EDUCATION
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
- Nelson Mandela
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Currently, USFCH is helping to support two primary schools, special education classroom, one secondary school, and a technical college.
New Academy of Excellence (NAE)
In September of 2016 the New Academy of Excellence officially opened. Located at what is considered the Village of Hope, where two children's homes also reside. The goal was to provide quality inclusive education for children residing on campus and those that live in the community.
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Importantly, and uniquely in Haiti, NAE educates children with special education needs alongside all our other students to provide a new social and educational experience for all. Giving families who have children diagnosed with a special need much needed respite time or ability to work outside of the home during school hours.
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​NAE has grown over the years. Now providing primary school, secondary school, and special education classroom. All students are also provided two meals, including community children and children who reside on campus.
School of the Good Sower
The School of the Good Sower in Mussotte, started in 2009 with just 30 children, after it was noticed that the community did not have a school for children to attend. Leading most families to choose not to send their child to school or travel long ways to access education. Now the school is a thriving primary school that is service most children within the community.
We have a passion for reaching families in rural communities, as Haiti struggles with access to any services outside of larger cities. During times when hurricanes have affected the community, this school has served as a center to get much needed services to community members, which includes food support, agriculture support, and housing support.
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Currently we have 19 staff, who serve over 290 students. As students graduate out of the primary school, they start to attend a public secondary school newly built in the last five years. We are currently supporting these students with supplies and uniforms. ​
Christian Institute for Technical Studies
(Institut Chretien de Formation Technique)
The vision for C-Tech was born from the devastation of the earthquake in 2010. The destruction of many post-secondary schools in Port-au-Prince, and the death of many people in them, brought into focus the need for such institutions outside of the city. Additionally, placement in the countryside permits young adults without access to urban areas to pursue educational opportunities not available before. FEH put together a plan to develop a trade and technical school for the under-served area of Mussotte. Cross International and a generous private donor enabled the site to be prepared and the building to begin.
Construction of the first facilities of C-Tech was completed in August 2016, and the first class started their studies in September 2016. In December 2021 CTECH graduated their first nursing student class of 17 women (there was a pause due to an earthquake & covid cases for this class).
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Current programs available at C-Tech are 2 year and 4 year training in Electrical Engineering, Computer Sciences and a Nursing. In 2024 new programs were added including Construction Electricity and Plumbing, Medical Laboratory Technology, Administrative Management, and Accounting
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