Article by Drew Knapp

“A goat with many owners never gets fed.” So says Father Joseph Philippe, a Haitian priest who visited Blacksburg this week to sign a memorandum of understanding with Virginia Tech, taking advantage of the occasion to speak with students about service learning opportunities in Haiti.

Father Joseph has dedicated his life to helping the poor of Haiti help themselves. He is the founder of the University of Fondwa (UNIF) in Fondwa, Haiti (which offers degree programs in vet science, agriculture, and business); the Association of Peasants of Fondwa (APF); and co-founder of FONKOZE-HAITI, an organization self-labeled the “alternative bank for the organized poor.” A Haitian priest, Father Joseph studied at the Chicago Theological Union and the Centre Lebret in Paris. Continue reading >