Project Report
| Jun 27, 2019
It Takes A Village
By Elizabeth Arsenault | Project Leader
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Volunteers Have Hearts For Haiti
It takes a village to alleviate poverty. Filling a 20 foot shipping with refurbished tool donations takes contriubutions of time, talent and treasure. Each month groups from organizations, schools and churches help out. Pictured here, volunteers from the Church Without Walls in Carrolton GA come together to help prepare tool donations for vocational school graduates in Haiti. Tool donations come in all shapes, sizes and conditions. Volunteers have a great time restoring them at the Tools For Empowerment recycling center in Newnan GA. These tools will help future auto mechanics, carpenters, electricians, farmers, masons, plumbers and seamstresses earn a living in Haiti.
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Apr 2, 2019
Tools For Empowerment Ribbon-Cutting in GA
By Elizabeth Arsenault | Project Leader
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Please join us for this festive event.
Changing Lives, One Tool At a Time. When vocational school graduates search for work in Haiti, they are required to have their own tools. Tool 'loan sharks' often charge exorbitant rental fees, burdening youth with debt from day one. This is why the refurbished tools we provide at Tools For Empowerment truly change lives.
Celebration time! After over three years, we've moved to a new, larger tool donation and recycling warehouse in Newnan GA. On April 26the we're going to celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. All are welcome. Come and see where you can donate tools and volunteer to help young families in Haiti become self-reliant!
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Nov 21, 2018
Storytime - Fabiola
By Elizabeth Arsenault | Project Leader
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Fabiola learning Automotive repair skills in Haiti
When Fabiola graduates from the Don Bosco Technical School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she will have the tools she needs to repair automobiles. This opportunity is made possible by ASAP’s Tools For Empowerment program.
Vulnerable youth are eager to find employment. But graduates must have tools to find a job or earn income with their skills. Most young people, like Fabiola, cannot afford to buy tools; even the low-quality tools available in Haiti are very expensive. Tool “Loan sharks” prey on the situation. Fabiola, and others like her, often pay exorbitant prices each month to use tools they will never own.
Fabiola no longer worries. Her automotive tool kit, which she used during her two-year training program, will be awarded to her upon graduation. This is made possible by Tools For Empowerment.
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