Today’s Haiti . Fearing for their lives daily is another add-on to Haitians’ list of oppressions. Before the violence, Haitians lacked food, clean water, housing, access to health care, and education, establishing Haiti as the poorest country in the Northern Hemisphere. Now, the oppression of …
It has been over a year since we have been able to travel to Haiti because it is unsafe, and our government has issued a “Do Not Travel” warning. However, our on-the-ground program assistant, Pastor Edome, provides us with nearly daily updates. Since the assassination of …
Partners in Education Haiti received an additional $10,000 grant from the Missouri Methodist Conference to continue its water, health, and hygiene efforts in the village of Duplan, Haiti.The Duplan Methodist Church is the hub of the community, assisting members and area residents when it can. …
There are schools on nearly every block in and around Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince. Privately owned or non-government schools make up 90 % of all schools in Haiti.; students must pay tuition. For ten years, PieH has provided scholarships for youth in Port Au …
And the poor get poorer On February 25, hundreds of Haitian prisoners escaped from the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison in northeast Port-au-Prince Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. The escape resulted in 25 deaths. After six weeks, Haitian police have recaptured only a handful of the escapees. One PieH student …
Increase in Violence Shakes Haiti with Negative Impact on an Already Weak Economy Read More
In Adam Hamilton’s* last sermon (March 21, 2021), he suggests that one way to battle the growing migration crisis (people fleeing their countries) is to invest in education in those countries. An education “gives kids a future with hope so that they can stay in …
Kidnapping in Haiti has doubled from last year’s numbers, and those numbers quadrupled from the year before that. Haiti has a history of periodic spikes in gang violence, but the significant rise in kidnappings is new. Kidnappings were once only a concern for those with …
Kidnappings on the Rise in Haiti and How it Impacts Our Work Read More
In July, Partners in Education Haiti was awarded a $16,500 grant to be used to improve sanitation conditions at the Duplan Methodist School in Duplan Haiti. In January, the project was completed. Students now have a sanitized restroom, including a place to wash their hands. …
All four of our PieH students who sat for their graduating National Exams this year passed. That is impressive, considering that only 30% of Haitians who take the exam pass. Students were not in class most of the year and did not have virtual access …
