A busy street market scene in the DR–Haiti border region

Our Work

Health, Education & Economic Development

All of our missions serve people living between Loma de Cabrera, DR, and Tilori, Haiti — a remote, impoverished border region where basic services are scarce and the needs are great.

Focus area

Health

Dental care, sanitation, and clean water — meeting the most urgent needs of the border region.

A volunteer dentist treats a child in a portable blue dental chair

Dental Mission

Free dental care, focused on acute needs, in a region with almost no access to a dentist. Over 8,000 people treated and 29,000+ procedures since 2011.

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A Cheerful Heart Mission staff member beside a newly constructed latrine

Sanitation: Latrine Projects

A latrine at every home, school, and church in entire communities. Local cases of cholera have dropped to near zero.

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Girls carry water jugs on their heads along a dirt path

Clean Water

Potable water wells bringing safe drinking water to families who would otherwise draw from contaminated rivers.

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Focus area

Education

Music instruction and school supplies that nurture the talent, growth, and joy of children in need.

A row of students play trombones during a music class in Tilori, Haiti

Music Education Mission

Free weekly instruction at our school of music in Loma de Cabrera and for a community band in Tilori.

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A smiling girl in a plaid school uniform receives a red Cheerful Heart Mission backpack

Operation Back to School

Each year, volunteers pack 1,200 backpacks with school supplies, which the Mission delivers to students in need in Haiti.

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Focus area

Economic Development

Helping families improve their nutrition and build a livelihood.

On the ground

Our projects

  • Public Health · Potable Water Wells

    Tilori, Haiti

    2026 Active
  • Music Education Mission

    Loma de Cabrera, DR & Tilori, Haiti

    2026 Active
  • Dental Mission

    Loma de Cabrera, DR & Tilori, Haiti

    2026 Active
  • Education · 1,200 School Supply Backpacks

    Tilori, Haiti

    Fall 2026 Active
  • Food Security · Operation Mango Tree

    Tilori, Haiti

    Completed 2023 Complete
  • Public Health · Sanitation Mission — 2,400 latrines

    Tilori, Lamielle, Lagua, Haiti

    Completed 2022 Complete

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