Dream Big Matching Campaign
When big dreams meet hard work and determination, great change can happen. Eliodor and Loudchica (above) are two students of many that your gift impacts. Click here to give now and your donation will be matched. Because he received a scholarship, Eliodor is already having his dreams realized. This past month he graduated at the top […]
Haiti Partners makes the WorldBlu List of Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces for a 6th year!
For the 6th year running, Haiti Partners is honored to have made it onto the WorldBlu Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces list. Organizations make it onto the list through a rigorous assessment process completed by employees which evaluates an organization’s design along a fear-based to freedom-centered continuum in three core areas: leadership, individual performance and systems/processes. Assessment questions are based […]
Promoting child protection and women’s rights at the Children’s Academy
Two issues of grave concern in Haiti are child protection and women’s rights. As many as 200,000 Haitian children live as restavèk and women and girls commonly live in fear of sexual or domestic abuse from husbands and others. Unreliable and unresponsive law enforcement only make these problems worse. To counter these issues at the Children’s Academy, we have taken a […]
Tumblr Captures a Great Visit to Haiti
In late February, Lisa Victor and Thomas Crowley with BAR Architects came to visit the Children’s Academy. BAR is the firm that created the blueprints for the Children’s Academy and bakery building, and Lisa and Thomas are the principal architects. (View their beautiful project page here.) While in Haiti they visited the site and, in consultation with HP, […]
Schools Program Winter 2015 Quarterly Report – Introducing a new look!
Our Quality Schools program quarterly reports now have a new look. In order to better present what is (we realize) a fair amount of content, and in an effort to better convey a bit of the spirit of the program, we have created a graphic template to organize the information and draw the reader along throughout the […]
Reflections on the Children’s Academy 3rd Anniversary by John Engle and Alex Myril
John Engle and Alex Myril reflect on the Children’s Academy 3rd Year Anniversary, along with some highlights of the day (dancing, lots and lots of dancing!). It was a wonderful celebration, with thousands of students, parents, community members, local officials and supporters on hand. Thank you to everyone who has helped and continues to help […]
Joy and Puppets at the Children’s Academy
There are many needs in Haiti. But one that is often overlooked is the need for joy. Children are born with a capacity for joy – ceaselessly seeking out opportunities to play, express their curiosity, and exercise their imaginations. At Haiti Partners, we feel that joy is not only natural to kids, but essential to their […]
Children’s Academy & Learning Center 3rd Anniversary Celebration Feb 22, 2015
Dear Friends, ( Kreyòl Ayisyen anba ) I am writing to invite you to Haiti Partners Children’s Academy and Learning Center’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration. When: Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 3 pm Where: Baocia (Commune of Petion-Ville) two miles beyond Marlique GPS Coordinates: 18°29’31.37”N 72°15’7.85″W On Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/L0aAt We hope you can join us! WOZO Youth Choir will sing and […]
Gauging Impact: 5 Years Later
Five years after the earthquake, people want to know: What impact did the aid that went to Haiti have? How were our donations used to help Haiti recover and move forward? In this infographic, you’ll see some highlights of the work that your support made possible in the 5 years since the earthquake. Haiti Partners is committed to accountability. […]
Schools Program Quarterly Report – Fall 2014
The fall 2014 quarter – September through November – has been an exciting one in our Schools Program! For example: Children’s Academy doubled its enrollment Babou – the social business bakery – launched and started baking and selling quality bread right in Baocia over 5800 parent volunteer hours were clocked with advice from our close partners, […]