

HELP Student Stanley Clermont visited the Haitian Timoun Foundation (HTF), his sponsor and HELP’s largest private scholarship donor to speak about the work he is doing with their support...