17/03/2019
“We have a proverb in Haiti”, “‘Sak vid pa kanpe’, which means an empty sack cannot stand up. By this we mean that when your stomach is empty you are not able to do anything. I have worked at this school since I was a young boy, and i was myself a student here, Samuel Bastien says, beside seeing the kids before in their classroom for hours with no professors, another thing that pain me the most is watching many coming to school everyday without eating anything and have to wait till the evening when their mother come back home to eat something. But it is not just the food that is important; it is also the health of the school children.
Now with the help of the GrandiOrg we are able to provide a better salary and reliable for the professors, witch have made a big difference in their commitment and dedication as a result our students grade are more better than before. Now we also have a Canteen (KANTIN) meal program, where all the students and professors can have a hot-meal everyday. The effects of the program can already be seen at the school, students are more likely to come to school every days, and children and parents alike are happy for the daily hot meal received.
Many thanks to the GRANDI of Canada and friends of ECS for their support in the effort to provide quality education to our 532 students enrolled at the Ecole Communautaire de Santo .
GrandiOrg Health Education Project