ESTABLISHING HOPE for HAITI'S CHILDREN! HANDS ON, AUTHENTIC, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. WE WORKED ALONGSIDE OUR KEY HAITIAN LEADERS EMPOWERING THEIR VISION FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES! TRAINING. TEACHING. BUILDING. EMPOWERING.
A huge and heartfelt thank you to all in our Australian and USA team:
Dave Moye (Aus) Jae Moye (Aus) Scott Roberts (Aus) Alyssa Barber (USA) with Chez and John Ward (Directors)
TEAM 2018: Regg (Haiti), Betty (Haiti), Alyssa (USA), Scott (Aus), Dave (Aus), Chez (Aus), Jae (Aus) and John (Aus).
So many FIRSTS this year were undertaken:
BOUVIER SCHOOL: We took the team back to Bouvier School - a 3-hour 4-wheel drive, & then 6-hour trek into the mountains of Bouvier.
* we launched the SECONDARY YEAR 7 class at Bouvier School
* we expanded our Bouvier School Farm - building a chicken-coup: which will also add to the produce grown and taught about, continuing to build up the new FEEDING PROGRAM being established.
* We initiated a School Board to oversee the school.
Plus we completed these regular yearly projects....
* we undertook teacher training for the Bouvier teachers
* we met with all the children of Bouvier School, updated all their details and played games with them - just enjoying and loving on them. Scott brought a drone and the whole school were delighted to watch and enjoy!
and * we completed many practical Bouvier school-building renovations: the teacher's bathroom, balcony and interior walls with our Haitian building team.
Team 2018 at Bouvier School
ALSO, more firsts.... * we launched our first ESL classes for parents and community in Carrefour, led by Alyssa and to become a vital business that supports Bouvier School
* we visited NEWLY PURCHASED farming land in our next impact area of Cavaillion: land that we will farm and build upon in the future
* we saw first-hand, our new LIBELLULE TRAINING ACADEMY class in action - in it's FIRST YEAR: where mum's and Love Community graduates are crafting beautiful hand-made jewellery to sell, enabling them to help support their families. (Libellule means ‘dragonfly’ in French: the symbol for transformation).
Plus we completed these regular yearly projects....
* We celebrated LOVE FAMILY HOMES Program with all the Love Community children and their families that have been sponsored this year into this awesome program.
* We met with all the children at Love Community Home, updated all their details, played with them and enjoyed sharing fun and games!
* we undertook Love Community Home and individual Love Family Homes renovation projects
* we took the whole community and all the children out on a DAY AT THE BEACH!!! It was so much fun!!
