A School in Haiti- changing 300 children's lives!

The school year at St. Paul’s ended with a three-day workshop for the 10^th graders. A group of college students traveled to Petit Trou and worked with the students to reinforce lessons learned through the school year on entrepreneurship.

Haiti’s economy is based on a small and medium business model accounting for over 80% of all employment. Over the last year, St. Paul’s School began an entrepreneurship class for secondary school students teaching the basics of marketing, quality, savings and budgeting. 57 students were involved in the program.

The three-day workshop which was nicknamed Ti Biznis (Little Business) was the culmination of their year long study. It was an opportunity to practice creating a small business using hands-on learning with play money and simple crafted products. The students took out loans, designed their products, had a sale, paid back their loans and determined their profit.   The class will continue this fall as a regular part of the secondary school curriculum.

Student Quotes Translated:

Stanley “I liked making the products. I liked Ti Biznis because it was a different way of learning.”

Marie Wislene Elizabeth “ I learned how to price a product. To look at the cost of materials and the expenses for the product first and then knowing that, you can add your profit to find your final price.”

Marc Daiver “In Ti Biznis, I liked all things. The products we made were beautiful, I liked the sale when we sold our products and I liked that we made a profit.”

Shelda “In my business I liked selling my product, buying other products, all that I learned.”

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