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New Schools - New Hopes
1,713 students enrolled this year see statistics below
New schools are now a feature of many places in the region. The location of the new schools is coordinated by the Comite in Pignon and sponsors in the US. These are 5-room concrete block structures built to replace facilities that may be nothing more than a small roof of palm leaves. The new schools can hold around 300 students.
Scholarship Program Information
- The Scholarship Program's goal is to connect students and sponsors so that children attending the Pignon area schools can be educated; and to provide a student's tuition relieving the family of the financial burden. The program is designed so the sponsor receives reports of student progress and information about their families.
- There are two ways to sponsor a student for scholarship :
- 1. Call the HELP office in Iowa at 641-628-9353. The Education Coordinator will assign a child from the waiting list compiled by the committee in Pignon.
- 2. While in Pignon, a sponsor may select a student from the Application List on display in the H E L P Office in Pignon. Please contact Adele Romelus or Gyrlene Jean-Pierre.
- DO NOT pay for the student in Pignon.
- The funds must pass through the H E L P office before being sent to Haiti in order for the student to be a part of the Scholarship Program.
- If you choose to make your own selection from the Application List at the H E L P Office in Pignon, the following must be sent to the HELP office in the US:
- 1. A photo recorded on a disk by HELP staff in Pignon and sent to the US
- 2. Name of student
3. Name of mother and father
4. Name of school
5. Identify the student as either a primary or secondary student, and- 6. Send a check made out to HELP to the address below for either
- $100/year - Primary School
- $290/year - Secondary School
- There are two ways to sponsor a student for scholarship :
-
NOTE: Students spend
- 6 years in primary @$100 per year and
- 7 years in secondary @ $290 per year
Haitian Education & Literacy Program
Joanne Schafer, H.E.L.P. Coordinator
Box 275, Pella, Iowa 50219
Telephone: 641-628-9353 FAX: 641-628-9502
E-mail: help2000@kdsi.net
- 6 years in primary @$100 per year and
DEADLINES
JULY 15
- The tuition is collected in one payment each year. It needs to arrive in the HELP office by July 15 for funds to reach the school in time.
DECEMBER 31
- This is the last day to sponsor a student in a given year. (See exceptions below)
EXCEPTIONS
A STUDENT CAN BE ADMITTED ANYTIME
DURING THE YEAR IF:
1. a student already in school needs a sponsor and is on the waiting list.
2. the Comite needs to act immediately to help a hardship student.
PROMISE for HAITI supports six (6) schools in the Pignon area. The total enrollment at the beginning of this year was 1,713 students.
Statistics
/ Promise For Haiti Inc Schools
School
year 2007-2008
|
# |
School
Name |
Boys |
Girls |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
Rocky
Mountain |
156 |
163 |
319 |
|
2 |
|
184 |
158 |
342 |
|
3 |
Meredith |
134 |
127 |
261 |
|
4 |
Three
Bears & Me |
157 |
138 |
295 |
|
5 |
Morningside |
123 |
112 |
235 |
|
6 |
Salt
& Light |
146 |
115 |
261 |
|
TOTAL |
900 |
813 |
1713 |
|
Salt and light students will sit for exams next year (2008-2009).
|
School
Name |
Official
Exams |
Passing |
(%) |
%
Children
Sponsored |
|
Rocky
Mountain |
33 |
18 |
54.54% |
24.24% |
|
|
27 |
25 |
92.59% |
100% |
|
Meredith |
13 |
12 |
92.30% |
100% |
|
Three
Bears & Me |
9 |
4 |
44.44% |
9.87% |
|
Morningside |
21 |
7 |
33.33% |
1.58% |
|
TOTAL |
103 |
66 |
64.07% |
53.84% |
- PROMISE
for HAITI, Inc. is a non-profit
- tax exempt organization - Section 501 (c) (3).
- All donations are tax deductible.
- Dr. Guy D. Theodore | Comite de Bienfaisance de Pignon | Pignon, Haiti
- Preventive Medicine | Water & Communication | Education | Agriculture
- Dental Program | Volunteers
- tax exempt organization - Section 501 (c) (3).
