Teach an illiterate Haitian to read for only $70!

As you know, I am partnering with Colorado Spring for Haiti with the joint mission of "helping Haiti through better education". We are currently raising money to build a new science school, but until we've raised sufficient funds, we wanted to embark on some less capital-intensive education projects.

Because over 50% of the adult population in Haiti is illiterate, we are going to begin an adult literacy program in the Tabarre community in Haiti. Would you like to sponsor a Haitian adult to learn to read and write? For only $70 you can give the gift of literacy! Your tax deductible $70 donation will cover instruction and supplies for a 10 months of literacy course for one adult. We will send you the name and photo of each adult student you sponsor to learn to read and write.

As soon as we have 20 sponsors we can begin our first class!

Do you have experience teaching literacy or with French (high school French is ok) and are interested in volunteer teaching? Please contact me at PECHHaiti@gmail.com.

Sponsored Children

Here are some photos (they all look terrified!) of the Haitian children who are being sponsored to attend Gentille Hirondelle elementary school by sponsors in the US. The sponsors pay their child's school tuition for the year. They receive periodic updates and photos of the child throughout the school year. Thank you to all the sponsors!

Three schools

  










Bon jour! Bonjou! As you know, I am raising funds for projects at three schools in Haiti. I welcome your donations for any of the projects at any of these schools. I was hoping to begin construction on the Science Academy when I go to Haiti on April 4th, 2012 (in 3 weeks!) but I haven't raised enough money to begin building. Can you help?

Would you or your school/religious group/work/organization like to “adopt” one of the specific projects?  Please let me know and I will send you more info, pictures, and updates on your project. You will be acknowledged on this blog as well as on the wall of the school.

Thank you so very much for helping Haiti through education!

Below are the estimated minimal costs to construct VERY BASIC facilities.

Tabarre Science Academy (middle school): the Tabarre Science Academy has a plot of land and is ready to begin construction once I have raised the funds. Here are the things the school requires:

-construction of 2 classrooms ($3000) and a science lab ($3000)
-office, security wall, bathrooms, experimental gardens, etc…($6000)
-10 long desks with benches for 40 children to use ($1000)
-chalk boards and instructional materials ($500)
-cost of a shipping container to transport donations from the VA area ($5000?)
-science-themed children’s books and text books (contact me for an address to mail these)
-donations of any type of science-related equipment (health, medical, engineering, environment,
agriculture, etc…) (I first need a shipping container before I can start collecting these donations. Contact me if you can ship to Haiti) ($2000-$8000 if purchased in Haiti)
-generator for electricity ($500)
-a person or organization who can assist us with making our school environmentally friendly by
collecting rainwater, installing solar panels, composting toilets, etc…(please contact me)

Tourism and Hospitality Vocational School (high school): we are ready to begin construction on our vocational school once we have determined we have a reliable water source on our plot of land in Titanyen. Here are the school’s immediate needs:

-a person or organization who can dig a well (please contact me)
-a person or organization who can assist us with making our school environmentally friendly by
  collecting rainwater, installing solar panels, composting toilets, etc…(please contact me)
-construction of 2 classrooms ($3000) and an office, security wall, bathrooms, etc…($15,000)
-construction of full-service restaurant for training including kitchen and dining area ($20,000)
-construction of tourist bungalow for training ($5000)
-chalk boards and instructional materials ($500)
-tables and chairs for students ($500)

Gentille Hirondelle (elementary school): see next blog entry

Updates and Improvements at GH elementary school

morning assembly at school and spring 2011 $500+ donor sign

Here are some photos of recent improvements at Gentille Hirondelle Elementary School in Haiti. Thank you to all of you who have supported the school through your donations!

Gentille Hirondelle was destroyed in the earthquake and has been 75% rebuilt. Here are the things the school of over 300 children is still lacking and the estimated cost for each.

Would you or your school/religious group/work/organization like to “adopt” one of the specific projects?  Please let me know and I will send you more info, pictures, and updates on the progress of your project. You will be acknowledged on this blog as well as on the wall of the school.

   -bathroom facilities and water pump ($3000)
   -generator for electricity ($500)
   -playground balls and equipment ($500-$2000)
   -French-language children’s books for instruction and for the mini-library ($500 or contact me
    for an address to mail these if you can collect them)
   -school supplies for the children-a constant need ($500)
   -teacher supplies and instructional materials for 8 teachers pre-K-6^th grades ($800)

Read for the day to begin

the new kindergarten and pre-school

roof, improvements, and flag pole at main building

teacher using the mini-library and books donated by you!

Yay! New paints and blocks to play with!