Computer lab for Henri Christophe School

July 23, 2011 We’re thrilled that Inveneo, a partner of Clinton Bush Fund, has selected Henri Christophe School as one among 20 schools throughout the county, to receive a six station computer lab and solar panels to power it. This includes high-speed internet connection! It should be up and running in less than two months. […]

Thank You, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship!

July 15, 2011 Just finished up a week here in Haiti with our visitors from IVCF, and I (Jonathan) just can’t say enough how encouraged we are by this visit!  Maxandre Bien-Aime, director of the IMN school, had this to say about the class put on by Kevin and Kristy: “For a long time I had […]

With InterVarsity campus ministers in Haiti

July 12, 2011 I (Jonathan) am in Haiti this week with a team of campus ministers from InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, an interdenominational group serving students and faculty across the nation.  IVCF’s vision is to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed. At William & Mary, I had the privilege of being […]

An Inspiring Teacher Story

June 15, 2011 Clovis Charles is a school administrator and teacher at Henri Christophe Community School, one of our seven partner schools. (He’s also featured in our recent letter about a $60,000 matching grant opportunity before June 30.)  Clovis epitomizes why we don’t want to hold back as we help Haitians change Haiti through education. […]

Thank you Allan Beverly for your visit!

May 31, 2011 On behalf of Haiti Partners and the Engle family, thank you Allan for coming to Haiti to learn more about our work and to spend time together. We loved having you and are grateful for your friendship, prayers and support during all these years, ever since your first visit to Haiti in […]

Professional Learning Communities

May 24, 2011 We have the privilege of hosting in Haiti Anette Little and Sally Barton-Arwood. Both are professors at Belmont University with doctorates in education. Yesterday, they did a seminar with leadership of our partner schools in Leogane area on developing Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Sally and Anette did an excellent job. Their training […]

Partnering with Grameen Creative Lab

April 22, 2011 All of us at Haiti Partners are excited about a new partnership with Grameen Creative Lab in Haiti. While social business to advance quality education has been a priority for us since our conception, we acknowledge that we need more expertise and accompaniment. The professionally done film we did, “Solisyon Natif Natal” […]

15 Months After the Earthquake Update

April 12, 2011 Today marks the 15-month anniversary of the devastating January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake which killed over 300,000 and left over one million homeless.  Though many have become pessimistic because of the slow progress to rebuild the country, Haiti Partners has not held back: From day one we have worked effectively with our […]

Partnering with Patricia Arquette in Haiti

April 11, 2011 Haiti Partners has developed a partnership with Patricia Arquette’s organization, Give Love, to install and pilot composting latrines at Henri Christophe Community School.  (Click here to view an earlier blog post about this.)  Give Love’s mission is to provide low cost, sustainable, eco-sanitation solutions to improve the quality of life in Haiti.  […]

Hot Meals for Students, Guesthouse for Visitors!

April 11, 2011 In this video, taken right next to Henri Christophe Community School, we see the temporary food preparation facilities the school has built to prepare food we’ve received from the World Food Programme and Stop Hunger Now.  We also see the guesthouse facilities our long-time colleague, Abelard Xavier, is building next to the […]