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Sustainable Development in Haiti
Haiti Collaboration Committee
When people talk about Haiti, the first thing that comes to mind is that it is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. But that is not how the Haitian people think of themselves. Haiti has rich culture which, in part, embodies the characteristics of resilience, creativity, ingenuity and faith. Haiti became the world’s first independent black republic and second independent nation in the hemisphere when it successfully conducted a slave rebellion, overthrowing their French colonial masters in 1804.
Since February 2017, the Atlantic-Midwest Province of SSND has been engaged in a partnership in Haiti with Beyond Borders, a non-profit organization working in Haiti for over 20 years. Initially, this collaboration in Haiti focused on developing two Model Community Initiatives (MCIs) in the communities of Ti Palmis and Nan Mango on the island of Lagonav, off the western coast of Haiti. Today, in its eight year, the partnership's work extends to 73 communities on Lagonav. The collaboration between SSND and Beyond Borders is focused on increasing access to quality primary education, promoting economic justice and sustainable livelihoods and preventing parents who are poor from sending their children into domestic servitude as restaveks. The Model Community Initiative seeks to provide holistic community-based support to address the root causes of poverty, violence and restavek.
As the province’s engagement in Haiti has evolved in partnership with Beyond Borders, SSND sisters, associates and mission colleagues have learned about the urgent needs of the people of Lagonav, Haiti. Our Haiti Collaboration Committee seeks to educate and engage the province in the work of the partnership.
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Report from Beyond Borders Co-Founder David Diggs - August 2023
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May 2022- Mother Tongue Book and Teacher Training Update
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SSND Teacher Training in Haiti during COVID
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Annual Haiti Partnership Meeting - Review Report
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Climate Change - We Must Change by Patty Johnson, CSJ
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Beyond Borders Rethinking Power Program highlighted at UN Forum
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Action Alert - Haiti
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Water Catchment Project in Haiti - 2021
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May 2022- Mother Tongue Book and Teacher Training Update
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La Gonav Visit
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Sharing Cultures and Books
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Update - Teacher Training Dec 2020
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Engaging and Empowering Local Communities in Haiti
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Haiti Partnership-COVID-19 and Laudato Si
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Notable dates in May for Haitian History and Culture
May 1st Labor and Agricultural Day - a national holiday in Haiti.
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Reflections from the 2020 Teacher Training
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Haiti Partnership Project Reports
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The Haiti Water Initiative Program
AMSSND is committed to the goal of universal access to clean water. As part of that commitment, our province engages in education and advocacy efforts regarding the spirituality and vitality of water around the world and how to protect it.
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Haiti Webinar Sept 7th 2018
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23 families supported by SSND members and friends will “graduate”
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Haiti partnership’s Teacher Training Program
This is a report of the Haiti partnership’s Teacher Training Program for Y
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Haiti Water Video and Sister Catherine Sarther's Visit There
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Holy Angels - SSND - Beyond Borders Fund raising for Haiti
PowerPoint Presentation