This reminds me of our beautiful Haitian girls at St. Etienne: so intelligent, so filled with promise. Look at this girl and the intensity of her eyes. St. Etienne is filling a vital gap in Haiti--it provides educational structure and food support for our girls. St. Etienne has existed as a school long enough now--about ten years--that young people are reaping the harvest of the fruits of this opportunity.
Hope for Haiti says this of Haitian education: "Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has one of the worst education systems in the world. The current education system functioning in Haiti is doing so with virtually no Government involvement. Over 50% of school aged children, averaging well over 1.3 million, do not have access to an education. Less than half the population of Haiti can read and write, and Haiti has the lowest enrollment rate for primary education in the Western Hemisphere. How can a country be expected to get out of poverty and develop as a nation, if the majority of their population does not have access to even a basic education? The country needs the support of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international organizations to provide support in mending the Haitian education gap."
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