Haiti Life – Summer 2021

It’s been a few weeks since we posted anything here. We’ve posted and shared a few things on our Facebook page, but an update here is overdue. Here’s what we’ve been up to since our last post:

  • Returned to Haiti
  • Unpacked some amazing care packages
  • Moved off campus
  • Settling into new job roles
  • New staff started
  • Summer interns arrived
  • Leadership team visited
  • Trip to Grand Goave
  • Network equipment repairs & updates
  • Repaired computer lab…again
  • Appreciation event for daycare staff
  • New daycare staff interviews
  • Appreciation event for other Jacmel staff
  • Appreciation event for Grand Goave staff
  • Schools ended for most of our kids
  • Summer activities / celebrations
  • Soccer games & tournaments
  • Student rewards planning
  • Graduation ceremony?
  • Vacation Bible School planning
  • Village Values preparations
  • Hurricane / Tropical Storm Elsa prep

Back to Haiti

It happens every year at this time: the school year ends, we roll into summer activities and event planning, and the time just flies by as we endure some very long, busy, but fun days. This year is no exception!

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September Update – Schools and Roadblocks

September is always a very busy month in Haiti. The final preparations for school usually fill the first week, including delivery of new school uniforms, finalizing school shoes for everyone, getting haircuts, purchasing and laminating the last of the school books, loading and distributing school backpacks, and planning routes to get all the kids to their various schools on time. By the time September rolls around, the kids are often ready to return to school…and so are the staff!!

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