HAITI PARTNERS INC
PO BOX 2865, VERO BEACH, FL 32961 www.haitipartners.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MISSION: HELPING HAITIANS CHANGE HAITI THROUGH EDUCATION. VISION: HAITI BECOMES A STORY OF TRANSFORMATION. HAITI PARTNERS AND THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY AND LEARNING CENTER MODEL INFLUENCES THE FUTURE OF LEARNING AND COLLABORATION IN HAITI AND BEYOND. VALUES:COMPASSION-TRUST IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMPASSIONPARTNERSHIP-PARTNERSHIP MAKES US MORE EFFECTIVE, PRODUCTIVE, AND JOYFULRESPECT-RESPECT THE DIGNITY, VOICE AND POTENTIAL OF EACH PERSONLEARNING-LEARN, IMPROVE AND SHARE WITH HUMILITY AND GRATITUDEACCOUNTABILITY-BE RESPONSIBLE TO EVERYONE CONNECTED WITH THIS WORK

HELPING HAITIANS CHANGE HAITI THROUGH EDUCATION.

QUALITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM - DEVELOPING SCHOOLS THAT HELP CHILDREN REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL WHILE DRIVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING. - PARTNERING WITH SIX HAITIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE TEACHER TRAINING, MANAGEMENT TRAINING, AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR QUALITY EDUCATION TO OVER ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS- EXPANDING THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, AN INCUBATOR FOR QUALITY EDUCATION THAT WORKS HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH THE PARTNER SCHOOL NETWORK.THIS YEAR THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE 2ND BUILDING WAS COMPLETED WHICH PROVIDES 2700 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET AND ADEQUATE CLASSROOM SPACE FOR NEARLY 90 STUDENTS. THIS IS ALL EARTHQUAKE/HURRICANE RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM IS LARGELY COMPRISED OF PARENTS OF STUDENTS AT THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, INCLUDING FIVE MOTHERS. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO CONSTRUCT TWO ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS AS WE CONTINUE TO ADD A GRADE EACH YEAR, UNTIL WE HAVE PROGRAMMING THROUGH HAITI'S 13TH GRADE, "PHILO."AT THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY AND LEARNING CENTER, 227 PRE-K THROUGH 5TH GRADE STUDENTS RECEIVED A HIGH QUALITY, STUDENT-CENTERED, JOYFUL EDUCATION. WHILE THE SCHOOL CLOSED FROM MARCH TO SEPTEMBER DUE TO COVID-19, LEARNING CONTINUED THANKS TO WEEKLY HOME VISITS BY TEACHERS AND STAFF. THANKS TO THE EXCELLENT STAFF AND LEADERSHIP TEAM, SINCE REOPENING STRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE AND, THANKFULLY, THERE HAS BEEN NO EXTRAORDINARY ILLNESS AT THE SCHOOL TO DATE. ENROLLMENT AT THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY FOR SEPTEMBER 2020 IS 304 CHILDREN.57,382 SERVICE HOURS WERE PROVIDED BY PARENTS AT THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY. SERVICE HOURS ARE A REFLECTION OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT AT THE SCHOOL AND ACCOMPLISH A VARIETY OF IMPORTANT TASKS LIKE MAINTAINING PERMACULTURE GARDENS, ASSISTING TEACHERS IN CLASS, WORKING IN THE HAND PAPERMAKING/ GREETING CARD SOCIAL BUSINESS, TENDING TO SCHOOL GROUNDS, SERVING AS COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS, AND MORE. COMMUNITY CHANGE GROUPS GREW 55% TO 821 PARTICIPANTS. WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE, THESE GROUPS DO VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOAN PROGRAMMING AND ONGOING TRAINING IN CHILD PROTECTION AND GENDER EQUALITY. THEY PROVIDE PARENTS THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE MORE LOVING TO THEIR KIDS AND EACH OTHER, WHILE ACHIEVING GREATER FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. HAND PAPERMAKING/GREETING CARD SOCIAL BUSINESS AT THE THE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY HAS INCREASED PRODUCTION BY OVER 100% AND IS NOW CONSISTENTLY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY PAPER AND CARDS. A RETAILER IN IOWA IS USING THE PAPER FOR UNIQUE PIECES OF ART. HAITI PARTNERS IS ALSO SENDING THE CARDS TO MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE A YEAR TO WISH THEM HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR GIFTS. THESE GREETING CARDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON HAITI PARTNERS ONLINE GIFTSHOP FOR A SUGGESTED DONATION. THE HAND PAPERMAKING AND GREETING CARD PRODUCTION ALONG WITH THE VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOANS GROUPS ARE PLAYING AN IMPORTANT PART IN CREATING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AS THE STUDENTS WITNESS THE ADULTS AROUND THEM COLLABORATING TO CREATE AND SELL PRODUCTS AND TO BUILD FUNDS AND MAKE LOANS, IT'S NO WONDER THAT THEYTHE STUDENTSIN TURN ARE DOING INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GARDENING, RAISING CHICKENS, GOATS AND PIGS AND PURCHASING WHOLESALE PRODUCTS THAT THAT THEY CAN SELL FOR A PROFIT. A MAJOR FOCUS IN 2020 HAS BEEN ON COVID-19 PREVENTION: CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, MASKS AND HYGIENE KITS, SUPPORTING THE WELLNESS PROGRAM IN PERFORMING HEALTH CHECKS ON LOCAL FAMILIES, AS WELL AS HELPING FAMILIES STAVE OFF HUNGER BY IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THEIR GARDENS. TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: ALL 3RD TO 6TH GRADE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY STUDENTS WORK IN THE ON-SITE COMPUTER LAB TWO TIMES EACH WEEK. STUDENTS LEARN BOTH THE BASICS ABOUT HOW TO OPERATE A COMPUTER, BUT ALSO, WITH HELP FROM THEIR TEACHERS, DO THINGS LIKE ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND DIGITAL ART. 1050 PARTNER SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION. DURING THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWNS, THE SIX PARTNER SCHOOLS ALL SUPPORTED THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING DISTRIBUTING MASKS AND HYGIENE KITS, CREATING HAND-WASHING STATIONS IN PUBLIC PLACES, DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT THE VIRUS AND EVEN DISTRIBUTING CASH TO THE MOST VULNERABLE TO PROTECT THEM FROM HUNGER.

HOLISTIC CHURCHES PROGRAM - MOBILIZE CHURCHES TO HELP PEOPLE ENGAGE FOR JUSTICE AND DEEPEN IN FAITH.- CREATING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT HELP CHURCH LEADERS AND LAY PEOPLE PRACTICE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES AND ENGAGE KEY JUSTICE ISSUES. - MOBILIZING CHURCHES TO TAKE ACTION ON KEY JUSTICE ISSUES, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. - DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS FOR THE HAITIAN CHURCH THROUGH THE MICAH SCHOLARS INITIATIVE.

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