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Haiti
Star of Hope
On Monday October 3 the schools Star of Hope supports in Haiti opens for this school year again.
The renovated school in Rigaud was inaugurated in May and will do its first full year after the 2010 earthquake.
The school in Hesse was totally destroyed in the earthquake. New land was purchased and the phase one of the rebuilt school is ready for business. Nine classroom plus teachers room and bathrooms are ready. Phase two of the construction started and includes dining room, kitchen and a playground.
The assembly hall with its three classrooms in Dano that was destroyed has also been rebuilt and much improved. The new building includes assembly hall, new classrooms, dining hall and bathrooms. It will be great for all the kids and staff.
Star of Hope has also purchased 15 000 school books for the 4 000 supported children. That covers 60% of the needed books.
Also during the summer all the preschool teachers got trained by a professional training organization. It was highly appreciated and well needed.
In other news:
Rwandan president Kagame recently said the following on tv when was interviewed in USA:
“Haiti can overcome the problems it is facing if its people and leadership do not despair and focus on ways of tackling the challenges they face. If we could change our society, you can do the same.”
I feel this is a pretty encouraging note from the president. Rwanda and it people has been fighting hard to come since the genocide of some two million people back in 1994. I hope Haitian president Martelly can do the same. President Kagame also said:
“Globally, the political will to help is there, if they can get organized and target the kind of assistance in specific areas and priorities'.”
Some pictures from the school in Jeanton. Ready to go.
