Protests began on Monday 8/22/22 all around the country of Haiti, including Jacmel. Haitians have been taking to the streets to demand a change in government leadership. Protesters are calling for demonstrations against the high cost of living, gas shortages, and they want Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down. To learn more about what’s …
On August 14, 2021 a 7.2 earthquake devastated southwest Haiti. CCH staff in Haiti responded immediately to help with the crisis, in addition to our regular healthcare and education programming. Over the past year CCH has partnered with other organizations to mount a coordinated relief response. We’re pleased that many lessons learned from the scattershot …
Sometimes to understand where we are, we need to look back at how we got there. It’s easy to see Haiti today and blame the country’s problems on corrupt leadership, natural disasters, or a fatalistic “that’s the way it’s always been” outlook. But in reality, many of Haiti’s struggles are rooted in rapacious attacks from …
It’s that time of year when we celebrate the completion of another school year. Students and teachers young and old are ending the year festively at CCH partner schools (photos below). CCH Education Liaisons Diédyson Fils and Nirva Jean Baptiste worked with our partner school principals to plan amazing end-of-year parties for all of the …
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