"Everything you do that leaves a handprint or a heartprint is your legacy. And there's a chance to make a difference daily, building a legacy as a giver to and supporter of others." - Oprah Winfrey
Grow Your Vision
Our projects span across education, community development and arts.
Here are a few recent highlights. To explore work we've done in the past, check out our Trip Highlights.
Stair Routes
TWA has introduced new infrastructure projects across the Port-au-Prince area to improve daily life and safety for local communities.
Through the Stair Route Project, we’ve built new stairways in Jalousie, Juvénat, and Jirado, helping residents navigate steep terrain with greater ease and security. In Jalousie, we also revitalized a soccer field and community space, offering a place for connection and recreation.
With four routes completed, we’re now working toward our most ambitious goal yet: 10 new stair routes in 2025!
Join us in creating stronger, safer communities, one step at a time.
Cité Soleil School
This is the largest slum in Haiti. We built a school in 2005 and since then we have been enhancing and expanding the school. Our volunteers help with construction, but we also hire Haitians to work at the school and to help with construction. For the past two years, our volunteers have also been focusing their efforts in rebuilding peoples homes.
Malnutrition Clinic
This clinic is run by the Sisters of Mother Teresa. There are many children suffering from many various ailments, largely due to malnutrition. Our volunteers assist with the basic necessities, such as feeding and holding the children, changing their clothes/diapers and any other assistance as needed.
Cité Pelé Hospital
This hospital is run by the Brothers of the Poor of Mother Theresa. The patients in this hospital are all adults and suffer from many different ailments and injuries. Our volunteers help feed patients, provide massages and assist with rehabilitation exercises and basic hygiene. In addition to physical care we also provide company to patients and engage in conversations.
Hospice
This is also run by the Sisters of Mother Teresa. Sometimes it is feeding, massaging talking to them, cutting nails, painting nails – making them laugh and generally paying attention to their needs.
Beach
In 2019, we started taking kids to the beach. Many of these children have never left Cité Soleil before. We plan to make the beach trip happen again in May 2020, and hopefully for many more years to come!
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Bridging the Gap
One of our head volunteers, Bridget Ogundipe, founded this not-for-profit in 2018. With a different goal from Third World Awareness, they produce films starring young Canadians and the Haitian Community. They want to inspire young Canadians to come to Haiti with film as the “archival medium”.
The goal of Bridging the Gap In Motion is to drive young Canadians to collaborate with underprivileged communities– to better impoverished regions globally.
Check them out at https://www.bridgingthegapinmotion.com/