LCS Director of Community Outreach
Daëlle E.

The LCS community’s impact on Haiti goes far beyond the Louverturians within the school, but through and beyond them to the surrounding community. Much of the legacy of family missionary Christina Moynihan’s 20-plus years in Haiti is the Community Outreach Program, born in response to the needs of the neighborhood surrounding LCS.

Today, the Community Outreach Program is capably led by Daëlle E., who oversees various important initiatives. The Koukouy Sen Klè Early Childhood Development Center has been giving parents a safe place to send their children for education, meals, showers, and structured play time during the day since 2010. The Lekòl Ankourajman after-school tutoring program welcomes neighborhood children and young adults to receive academic assistance from LCS students, who choose to spend their play time providing this service to the community. Students also keep the neighborhood clean using the school’s waste management practices. And, during challenging times like the COVID-19 pandemic, unrest, and cholera, the Community Outreach Program provides other essential support to the community as well.

“Haiti is now in a fragile and sensitive phase, and the most vulnerable are those who are weakest,” commented Daëlle. “It is important that we invest a lot in the area around LCS, which means providing tutoring and resources to the population in the zone (neighborhood). We want to apply our motto, ‘what we receive for free, we must give for free [Matthew 10:8],’ in every way possible. And we always want to contribute to the change we want to see in Haiti.”

     Daëlle’s care and attention to the neighborhood is tireless. Especially during ongoing challenges, she remains present to our neighbors and responds to their needs. Most recently, in response to cholera and severe inflation, Daëlle worked with the school’s administration to allocate resources to support families. With the help of her outreach team and LCS medical staff, she facilitated the distribution of food and cholera kits with items like soap, bleach, and water treatment products, while also providing education about how to prevent cholera and respond in case of illness.

     "One thing that really speaks to our staff’s commitment to providing services to the community is their exploration of the most appropriate ways to safely provide immediate support,” noted THP Chief Program Officer Aimée Maier. “The development of the support program to provide food and cholera prevention kits by Director of Outreach Daëlle and Assistant Director of Outreach Carolande in the face of recent difficulties demonstrates that. We know that the LCS staff aim to be far reaching and understand the importance of providing education and empowering the community with the tools they need during difficult times.”