Haitain Educational Aid and Resources (HEAR)

During our most recent visit to Haiti we had very successful meetings with a number of educators and non-profit organizations. The most telling was our two meetings with Msgr. Pierre Andre Pierre the President of Notre Dame Universities of Haiti. At the first we talked about our scholarship program and the Concordia University in Portland.

That was followed by discussions about our BonZeb project in Thomonde. Here is were things got interesting. On our visit to Hinche a few days earlier I had notice a new Notre Dame school along the highway. Come to know that this is the newest campus for UNDH and it has schools for nursing, biology and bio-engineering. Bio-Engineering right in our back yard, so to speak. 

Msgr. Pierre brought up a student he would like us to consider for our scholarship and then asked if we could meet  again before we left. He wanted to introduce us to the director of the school in Hinche.

Of we went the next day to meet with another NGO and to talk about another candidate. This meeting took a different turn as the the original meeting didn't happen, but the one that did introduced us to a young lady who had recently been accepted to the UNDH school of Nursing in Hinche. The draw back is that she could not afford the tuition. Question: Can you help? 

Well, HEAR was set up to assist students coming to the US for advanced studies and not domestic students in undergrad programs. We needed to talk with our board.

Then the following day Msgr Pierre came to visit and with him was a friend and collaborator, who happened to have a PHD in Agriculture and was delighted to hear about BonZeb and its efforts in Haiti and about how well we are paying our employees. There is great interest in collaboration with all parties.

Then it is my turn to make a request. Our young lady from Leveque, could she possibly get some assistance from the school to attend NDUH in Hinche.

It was after this meeting that the board talked things over and decided to ammend our mandate and mission to include scholarships for students in Haiti. $1,000 can pay for a year of school. We would like to invite you to help us put 10 students into university this year. Ten students at a cost of $10,000, almost the same cost as room and board for one student here in Portland. We still have two scholarships students here and need the $15,000 to cover those expenses. That is a total of $25,000 for 12 students to accomplish their dreams and make a difference in their own lives, in their country and in the world.

Will you be a part of it?