Summer Camps Inspiring Hope Across Hispaniola

Camp Hispaniola is the culmination of one man’s desire to give a few hundred needy Haitian and Dominican children something he never had as a child – a week of fun activities where they get to play like the children they are, without the pain of wondering where their next meal will come from. 

Marc-Yves Regis was born and raised in Haiti. He now lives in Connecticut and is a published author and photojournalist who raises money throughout the year for two one-week summer camps, one in Haiti and the other in the Dominican Republic.

Growing up in Haiti, Marc never had the privilege of attending summer camp, so he knows how boring it is for children to spend their summer vacations hanging around their homes all day doing nothing. After reminiscing on his childhood memories one day in 2009, he came up with the idea to offer a summer camp for poor children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This was a big endeavor, because he stepped out of his comfort zone to do something that he had never thought possible – create a non-profit organization and establish Camp Hispaniola, a place where children forget their misery and develop spiritually, mentally, socially and physically.