Education Haiti Project #41076

Schools for Haiti

by PEN PAPER PEACE e. V.

Project Report | Dec 2, 2019
News from Haiti

By Jana | Managing Director

School Ambassador Malin in Haiti

Hello!

Creating peace with pen and paper ... Our motto is not only meant for less developed regions of the world, but also for Germany and Europe. The current developments in Europe show once again how important it is to stand up for social responsibility and global coexistence; how important it is to think outside the box with children and teenagers in a globally interconnected world. Education is a key against racism and inhumanity.

Haiti

Haiti has been in deep political and social turbulences for several months now, and the situation has become ever more tense. Road blocks, violent protests against president Jovenel Moise who has not responded to the severe corruption allegations as well as a dramatic fuel shortage have made it nearly impossible for families to earn a living or send children to school. Prices for food have increased tremendously due to a nearly 20% inflation rate and, recently, many children and elderly die due to malnourishment and insufficient medical care.

Our local partners St. Luke Foundation and nph Haiti are doing their best to support our communities in Cite Soleil. Please consider giving a small amount as crisis relief. St. Luke Foundation is trying to organize a food drive to distribute essential food rations at our schools for the families in the neighborhood.

Our thoughts are with all the people in Port-au-Prince, and especially with the children at our schools and their families!

School tour in Italy

This week, Giovanna, Alissa and Luca went on tour to visit all schools in Italy which participate in the school competition „Schools for Haiti“. They told the students about Haiti and our two schools there. The exchanges with the children and youth showed us once more how important and gratifying our work is in Europe. To look the together beyond the rims of our „own plate“ into our globally interconnected world.

“I believe, that if I was not doing well, that someone would be there to support me. This is why I want to be there for the children in Haiti. Because I think they would do the same for me.“ You can find all updates regarding the school tour on our website (in IT) as well as on Facebook and Instagram.

Active at PPP

Formerly a student ambassador in Haiti, our newest club member Malin is now volunteering our social media channels. Malin says: "Since 2010, Pen Paper Peace has been a matter close to my heart. After the earthquake, I started fundraising with friends and family. In 2013 I had the chance to visit the schools in Port-au-Prince and get to know the children. The laughter, the warmth and the appreciation of the children showed me how important it is to work for education." Dear Malin, we are very glad that you are here!

We are always looking for volunteers! So if you want to get involved for our good cause, feel free to contact us anytime!

All the best, Nora, Lisa, Luca, Milena, Felix, Vivi, Verena, Denise, Peter, Alissa, Giovanna, Malin and Jana at PEN PAPER PEACE e.V.

School Tour Italy

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Sep 17, 2019
Help us with the start of school!

By Jana Gottschalk | PEN PAPER PEACE e.V.

We hope you had a nice summer! The summer holidays are over in most of the German states, as well as in Haiti: A new school year is starting! Unfortunately, many children in Haiti cannot go to school as most schools require them to pay tuition and school clothes are mandatory. Not all families can afford these expenses. For this reason, education in our partner schools of St. Emma and St. Nicolas is free of charge to give all children the opportunity to learn to read, write and do math. However, there are still large expenses for each child; e. g. for school clothes or basic equipment on paper and pens. Overall, a school starter set costs about 65 Euros.

This year, at the beginning of the school year, we would like to ask you to help the children in St. Emma and St. Nicolas have a great start to the new school year. We have set up an extra donation page on the Global Giving portal, where you can donate specifically for this purpose between September 9th and 27th 2019! Our goal is to raise a minimum of 5,000 euros for these school starter sets to help the poorest families at the beginning of their school lives. Every donation helps to reach our goal!

Book donations for Haiti

This great idea came from our supporter, Dr. Silke Seemann and shows how every cent can make a huge contribution to our students in Haiti. Together with young people and teachers in her school in Freiburg, she collected old, unused books and sold them on the book platform Momox. The proceeds were donated to our project in Haiti! We got inspired by this great idea and are now collecting your old books! Come to us in Betahaus Berlin and donate us your old books. If you have a large number, you can also send them directly to Momox or even get them picked up! Mrs. Seemann continues in the new school year with her great cause and wants to go further by starting an unused bottle drop. A huge THANK YOU for your great commitment, Ms. Seemann!

PPP Italia

Also, in Italy school starts again in September. We are very pleased to introduce you to our new coordinator, Giovanna! Giovanna has been supporting our team since August 2019 and is currently preparing the new round of school competitions in Italian schools. If you are in an Italian school or want to teach and participate in our school competition with your class, write directly to Giovanna at italia@pen-paper-peace.org! All information about the school competition Scuole per Haiti can be found on our website: https://pen-paper-peace.org/scuole-per-haiti/progetti-in-italia.html

Wishing you a wonderful week,
Nora, Lisa, Luca, Milena, Felix, Vivi, Verena, Denise, Peter, Alissa, Verena, Giovanna and Jana at PEN PAPER PEACE e.V.

Giovanna - Italy coordinator

Links:

http://www.pen-paper-peace.org

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