We are ecstatic to announce that our dear colleague Renaud Thomas (Director of Rayjon Share Care Haiti in St. Marc, Haiti) has finally received his visa to come visit us in September! You, our community of supporters, helped make that happen. As reported in our interview with CBC in February, Renaud faced many barriers in the application process. Thank you to each and every one of you who wrote a letter to our local MPs, urging Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for a just and transparent process and to take our request for expedition seriously. As we celebrate this wonderful news, it’s also important that we bring attention to the hurdles faced even after the visa was approved. You won’t believe the journey that Renaud was required to take, right into the dangerous “Red Zones” of Port-au-Prince* to complete the process and collect the visa. |