Another School Year in the Southeast!

We couldn't be more excited about the new school year! We're anticipating over 50 students in Baguette and over 600 in Cascade Pichon. The work our 19 teachers and administrators are doing in these communities is amazing, and partnering with them is an honor.

As you can imagine, these expanding schools will require more resources. And deservedly so. If you’ve read this far, maybe you are being invited to give. 😊 Thank you.

A Lot Going On

I love this image, the beauty of the people, the green and white, the mountains against and within inscrutable clouds. A lot is going on here. Haiti is nothing, if not complex. It's full of people, dreams, broken systems, unmet expectations, mountains, waterfalls, beaches, love, and life. Yes, a lot.

I wish you could visit and experience the place. Maybe one day, we'll be retaking trips. Maybe one day, the humanitarian crisis will subside. Maybe one day.

Meanwhile, lovehaiti will keep working to support all we can. Despite the chaos, we have hundreds of children in our schools and thousands of people in our communities who rely upon our healthcare. So, we're thankful to be providing what we can.

photo: from our instagram friend who has been to the S/E with us … @jeanoscar.a

Exceeded our Goal. Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our back-to-school fundraiser last week. We exceeded our goal and are feeling very grateful. The Haitian education system has taken a massive hit over the last few years due to political and social instability. However, lovehaiti.org has continued to partner with local communities, employ teachers and administrators, and work incredibly hard to ensure hundreds of children have access to school.

Fundraiser Sept 3-5 :)

We're gearing up for another great school year in the Haitian Southeast. We have an excellent opportunity to influence hundreds of children and thousands of people in our communities through education, healthcare, and soccer. 

This Tuesday, Sept 3, we'll launch a 48-hour fundraiser. Please consider giving something a little extra on Tuesday morning, as it'll be important to get "out of the gate" quickly and, just as most important, to share the link (when it goes live) with everyone in your network. 

We have a modest goal for this fundraiser, but it'll help us add the extra teachers we need to add because our schools are growing. More grades means more teachers! 

Educators Retreat by the Ocean

We recently hosted a retreat for all of our educators! Our Kindergarten-7th grade teachers joined us on the beach in Jacmel as we debriefed on the recently finished school year and discussed ideas to improve education at CPCS for our 400+ students this coming year.

Jacmel is an artistic, cultural hub of Southeast Haiti with beautiful beaches, great food, and lots of places to hang out together. We LOVED hosting this little 2-day retreat for our education staff, especially because several of them had never been able to visit Jacmel before! We cannot thank these teachers enough for giving so much of themselves for these kids who are going to grow up to love and improve their home communities.

Haiti's Unmatched Beauty

The natural beauty of Haiti is quite unmatched. As so many stories are filling our social media feeds about the impossibly difficult situation Haiti continues to find itself in, we try our best to stop and dwell on the beauty that is present here whenever we can. This doesn't mean that we turn a blind eye away from the difficulties. Rather, it means that we choose to believe that, despite the difficulties, beauty and love will be what change this country for the better.

Taken off of the coast of Jacmel, Haiti, by our friend Louis.

Our 7th grade teachers with some of their students!

Two of our 7th grade teachers with a few of their students last week after class at Cascade Pichon Community School.

Last semester we helped the teachers at Cascade Pichon Community School open the FIRST EVER 7th-grade class in the history of the community. And we’re currently raising money so that next semester we can open classes for these same students as they move on to the 8th grade!