We choose to lunch our project in a small-town name Liancourt. Liancourt is a community of approximately 36,000 people in the Northwest of Haiti. Like most of Haiti, Liancourt has felt the effects of an unstable economy, malnutrition, low literacy rates, poor medical care, and a general dysfunction within its society. Unfortunately, most Haitians lack access to quality education, which is a requir
ement to creating sustained social and economic development. This puts generations of Haitian youth at risk of lacking the knowledge and basic skills necessary to succeed in the labor force. Many Haitian residents and natives have dreamt of a day when Haiti is safer and better for its citizens. Considering and regardless of all the damage Haiti has worn for these past decades we the people have made it our mission to implement a productive, sustainable and education development in Haiti. Haiti has been struggling for a long while. Countless citizens flee this country for economic opportunity and safety. Some of these individuals risk and lose their lives in an attempt to reach higher. It is time to quit supporting reasons for Haitians to leave and begin creating reasons, solutions for Haitians to stay. Thousands of young, enthusiastic Haitians wait for their chance each year. With or without faith in their state, young Haitians look to their leaders in hope, waiting patiently for opportunity and developments to arise. Regardless of hope and prestige, these Haitians remain uneducated and therefore unemployed. More than half of the Haitian population lives in poverty, barely surviving with just $2.00 USD per day. Approximately a quarter of the Haitian population lives in extreme poverty, trying to survive on just $1.25 USD per day. (World Bank 2013) Haiti has been plagued by devastation and is already impoverished. About half of the children in Haiti do not attend school. Of those children who attend primary school, approximately 30% will not make it to the 3rd grade and approximately 60% will abandon school before 6th grade. (UNICEF 2008) As of 2015, approximately 80% of teachers have not received training for their service and a large percentage of those teachers lack necessary qualifications. (USAID 2015) In addition, only 29% of Haitians age 25 and older have pursued secondary education. (USAID 2015) Premier Vocational School aims to be a rekindled flame for those who are still patiently waiting as well as for those who may have given up.
