Sak Pase: School Relaunch in Haiti
Each year as summer fades into fall, students and teachers prepare to return to the classroom. Through Hope for Haiti’s Back-to-School Fund, supported by the proceeds of the annual Hike for Haiti Challenge, students are empowered to succeed with all the supplies they’ll need for a year of academic achievement. Because the 2019-2020 school year faced significant disruptions […]
Impact in Action: Our Response to COVID-19
Last updated: 12/16/20 Our team took great care in using lessons learned from our response during the 2010 Earthquake, Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic, and Hurricane Matthew to plan our response to the economic, social, and health impacts of COVID-19. As always, we are fundamentally committed to adhering to the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and good […]
Responding to COVID-19: Our Action Plan
Dear Hope for Haiti Family, We are thinking of you and your families, and I hope that all of you are staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. Today is World Health Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to share what the Hope for Haiti team is doing in the global fight […]
Hope for Haiti Announces Second Annual Virtual “Hike for Haiti Challenge” with Support from Anthony Duclair, Jozy Altidore, and more.
Naples, Florida, March 24, 2020- Hope for Haiti has announced the launch of their second annual virtual Hike for Haiti Challenge to take place from April 17 through May 17, 2020. In the rural community of Marre à Coiffe, students and families climb the equivalent of 200 flights of stairs from the bottom of a mountain […]
Two Members of Hope for Haiti’s Education Team Share Five Things They’ve Learned About Teacher Training in Haiti.
At Hope for Haiti, we know that there is an inextricable link between the quality of teachers in Haiti and student achievement. As we completed our last teacher training of the school year, we asked our two core education team members to reflect on what they learned about effective teacher training in Haiti. Dear Friends […]
What We Are Thankful For
On the inauguration day of their new school, the students of Marre à Coiffe met us at the bottom of the mountain. As we hiked together for the next two and a half hours up a steep and narrow footpath, it was clear that the journey with us to the top of the mountain was their way […]
Help Girls Like Jeunise Beat the Odds in Haiti!
Spotlight on Education: Jeunise Guillaume Jeunise Guillaume continues to defy enormous odds in Haiti, where the enrollment rate for primary school is 57%, and fewer than 30% of those students ever reach the sixth grade (UNICEF). According to the World Bank, more than 200,000 Haitian children are not in school as a result of […]
December E-Gram: The Power of Hope in 2017
THANK YOU for an inspiring and impactful 2017! Your trust and support helped Hope for Haiti make a positive impact in the lives of more than 500,000 children, parents, and grandparents living in southern Haiti through investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure, water, and economy. I want to thank our loyal volunteers, donors, partners and friends […]
September E-Gram: Spotlight on Our Education Program
On September 4th, Nathalia Bazelais started the sixth grade at Tête Source, the school she’s attended since she was three years-old and part of Hope for Haiti’s Education Program. Although she may be young, she believes education is the key to success and couldn’t wait to begin the school year.
August E-Gram: Heading back to school with Hope for Haiti
Right now, families around the world are sending their children back to school. And soon, it will be no different for the Gerson family in Les Cayes, Haiti.