2015 Annual Report

Children’s NUTRITION PROGRAM OF HAITI 2015 Annual Report NG I LVER I sterl TARYN S TARYN HANNAH Executive Director Chris Devaney Founder’s Renews Support for the Next Letter Generation of Children in Haiti BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015 was a year of renewal for the Children’s Nutrition Program (CNP) of Haiti—or Kore Rev. John Talbird, Chair A Word From Mitch Peter Rawlings, MD, Vice Chair Timoun as it is known in Haitian Creole. Chris Devaney came on board as Executive Anna Manley, Secretary Director in April, and under his leadership, Kore Timoun renewed efforts to improve health Laura Reid, Treasurer I started working in Haiti at Hopital Saint Croix in 1988 on a in the communities of the Léogâne region through coordinated health-care services and com- 15 Mitchell L. Mutter, MD, Founder Ex 20 medical mission trip. Along the way, I have had the opportunity munity participation. ec r ut be Charles Sternbergh, MD ive em to work with a number of individuals dedicated to God and Di ec Richard Randolph, MD rect in D Kore Timoun Founder, Dr. Mitch Mutter Chris came to Kore Timoun after 25 years in the political arena; he most recently served as or Ch tina Robert Stone service to others. ris Devaney with Kore Jim Hudson Tennessee Republican Party Chairman. He, his wife Heather, and their four children live in Annette Vaughn In 1998 the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti became a Chattanooga and are active members of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, where he serves as a deacon. Chris is a long-time Kore Timoun supporter through mission trips and LVER 501c3 dedicated to the development and nutrition of Haiti’s I children. Since then we have had many wonderful volunteers. Deb Watlington epitomized the dedication and church involvement. He particularly appreciates our organization’s emphasis on empower- ADVISORY COUNCIL ment—the concept that families must “learn to fish” in order to sustain their own health. S TARYN Ashley Aakesson, MAA character of those who inspired to help raise a generation of healthy children empowering them to raise Haiti Gretchen Berggren, MD out of its poverty. Chris says he sees his role as Executive Director as one of “cheerleader and organizer” who Kathryn Bolles, MPH communicates the significance of the work we do in Haiti to our supporters. “Haiti is a short Chris Buresh, MD Deb Watlington, a dental hygienist, and her dentist husband Rob, made many trips to Haiti. In addition, Deb Susan Cook, RN plane ride away from the US,” he says, “and it has severe and unique problems. God doesn’t supported all of our medical trips to Haiti over the past 15 years, ordering medicines and supplies and organiz- Cathy Dorvil, OTR, MS know borders. They are our neighbors. I am committed to ensuring we have the resources and Peter Ferris ing materials and teams. Deb went home to be with our Lord on October 5, 2015. the plan going forward as we continue to help raise a healthy generation of Haitian children.” Harold Latta, MD David Rainey, MD Deb truly exemplified Matthew 25:35. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and Founded in 1998, Kore Timoun is beginning to renew its programs by supporting the next Priscilla Stockwell, FNP you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was generation of Léogâne children. Chris is particularly interested in expanding our programs Kara Telesmanick, MPH Jack C. Vaughn, Jr. sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Deb was guided by this scripture in her in the urban areas. In 1998, he says, there was a significant malnutrition problem among call to God’s work. She also displayed the Holy Spirit in her work. Galatians 5:22 states “But the Fruit of the children in isolated, rural, mountainous villages of Léogâne. Then, the malnutrition rate Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” All of us who among children under 5 years of age was 25%. Now, it has been reduced to “an astonishing U. S. STAFF knew Deb saw these attributes in her character. 3%.” But Chris notes that malnutrition in the city of Léogâne seems to be growing: “Just Chris Devaney, Executive Director like in the United States, this more urban area has new and different challenges from the Chris Devaney at the St. John’s Episcopal School in Ti Harpon Russell Robards, Finance Director Deborah Watlington’s works were truly part of her spiritual journey. To know Deb was to know her faith and rural villages where we have historically operated.” works. Deb would often say, “We all become “best buds” when we have worked together in Haiti. It is difficult to LEOGANE STAFF imagine our work without our “best bud.” Deborah Watlington’s spirit and legacy will continue to live through Chris says his political background prepared him to communicate the CNP message to sup- CONTENTS Taryn Silver, Country/Program Director CNP Haiti. porters, oversee responsible management of resources, and articulate to new audiences what Yvon Jean, Operations Manager CNP can accomplish. Though he is headquartered in Chattanooga, Chris says he bridges the Nutrition Efforts Expand 2 Dominique Brizard, Executive Assistant distance between himself and Haitian staff through collaboration and trust. But he encourages Djego’s Story 3 Rose Elene Veillard, Community everyone in the U.S. to travel to Haiti: “Every time I have travelled there, there has been a Programs Manager Maternal Health 4 Yva Aristyl, Community Coordinator person or experience that has really made an impact on me.” He tells the story of visiting a Metichael Vilus, Assistant Operations Dr. Mitchell Mutter, Founder dying mother who asked the CNP group to take and nourish her child: “I still remember WASH 5 Manager driving back to our headquarters in our crowded Land Cruiser with our monitrice holding Trevor Roose, Volunteer the child, which they nicknamed Koretina after our organization. The mother later died and Kore Timoun’s Impact 2015 6 – 7 Tania Mathurin, Fellow CNP staff nursed Koretina back to health” before she went to live with family members. “I Jessica Petz, Fellow Sustainable Livelihood Projects 8 Michelle Roose, Fellow am happy to report that Koretina is healthy and doing great,” says Chris. Meet Maggie Latta 9 Alexander Baker, Fellow ROBARDS Estelle Donse, Fellow In months to come, count on Chris to let you know that Kore Timoun is healthy, its programs SSELL U Meet Monitrice Solene Riviere 10 Lexie Zimbelman, Fellow R thriving, and its staff doing great things to empower the people of Léogâne. Maggie Latta, Fellow 2015 Donors 11 – 13 56 Haitian staff CNP PARTNERS IN 2015 ABOUT THE COVER A family in Tom Gato after receiving a home NG I visit from one of CNP’s monitrices. sterl Photo by Nicole Wolf Photography HANNAH by hoto P 1 taryn SIlver Nutrition programs expand We are all family: Rose Andrè, efforts to monitor children and Marlyse, Kore Timoun and address malnutrition issues little Djego work together photography Growth monitoring is a long-standing Kore medical problems receive outpatient therapy, to beat malnutrition WOLF Timoun project. Our monitrices have growth including weekly consultations at one of 15 cole CNP-operated outpatient clinics; they receive I On December 31, 2014 while most of us were ringing in the NewYear, monitrice monitoring down to a science—a science D N j e they practice with love and compassion. Plumpy’Nut or medical peanut butter, a ready Rose Andrè embarked on a journey to save a young boy’s life. Later this year, another g o Child in Tom Gato is weighed during a home visit Monthly, our monitrices (local women who to use therapeutic food proven to treat acute monitrice, Marlyse, took up the torch to continue nursing the boy to health. This is is by monitrice Francoise Lazarre. p provide education and support to families malnutrition. Children under five and pregnant the story of how Rose Andrè and Marlyse gave new life to a baby named Djego. ic tu or lactating moms found suffering from moder- re in their own communities) fan out into d h Léogâne’s mountainous communities to ate acute malnutrition are referred to Kore e Rose Andrè monitors the health and nutrition re check all children under five years old to be Timoun’s supplementary feeding program, and w status of all children under the age of 5 in the ith sure they are well nourished and growing. they visit our outpatient clinics every other m area of Bel Jacques, where she lives. While out Rose Andrè grew deeply on tr A monitrice measures each child’s weight, week. ice on one of her routine house visits, Rose Andrè affectionate for Djego and she hoped s R height, and mid-upper arm circumference ose saw Djego, a severely malnourished boy whose to continue caring for him, but Haitian And r him and compares these measurements to those of Positive Deviance Hearth—Ti Fwaye in Haitian re an re fo condition was becoming worse. At age 21 social services required that he return to his d Marly lped ca average, healthy children. Children showing Creole—continues to be at the heart of Kore se that he months he was extremely tiny for his age and grandmother. His malnutrition worsened, and signs of acute malnutrition are referred to Timoun. This is a tried-and-true method of visibly wasted. He could neither walk nor stand he came back to the hospital.

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