Community & Commitment: One parent’s story

It’s in the midst of the rice that the little rock tastes some grease. ~ Haitian Proverb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Haiti Partners believes that partnership is the key to a better life, period. Whether we’re talking about a marriage or the relationship between parents and teachers at a school, joining hands in partnership multiplies the fruits of […]

Exciting Changes at Haiti Partners

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535667618811{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]We wish to express our deepest gratitude to you for your support in helping Haitians change Haiti through education. We write to update you with new developments at Haiti Partners. It’s hard to believe that we’re approaching ten years since Haiti Partners was formed! Thanks to you and others, thousands of students […]

Haiti Partners engages again with Capstone students at IRSC School of Business

Haiti Partners is excited to have once again engaged with the Capstone participants at Indian River State College’s School of Business. The participants, who act as consultants, were asked to suggest a plan to increase our engagement with supporters and potential supporters through various platforms of social media. They also offered ideas for a Back-to […]

Then and Now profile: Carline

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1530055393481{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Carline enrolled at the Children’s Academy in 2012 at 3 years old. Having endured corporal punishment at home, Carline was shy and fearful. While Carline was at school learning what it was like to be respected and valued, her mom received extensive training in child protection. Meanwhile her parents joined a Village […]

Then and Now profile: Herdes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614896730464{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]When Herdes came to the Children’s Academy in 2012 as a preschooler, he was just 3 years old. On his first day, he cried when his parents left him, and for some time after he shied away from other students and participating in school activities. The world away from home was scary […]

Join us on a Social Impact Travel trip!

Our family has taken cruises, visited Disney, and spent weeks on the beach in Florida and nothing compares to the deep, rich, memorable experience we had as a family staying 7 days at Bellevue in Haiti with Haiti Partners. Visiting the Children’s Academy every day and seeing the smiles, laughter and effort put forth from […]

IRSC students participate in capstone project at Haiti Partners

Education is our focus at Haiti Partners. So when we were approached last winter by Indian River State College’s School of Business Professor, Dr. Herbert Ricardo, to participate in a Capstone Project, we were very excited to join forces. The Capstone Project is the final project that business majors must complete in order to graduate […]

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 […]