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Last February, Barco’s Uniform employee Denisse Casales joined me on my trip to Haiti. Denise described this trip as “life-changing,” saying she was so touched by the people of Haiti that she returned home determined to go back to Haiti and do all she could to help them.  Denisse posted pictures of her experiences on […]

Barco’s Nightingales has partnered with Hispaniola Mountain Ministries (HMM) to build solar wells and bring clean water to thousands of people in Haiti. In addition, through HMM, we provide hot lunches for 540 children who attend a school where one of our water wells is located. Yet, this is only part HMM’s mission.  HMM also […]

Volunteering takes many different forms, from helping patients at local hospitals and those benefited by community organizations to supporting political campaigns or serving on global medical missions. Regardless of the service, volunteering is a bit of a paradox:  it takes time, has an emotional and financial cost, and can come with headaches and challenges; yet […]

On our recent visit to Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times we had the honor of being serenaded at lunch. Here’s the video from part of the song. It was an inspirational celebration of hope! Enjoy. ~Michael and Frida Donner

Every so often we come across some photos and inspirational words that truly move us.  We hope you enjoy some of our latest. ~Michael and Frida Donner  

As part of our commitment to honoring the vitality and heart of nursing and honoring the spirit of those women and men who choose nursing as a profession, we regularly share nurses stories on our website.  These stories,rarely heard elsewhere, focus on their challenges, and successes, their reasons for choosing nursing, and their advice for […]

I had the privilege of working in Kenya with the non-profit organization Prevention International No Cervical Cancer (PINCC). It was my first time to Africa and my second trip with PINCC. We were a small group this time, 6 of us Americans –and our Kenyan colleagues numbered about 30 in total. I was with the […]

Ever wonder why we build solar water wells in Haiti?  Here are a few statistics that underscore the importance of our work. An estimated 200 million hours are spent each day globally collecting water. Surveys from 45 developing countries show that women and children bear the primary responsibility for water collection in the vast majority […]

Bon Dlo.  In Haitian it means good water. These are words we’ve been hearing frequently as our 5th solar water well in Haiti nears completion.  This well,  which will be called Bon Dlo, is located in Boucan-Guillaume and will be dedicated to the memory of our good friend, Tim Dortch, who passed away in May […]