Author: ayitiweb

March 3rd: in Port-au-Prince and Gonaives too, convulsed

Gonaïves : Students without schools for 2 months

After 2 months of stopping school activities in Gonaïves following anti-Government demonstrations, the return of students to school planned for Monday February 26, 2024, did not take place due to violent threats from members of the union of owners and drivers of motorcycle taxi who demand the release of their President, Wilio Datus Joachim, arrested last week for insults and defamation against judge Clovis Aldajuste.

……. HaitiLibre, March 5th

BUT St. Matthew’s is functioning as always. Thanks to the devotion of teachers, staff and kids.

The winter soupfest, Dine In, Help Out Haiti was a resounding success; for funds so raised, l’école St Matthieu says “mesi, mesi” – “thank you, thank you”. And we re-echo with “thank you, thank you” to the matchless cooks of the parish :

Laura Klock, Suzannah Fabing, Tom Baker, Mary Hocken, Patty Appelbaum, Brown Kennedy, Diana Spurgin, Alison Ash, Walter Huston, Harold Norris. 

And, with equal fervor, “thank you” to the local restaurants who also supplied soups : Diemand Farms, Esselon, 30Boltwood, Stables, Johnny’s and Black Sheep.

We who packed and distributed your wares, astounded by your culinary skills, salute you:

Again! Yes, and a welcome return of our mid-winter Soup Supper from ardent parishioner-cooks and local restaurants. Soup with bread and cookies prepared fresh and delivered to your door or picked up by you on Saturday, February 10th.

Orders are accepted from January 24th to February 7th then cooks will get to work.

Go to the order book

Distribution is from noon – 2pm. Sat Feb 10th. Either pick-up at Spring St. entrance to the Grace parish hall or be ready for delivery at home (only in these zips 01002, 01003, 01007, 01035, 01038, 01039, 01053, 01054, 01060, 01062, 01063, 01072, 01075, 01096, 01375)

to: 	Kevin Keene, BrightenHaiti 
	Denny Bauman, UMC-Bethel Computers in Education

Dear Friends,
 	
We record here our heartfelt thanks to you on the completion of the installation of solar power at St Matthew’s School.  It opens up new avenues for learning for the children and indeed for the staff.

We particularly admire your persistence in the face of considerable difficulties.

And we are delighted too with the overview here provided by your videographer

Bonnie Vigeland
Sandy Muspratt
	convenors, the Haiti ministry of Grace Episcopal Church

follow this link

Thanks to Brighten Haiti and the Diocese of Western Massachusetts

Students of the 7th and 8th grade ascend those steps to their classrooms (new 8th behind the camera). Colors relieve the austerity of the bare concrete. Some amenity always possible under the most constrained circumstances.

Despite a difficult school year beset with insecurity –gang kidnappings and holdups occur the length of the 100 miles from Port-au-Prince to Gonaïves– St Matthew’s completed the school year in July and promptly began building extra space atop the main building to accommodate an eighth grade.

It will be ready for the new school year, classes begin September 11th.