SCHOOLS FOR HAITI supports two schools, Mixte de la Grace and St. Nicolas. They serve over 600 street children in Wharf Jeremie (Port-au-Prince, Haiti), one of the poorest and most dangerous slums in the world.
Because schooling in Haiti is not free, many of these children have never in their lives had the opportunity to attend school. It's a joy for them to wear a school uniform, learn to read and write and eat a warm school lunch.
SCHOOLS FOR HAITI is calling on all German schoolchildren and children's groups to learn about the living conditions of children in Haiti, and to lend strong support to their peers there. Children's groups who participate have the chance to win a concert given by professional performers in their school.
SCHOOLS FOR HAITI connects children in Germany and children in Haiti.
OUR SCHOOLS
Our two schools Mixte de la Grace and St. Nicolas are located in the slum area of Wharf Jeremie in Part-au-Prince.
Schools for Haiti provides 600 street children with education, a warm daily meal and medical services in these schools. The schools are run by the organization "Our little brothers and sisters e. V.", which has been actively providing aid on a local level in Haiti for over 20 years.
The children that attend our two schools live in poverty with their families. They have no toys, rarely enough to drink or eat, and usually have to start work at four years of age to help their families survive.
They cannot afford to attend school, because schooling is not free in Haiti.
To give these children a hope for a brighter future, we pay for their schooling.
At our schools Mixte de la Grace and St. Nicolas, the children learn reading, arithmetic, writing and French, an important language skill for them since in the slums only Creole is spoken. They eat a warm meal, usually of beans and rice, every day and receive medical attention. A doctor regularly attends to the children, examining them and if required giving them immunizations.
After the devastating earthquake in January 2010, the school Mixte de la Grace lay in ruins. The school St. Nicolas has also been severely damaged. Shortly after the earthquake, Hurricane Tomas flooded the school, making it so unstable that it threatens the safety of the children and their teachers.
