Back to School
We are thrilled to announce that the Mercy & Sharing schools have reopened as of Monday April 5, 2010.
The Mercy & Sharing schools include the John Branchizio school in Cazeau, the Cite de Soliel school and the Williamson Campus school) and employ Haitian teachers who currently teach approximately 630 students who otherwise would not be in school. The curriculum is based on the curriculum established by the Government of Haiti: science, math, geography, history, French and grammar. In addition, a significant part of the curriculum aims to teach life skills, health and hygiene and concepts of integrity, community responsibility participatory democracy. Mercy & Sharing trains its teachers. We have established training programs and plans to institutionalize and expand these programs and ultimately offer training to teachers beyond its own schools. We provide a classroom materials, books, pencils and supplies. We have developed teaching strategies appeared to children with special needs. We have plans to develop outreach programs that will export teacher training and teacher strategies to other school systems in Haiti.
This week we asked several of the school children to write a brief story about themselves.
Wildana Fortune – My name is Wildana Fortuné, it is time for me to thank everybody for their help after January 12, 2010 that day was terrible. We are all very, very sad, we were left with no home, no clothes and without food but God is good. I’m feeling better and I am looking forward to go back to my school at John Branchizio. May God bless you all.
Mardochee – My name is Mardochée, I’m in fourth grade at John Branchizio School. I’m writing those lines in order to thank you for your support. Thank you a lot for the food program after the earthquake, that you keep running. I hope God will Bless you all working at Mercy and Sharing for that helping hand to me. Both me and my Parents are praying for you.
Samuel - My Name is Samuel, I would like when I’m older to become a pilot to fly the big planes that I see passing over my school at John Branchizio every day. I have a hot plate of food every day at my school, which is very good. I like to travel to other countries and see the whole world.
Johane - My name is Johane Fleurisme. How are you? I feel much better now. I’d like the food that you give me every day at John Branchizio School after January 12, 2010. I’m a second grader. I want to be a Doctor one day to take care for a lot of people.
Abandoned Baby Unit
Just this past week we were contacted by a little girl – Mary – who we knew 14 years ago and was in the abandoned baby unit. She was adopted by parents in Alaska and we had lost touch with her. She looked up Susie on the Internet and sent the attached photo. What an incredible turnaround for this young girl. She is almost 18 years old now!
Remember, none of this would be possible without your generous donations and prayers. Thanks everyone who has supported Mercy & Sharing and enabled us to in turn help the poorest of the poor.
Please send your donations by logging onto www.haitichildren.com.
Susie & Joe and the rest of the staff at Mercy & Sharing say THANK YOU!
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