A Mother’s Day message from Haiti

This Mother’s Day we celebrate mothers everywhere. To lead us in this, we invite you to watch this short video with Children’s Academy co-founder (and mom extraordinaire!), Merline Engle, and Yolande, the dedicated mother of Jinel, a primary student at the school. Thanks for watching and happy Mother’s Day!

On joy and learning

At Haiti Partners, it’s important to us to present not only Haiti’s harsh realities, but its beautiful sides as well. In videos like the one below, we celebrate the joy of happy students having fun with one of their favorite people, Children’s Academy Coordinator, Alex Myril. But making our students feel safe and happy isn’t […]

Taking up the cause …

“A movement only exists when people are inspired to move, to do something, to take up the cause as their own.” – “Yon mouvman sèlman egziste lè moun yo enspire pou avanse, fè yon bagay, konmanse kòz la kòm kòz pa yo.” – Simon Sinek At Haiti Partners, Simon Sinek is a bit of a […]

Educate & Celebrate 2018 a grand success!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual benefit Thursday night, Educate and Celebrate: Passport to Haiti. Held Thursday March 8th at Grand Harbor Club, it was a wonderful event with great attendance and lots of fun moments. Click here to view the TC Palm/Luminaries article. A special thank you to all of […]

Children’s Academy 6th Anniversary

On Sunday, February 25th, the Children’s Academy and Learning Center – our flagship school – celebrated its 6th anniversary. Hundreds of people – students, teachers, parents, young and old neighborhood friends, local Board and school committee members, as well as international visitors – were on hand to celebrate the school and the community’s shared accomplishments. In […]

https://www.facebook.com/100000044370574/videos/1984513211560139/   Thank you, School Coordinator, Alex Myril, for going live from yesterday’s Children’s Academy and Learning Center 6th Anniversary celebration! Since it’s is a long video, here are some key moments: 2:15 Alex’s English intro & 4-year-olds singing 7:17 SASA (Women & Children’s protection) activist, Rousseau 8:20 SASA activist, Marie Ange 10:13 Handmade paper […]

Earthquake remembrance from Haiti

 January 12, 2018 On this day 8 years ago at 4:53pm, Haiti suffered the most devastating earthquake in modern history. In mere minutes, hundreds of thousands were killed and many more were left homeless. In the end, between 220,000 and 300,000 people perished. This represents about 2-3% of Haiti’s total population. Though a natural […]

Save the Dates! Spring Events 2018

Please mark your calendar for two wonderful Haiti Partners events happening in the New Year. We hope you to see you at both! Stories of Gratitude Luncheon Friday, February 2 12:00pm – 1:00pm | $25 per person Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa, 3244 Ocean Dr, Vero Beach Hear stories of thanks and gratitude for the work you’ve made […]