Elms College has been awarded a $1.27m grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to continue its program that started in 2019 to enhance healthcare education and outcomes in Haiti.
This generous grant will support the ongoing partnership between Elms College School of Nursing and the Episcopal University of Haiti (Faculté des Sciences Infirmières de Léogâne). This partnership invests in the professional development of nursing faculty in Haiti and directly addresses the country’s pressing healthcare challenges, including low life expectancy and high infant mortality rates.
Elms College is extremely grateful to the Kellogg Foundation for their continued support of our work in Haiti. Elms College and the Kellogg Foundation have a common objective to effect positive change in our community and the world
– Elms College President Harry Dumay
“Elms College is extremely grateful to the Kellogg Foundation for their continued support of our work in Haiti. Elms College and the Kellogg Foundation have a common objective to effect positive change in our community and the world,” said Elms College President Harry Dumay. “Thanks to the Foundation’s support, our highly regarded School of Nursing is partnering with a sister institution in Haiti to educate Haitian Nurse Educators who are true pockets of hope for their communities.”
For over 4 years, Elms College has collaborated with the university to provide advanced training to Haitian nursing faculty and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been there since the beginning. Elms College received an initial grant of $750k in 2019 and a $1.2m grant in 2022 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to work towards its goal of improving healthcare in Haiti.
Nurses are pivotal in Haiti’s healthcare system, where they deliver most medical care instead of doctors, and this partnership equips them with the latest healthcare knowledge. It aims to strengthen the skills of nursing educators, empowering them to better prepare their students to meet the critical healthcare needs of Haiti. This past June, the program graduated its 4th cohort of nursing faculty who will now be able to better educate their students and improve the quality of the care for patients. The nurse educators have consistently expressed their pride in being part of this program, a growing sense of professionalism, and their strong commitment to improving healthcare in Haiti.
Dr. Joyce Hampton, Vice President of Academic Affairs, reflected on this partnership, “This is Elms College at its best. We are using our excellence and innovation in nursing to effect positive change globally in solidarity with our Haitian partners.”
“This is Elms College at its best. We are using our excellence and innovation in nursing to effect positive change globally in solidarity with our Haitian partners.”
– Dr. Joyce Hampton, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Elms College recognizes the vital contributions of nurses in Haiti and is proud to share its expertise in advancing healthcare education. With the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Elms College is able to continue this initiative to continue improving the quality of care available to Haitian communities. The Haiti Nursing Continuing Education program is also supported by the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Haiti Nursing Continuing Program Endowment generously established by the D’Amour Family.
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About the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal innovator and entrepreneur Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.
The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Michigan, and works throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with sovereign tribes. Special attention is paid to priority places where there are high concentrations of poverty and where children face significant barriers to success. WKKF priority places in the U.S. are in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans; and internationally, are in Mexico and Haiti. For more information, visit www.wkkf.org.