We believe that education can break the cycle of poverty and unlock the full potential of a child to achieve their life’s mission.   The communities we serve in northern Haiti have limited resources, with most families living off whatever income they can generate from their gardens – small acreage farms growing vegetables to eat, and sugar cane or coffee to sell.  An injury, a sickness, a bad harvest can set a family back and wipe out any opportunity to pay for school for their children.   While Haiti does have a public school system, the public schools are under-resourced, over-crowded, and subject to politically driven disruptions and closures.  Even at the public schools, which charge a nominal fee for entry, families are responsible for providing the mandatory uniforms and purchasing all books and materials for their child.

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Most families aspire to send their children to one of the many church schools that operate in Haiti – Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Evangelist, and others.  Primary school (K-6) tuition runs about $50 US a year at the Methodist schools in Dondon and Latannerie.   Uniforms, books, lunch money, and materials  cost about another $50 US a year.    Secondary school (7-13) gets progressively more expensive, with the upper grades costing about $600 US per year, plus uniform and books and materials.