On 7th December 2013 the Peter Hesse Foundation celebrated 30 years of helping to make a better life for Haiti’s less fortunate. This year, with the financial assistance of a small group of faithful friends and donators, we were able to relaunch the teacher training program in the new centre that was built to replace the one that was destroyed in the earthquake.
In the last 30 years, the Foundation provided better education to over 40,000 of Haiti’s poorest children. More than 1000 young women were trained as teachers in our program and were able to get jobs as a result of it. After 30 years we are still as committed as ever to educating Haiti’s future generations. We believe that children in Haiti can have a chance at a better life if they receive an education which teaches them to be better citizens and find employment as adults. For this, they need better qualified teachers who can help them succeed. Training teachers is important. We still have to complete the training centre to be fully functional. Two of the four dormitories are now complete, but some other buildings still need plumbing and electrical work. We are in the process of putting in a walking path to solve the problem of dirt that filters into the dorms, classrooms and cafeteria. We also need to augment the number of batteries for collecting solar energy.
Even with the continued support of the Peter Hesse Foundation from Germany, it costs $4,000 to train a new teacher for one year to meet international Montessori standards. You can help by making a small contribution towards training a teacher, who will give many needy children the chance for a better education and help breaking the cycle of poverty. You can also donate towards completing the training centre, or sponsor a specific portion of the work to help us accommodate more student teachers.
We look forward to your support in transforming lives in Haiti. No effort is too big or too small to contribute towards changing the lives of children for a better and more peaceful world.