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Haiti
is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, suffering
from political and economic instability.
Huge inequality exists between the private education available
to the rich and the public education for the poor.
The
primary school in Cayes is located in the southwestern
region of the country.
The school currently provides education for the underserved
children in the community. Since school fees are so
low, and many of the students can’t pay them,
the school is very limited in the quality programs it
can offer.
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Cayes
Students
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World Children’s Relief is closely partnering with
IAAC (International Alliance for the Advancement of Children)
– to raise the standards of the education provided
for the children at this primary school in Cayes. Ghislaine
Georges is the Executive Director of IAAC and also the
country representative for WCR in Haiti. |
Progress has been made on the implementation of the four
fundamental programs. Dr. Sue Wortham, expert in Early
Childhood Development, has begun extensive volunteer work
on developing an ECD curriculum for the school. After
her visit in October 2003, she began drafting a five-session
training course for the preschool and primary school teachers.
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Before becoming a Sullivan School, the primary school
in Cayes did not have a preschool class, since the national
curriculum begins with the first grade. A preschool class
was formed and a teacher hired for the 2003-2004 school
year. Sue Wortham will be traveling to Haiti in April
2004 to carry out the teacher training sessions for the
teachers at the Sullivan School in Cayes, and also for
teachers from surrounding schools.
Since
Haiti is the planned destination for WCR’s volunteer
trips, most of which involve doctors, Ghislaine Georges
has also started developing a clinic that would be able
to welcome dentists, chiropractors and perhaps other
medical professionals.
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