1 | Creating capracare with a Pen, Paper, and Vision of Health for Haiti | Jean Pierre-Louis (capracare)

Meet the one and only Jean Pierre-Louis (JPL): Founder, President, and CEO of capracare. During this conversation, we dive deep into JPL's early days in Haiti, how he spent his days, how far he had to walk just to get water, and who instilled courage and bravery into his soul. He is passionate about bringing better health and wellness to the people of Haiti and in this episode we learn about where that passion stems from. We speak about how he was able to channel negative experiences from the schoolyard into the mission of his life... creating capracare. 

Episode Highlights

• Growing up in Haiti, and moving to the U.S. (can you say…culture shock!?!) (4:30)
• Powerful lessons from JPL’s mother and grandmother (13:20)
• Integrating into NYC culture, experiencing racial discrimination for the first time, and discovering his purpose (17:16)
• What baseball taught JPL and what 9/11 taught him about disaster relief (25:39)
• JPL’s first trip back to Haiti, building trust and partnerships (27:16)
• The 5 Core Programs of capracare (36:53)
• What gets lost when it comes to disaster relief (41:34)
• JPL’s greatest successes over the past 14 years (46:55)
• Why capracare focuses on mental health of the communities they serve (49:23)
• Courage is… (53:03)
• JPL’s one act of courage (53:35)
• How to connect with JPL (54:07)

For more information and episode details visit:  www.anactofcourage.org/episode01