The Haitian Project continues to remain attentive to supporting our community while providing other vital direct assistance through our partners in Haiti. Food support for Le Bon Samaritain de Varreux School is just our most recent effort to use our resources to serve where we can while schools remain closed in Haiti.
Le Bon Samaritain de Varreux School in Cite Soleil, Haiti, is located in one of the most impoverished areas in the Western Hemisphere.
In addition to constantly evaluating how to continue to be of direct service to those in the neighborhood around Louverture Cleary School (LCS), The Haitian Project (THP) has responded to the needs of our partners at Le Bon Samaritain de Varreux School and Famille Kizito Religious Community, both in Cite Soleil, one of the most impoverished areas in our hemisphere.
Le Bon Samaritain de Varreux School (LBSV) was established in 2004 as a collaborative effort of residents and businesses in the area to respond to the issue of youth violence and gang activity. LCS Alumni have served at LBSV as English instructors and mentors during the school year and also at LBSV’s summer camp.
Despite school closures in response to COVID-19, LBSV continues to provide its vital, year-round food program to its neighborhood.
THP’s direct assistance will help feed hundreds of children from the most vulnerable families in Cite Soleil.
As we have said before, social distancing is an impossibility for many in Haiti. Pictured are students at LBSV; their bowls are large so they can bring food home to share with their families.
Claudine Auguste, who heads the organization’s accounting office, says LBSV is grateful for THP's support at "this critical moment." She continues:
[THP's] funding will help provide food security during this difficult time to more than 400 of the most vulnerable families we serve. Please accept our gratitude on behalf of all of our kids and their parents!
THP's support will help LBSV maintain the strong relationship between the school and its surrounding community.
According to Haitian private sector leader and chair of THP’s Partner Foundations in Haiti Patrick B., “This is a strong reminder of THP’s leadership position within the Haitian community.”
A Note from The Haitian Project
We understand that these are challenging times and that many people are confronted with significant hardships.
But this is precisely why we still have to ask and pray that those who can give, will. Our teachers and staff in Haiti rely on our support; and we are going to be there for our 360 students when schools re-open again. Please give today if you can.