About Us
Our mission is to improve the lives of young Haitians by providing them with the education that they need so they can become self-reliant. Education is the key to progress for the people of Haiti and especially the rising generation.
We are dedicated to helping as many children as we can to obtain an education. We currently provide funding to students to cover tuition, books, and uniforms, but we are interested in finding more ways to help these students and be able to help even more students. If you have any ideas or would like to join us in our mission, then please contact us
WHY WE ARE DOING THIS
Only a little over half of primary school-age children are enrolled in school. Less than 2 per cent of children finish secondary school.
At the same time, Haiti has a unique education system where, in sharp contrast to most countries in the world, the overwhelming majority of schooled children are enrolled in private schools. This paradoxical situation reflects the historical fact that, in the absence of a functioning system of public schools, religious communities and private operators have filled the void and gradually become the main providers of educational services in the country. This trend has accelerated in recent years. This situation raises the question of the fairness of a system in which, in most cases, the quality of the education children receive is directly related to where they live and to the level of tuition their families can afford to pay. Is private education playing an appropriate and desirable role in Haiti? Should the government expand public education to reduce existing imbalances? How can the government best use its limited financial resources to ensure that the poor have access to education? Is continued reliance on private schools a viable strategy, considering the weak institutional and financial capability of the Ministry of Education to monitor the quality of schooling and to offer incentives for improvement?
