[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586893971190{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]COVID-19 is coming soon to Haiti. As of now, there are only 15 known cases but we suspect that is a tiny fraction as there’s hardly been any testing. Haiti’s healthcare system is in no position to deal with COVID-19. The only hope is prevention. Toward that end, this is what we […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1584567561120{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]March 17, 2020 Haiti’s Current Situation While many Caribbean countries have cases of Coronavirus, Haiti is among those that do not. At least not that authorities are aware of. The neighboring Dominican Republic has 21 cases as of today. Haiti shut its borders to the DR yesterday in an effort to contain […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1580863373241{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]As here in the US we begin the long slog that is the primary season of our national democratic process, we thought we’d share a video demonstrating the wonderful monotony of our Village Savings and Loan (VSL) groups. This short video is of the 5th grade VSL group at the Children’s Academy. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1580862637198{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] We remember Haiti’s January 12, 2010 earthquake like it was yesterday. We give thanks that our family was spared. We honor all who passed and were victims. We are grateful to be in partnership with such committed and capable Haitians and to have the support of faithful donors. So much has […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1578417016847{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] “I’m proud to be at a school where I’m learning things that are helping me to have a better life and a better future.” ~ Marvens, Children’s Academy 5th grader We want to share with you a story of hope in the midst of the continued strife and extreme hardship in […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Conducting school in Haiti is hard right now. Each week there are protests throughout the city and sometimes the effects even reach the countryside, where most of our schools are located. The concept of “peyi a lòk” – locking down the country through disrupting movement with roadblocks and the like – continues to be the […]
In a way, this quote from Lilla Watson is what we’re trying to get at in our mission statement: “Helping Haitians change Haiti through education.” It’s not about telling people what is right for them; nor fixing their problems for them (nor thinking that we could). It’s about walking along side of them respectfully, as […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Haiti Partners we’re always looking for new ways to communicate who we are and what we do more effectively. Toward this end, we recently created a deck presentation. We invite you to flip through it below. We’ve done our best to keep it straight forward and easy to digest, while still providing a good […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1568402803109{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Open air markets are a central part of economic and social life in Haiti. Average Haitians find everything they need there, from plantains to toothpaste, and for Haiti’s many farmers, it’s the place you go to sell your harvest. Its importance can’t be overestimated. In order to teach students about this, the […]
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Context in Haiti The year started off with an unprecedented spontaneous uprising on July 6 & 7, 2019. Prompted by increases in fuel prices and general frustration with extreme inequality and government corruption, tens of thousands went to the streets to protest. In addition to shutting down the […]
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