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Welcome to Episode 8—the final episode of the third season of An Act of Courage! Over the last seven weeks, Jean Pierre Louise and Jo Ann Heppermann have talked with lots of folks about how capracare’s and PG Rotary’s story began and how they got to where they are today. Now is the time to talk about what is next. While today is the final episode of this third season, it clearly is not the final chapter of this story. Support the Show.______________________Help us fund critic...

Welcome to Episode 7 of this 3rd season of an Act of Courage podcast. Today we are going to hear from three Haitian women who heard about the opportunity to be screened for cervical cancer by the folks from capracare—and said yes!Support the Show.______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured ...

Welcome to Episode 6 of this 3rd season of an Act of Courage podcast. Today is about capracare’s Surviving and Conquering story! We’re going to hear from members of the capracare staff in Fonfrede, Haiti—who, by hook or crook, continue to screen women, working to rein in cervical cancer in Haiti!Support the Show.______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn mor...

Welcome to Episode 5 – Bringing Cervical Cancer Screenings to Maison de Naissance! Today, we are talking about Maison de Naissance, a birthing home in Torbeck, Haiti. In the midst of our hope, sometimes despair, and resourcefulness needed to get the capracare project off the ground, by fate, faith, or chance, we learned of another opportunity to bring cervical cancer screenings to another organization. Jean and I are talking with Jim Grant, the Executive Director of the Glob...

Welcome to Episode 4 – Hope, Despair & Resourcefulness! We’ve talked a bit about the adversity we encountered to get our cervical cancer screening off the ground—and we promised to tell you the rest of the story! Today, Jean and I are going to talk with Dr. Steve Papillon, the doctor with capracare at the beginning of this saga—and the project manager of the Global Grant for us on the ground in Haiti. Dr. Muriel Harris is also back with us to help us remember and celebrate the resou...

Welcome to Episode 3—The Highs and Lows of Adversity! So, we’ve talked about our story began, screening methods, and the importance of screening women in Haiti for cervical cancer. Today, laugh and sigh with Jean and Jo Ann as they talk about the challenges they dealt with as capracare and Rotary worked to get this project off the ground. Joining them are two fellow Rotarians from the Prospect/Goshen Club, Dr. Muriel Harris and Sheila Stoke. Sheila, the CPA of the group, was...