• home
• mission
• projects
• support
• resources
• blog

Koneksyon Ayiti was founded October 15, 2005. The founding members all were associated with the University of Fondwa, and consider education as an important vehicle for development.

Books for St. Pierre School

Thanks to a donation from Bethlehem Lab school we were able to purchase text books for the students at St. Pierre School.

A New Project - Skill Workshops for Children

This month we have begun working with a group of street children. These are mostly boys from 10 to 15 years of age. They look much younger and are smaller in stature due to the effects of malnutrition. These children do not go to school. The principal of St. Pierre School in Jeremie has gathered these children and invited them to participate in an afternoon program. They will learn tailoring 3 days a week. We have an instructor for them onother days so they will acquire basic reading and math skills.

Arts and Crafts Project - Update: Young Artisans Expand

Under the direction of well known Jacmel artist Bidex the group of young artisans have begun to produce painted placemats which are very attractive. The young people have taken to this new media with great enthusiasm. They continue to produce jewelry and they have obtained a contract with a charity organization in the United States to produce 100 bracelets every month.

In September of 2006 we began our Arts and Crafts project with 9 young unemployed women and 2 young unemployed men making coasters, placemats, fans, and baskets out of straw-like material. By January 2007 we also included jewelry making. This project has been enthusiastically embraced by the young people.

In the fall of 2007 at the request of the Jen atizan de Bazvil themselves we added a small business management training program. The training is primarily in materials management, and will have many applications as their arts and crafts project moves to a more professional phase. Anneau Joseph, a graduate in management from the University of the Nouvel Grand'Anse, is conducting the training. The students have to pass an exam and will then receive a certificate in materials management.

Jen atizan de bazvil te mande pou yon pwogram fòmasyon. Nou te deside n ap fè yon pwogram sou jesyon de stok. Mesye Anneau Joseph pral travay kom pwofesè pou pwogram sa a. Li menm te gradye nan depatman jesyon nan Inivesite Nouvel Grand'Anse. Jen yo bezwen pase yon egzamen pou resevwa yon setifika nan jesyon de stock.

English Language Insitute

Koneksyon Ayiti opened its English language Insitute in Jermie in 2006 and begins it's fourth session this fall with 45 students.

Internet Café Project - Update

This month we have been able to put the infrastructure of our internet café in place. We have mounted the solar panels on the roof, we have installed an inverter and batteries. We hope before the year is over to have all that is necessary for our internet café.

We are looking for laptops - If you have a laptop you could donate (or know someone who has) do let us know. Laptops use a lot less energy than desktops so for us that is an important consideration.

Internship Support for a Student from Earth University

We were able to obtain a grant from the Help For Haiti Consortium of the Vancouver Canada Rotary Club. This grant is allowing Philippe Creve Coeur to spend 4 months studying in the Grand’Anse Department. The host institution is The University of the Nouvelle Grand’Anse. Philippe has completed three years of agricultural studies at EARTH University in Costa Rica, and for the fall semester he wanted an internship in Haiti. He is originally from Fondwa, and will return there after his graduation in December of 2009. While in Jeremie, Philippe is studying agricultural production and the utilization of natural fertilizers.