Noyau

 It takes a steep hike or bumpy 4WD ride to get to the mountain-top village of Noyau. Strong cheerful Haitian people haul in most of the gear and supplies (usually on top of their heads) from Mahotiere. Views of the mountains and streams are spectacular and when you get to the small concrete block church, you are greeted by a gaggle of friendly, curious children and welcoming adults. If you go for a walk, you'll be going down and up hillsides seeing small huts and homes with small plots of land under cultivation.

            The facilities of Noyau are very limited.  The church is also the school. The roof  leaks in places and there are some structural cracks in the concrete supporting pillars since the earthquake.  There are insufficient benches for either  worship or education.

The clinic pace is quick; and it is also held in the church/school. In April 2010, we treated 862 patients in 3 days. Patients come in groups and are very attentive and grateful to be seen. Some people have been treated several times over the course of Friends of Haiti's many visits and it is wonderful to see how some of their conditions have improved.

            There is a small building that houses a grain grinder powered by a used diesel engine.  In 2003 we helped them get the drive belt, the final missing parts, and money for cement for a concrete slab to mount the grinder and engine.  They then raised  funds to build the concrete building to house and secure the equipment.  It has operated as an area community grinder ever since and generates some financial support for the chapel.