Education
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2012 Year-End Update from Founder
- December 26, 2012
- Category: Community, Education, Environment, Events, Faith, Medicine, News
Dear Friends and Partners, It’s already the end of the 2012 and we, at Hope for Haiti Foundation, are excited to say that it was another awesome year for us as we continue to partner with you here at home and in Haiti. Our work continues in all the initiatives we’ve undertaken. We’ve gone from one
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Library staff and workshops help raise up future leaders
- December 26, 2012
- Category: Education, News
Some members of the Education Team, along with Louis Adam (our founder’s brother) conducted workshops for teachers on active learning and the Character Counts program. In Haiti, most students write simply by copying from a blackboard and learning is done by recitation. Active learning encourages the teachers to engage the students more with exercises like
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The summer wanes, but does your partnership?
- August 23, 2012
- Category: Community, Education, Environment, Faith, Medicine, News
Summer months notoriously lack in giving for nonprofits. Read this inspiring letter of encouragement from Founder Jean Elade Eloi—see how HFHF is doing and if it provokes you in any way to spread a little love to Haiti. WOW! As I sit in my office in North Carolina’s Research Triangle this morning, my mind goes
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Expanded Education Program To Include Spelling Bee
- June 27, 2012
- Category: Education, News
Hope for Haiti Foundation’s education programs span well beyond the classroom, including a soccer league and character counts program. Each of these extracurricular programs provides support for in-class learning by teaching students and parents the principles of discipline, integrity, fair play, team spirit, and impartiality. HFHF’s soccer league, LIJAS, which translated from French stands for
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Trade School
- May 29, 2012
- Category: Education, News
While classes for the trade school have been in full swing since October, the first 3 rooms of the building itself are just being completed. We are excited to have our computer, tailoring, and English classes move into their new building as our primary and secondary schools are growing and need the space in their
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Haitian Flag Day
- May 29, 2012
- Category: Education, News
May 18 marked Haitian Flag Day in Haiti, a National Holiday. The HFHF school – UNIFEE celebrated with school decorations, a parade, a marching band, singing, presentations and activities. The entire school took part, and students learned about their country’s history.
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Six Teachers Heading to Zorangé for the First Time
- December 22, 2011
- Category: Education
Six teachers heading to Zorangé for the first time. For three of them, this would be their first trip ever to Haiti. Although there was a good plan in place, I had a major concern: I was not going to be there with them at the airport. This team of teachers would arrive in Haiti four
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Our New Year’s Resolutions
- January 8, 2011
- Category: Community, Education, Faith, Medicine, News
Happy 2011! We hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years! Here at Hope for Haiti Foundation, we’re not wasting any time! The marketing team, Elade, Ti Piti and Lydia and Brian, who are finally official NC residents (RAISE UP!), met bright & early this morning to discuss our marketing and fundraising plan for
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Gettin’ Schooled in Haiti
- November 11, 2010
- Category: Education
No, we’re not just talking about what would happen if I tried to play soccer against Haitian kids half my age and size. The 2010-2011 school year in Haiti started October 4, and while getting the HFHF school building back into pre-earthquake shape still requires continuous construction (kind of like life at UNC, the University
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