HOW ARE THINGS IN HAITI?
The past three years have been difficult ones in Haiti. President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in July, 2021. In August, 2021 a 7.2 earthquake hit southern Haiti damaging or destroying 137,000 buildings, killing 2,200 people and injuring 12,700. Gangs have been causing civil unrest with kidnappings in certain sections of Haiti.
Despite all of this, the work of Hearts for Humanity has been ongoing:
Despite all of this, the work of Hearts for Humanity has been ongoing:
- Since 2018 Hearts for Humanity has been working closely with and financially supporting the Haiti STEM Alliance (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and its founder, Raygine Francois.
- Hearts for Humanity is an ongoing supporter of several LEGO League teams for girls in Haiti. One LEGO League team finished First in April, 2022. The Christian Fellowship Community of Northwestern Mutual sponsored five other LEGO League teams that did well in competition.
- Hearts for Humanity is sponsoring a six-week 2022 Summer Coding and Robot Camp for 100 students who will work in small groups.
- Hearts for Humanity helped sponsor an eleven-week online workshop teaching Coding to students throughout Haiti.
- Hearts for Humanity sponsored online a Haiti Coding Week after Christmas, 2021.
- Hearts for Humanity is working with the Christian Fellowship Community of Northwestern Mutual to provide 50 laptops that are being used to teach STEM education, Coding and Inquiry-Based learning. For the entire 2022-2023 school year 1,000 students at 5 schools will learn a variety of computer skills and Inquiry-Based learning.
- Hearts for Humanity has launched a Haiti Dreamers program to provide education to students who will study hard and who want to succeed. Private schooling will be provided from grammar school through high school.
