In this episode of Restoring Dignity Live with C2C, Firestarter & CEO MarieYolaine Toms shares timely updates from the ground and what Development with Dignity looks like in action. From expanding clean-water access through canal construction to advancing the forthcoming Health & Wellness Center, MarieYolaine connects the dots between infrastructure, healthcare, and economic opportunity in Haïti.

She reflects on why restoring dignity is about people—like the students and families she’s known for years—and how access to continuous care, maternal health, mental health, and small business support can transform a community across generations. You’ll also hear about a new women’s micro-enterprise + trauma-healing initiative, digital empowerment through laptops for community association leaders, and how monthly donors are funding teacher stipends and vital progress month after month.

In this episode, MarieYolaine covers:

1. The Health & Wellness Center vision and why health is the foundation for every dream

2. Canal progress for clean water and disease reduction during hurricane season

3. A new women’s business collective paired with trauma-healing training

4. Closing the digital divide with laptops for local leaders and better coordination

5. How C2C stewards your gifts—$11,400 directed in August to canal work, teacher stipends, and laptops

Join us to see how partnership, persistence, and purpose are restoring dignity—one community at a time.

👉 Learn more about C2C: www.C2CHaiti.org