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iciHaiti - Education : The diaspora is involved in Thomazeau
10/02/2016 10:11:00

Édouard Valmé, Director General of the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) accompanied by Jean Wedzer envoy of the Ministry of Education, and Alexis junior Dominique Representative of the Ministry of Communication, recently went to Thomazeau (West department 12 km north-east of the capital) to visit the St Joseph school, which already has 3 years of existence, the work of members of the diaspora: the husband Fred Séraphin and Father Jean Pierre who officiated in the past in a church in Miami.

Every day, 104 students (boys and girls) in five classrooms, receive two hot meals. The schooling is practically free. The expenses for the payment of teachers, purchase materials and food for school children, amount to 35,000 US dollars per year indicated Mrs. Séraphin that does not intends giving up "We just bring the bread of instruction to children who so desperately need. Here, we have the best teachers, they are all normaliens." However, enrollment applications flock to the school, but insufficient space available, prevents respond to numerous requests, regrets Fr. Jean-Pierre.

Also, to meet the expectations of the people, these devoted compatriots of the Diaspora, propose to carry out in the zone of modern educational infrastructure of sizes that meet the international standard, including among others: a computer lab and research, classrooms, multi-sports courts and a dormitory for teachers who do not live in the commune. The land for implementing the project estimated at 2 carreaux is already available said Father Jean-Pierre.

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