Child Sponsorship Picture Book > Picture Book - Haiti (17)
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A sponsored student's home...
This is Mario's home. Mario is 11 years old and attends the La Croix school just outside of Les Cayes.
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Mario's home continued
Mario shares this small thatch roofed home with his parents and 3 siblings.
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Mario's home continued...
He is fortunate to have 2 pigs and a rabbit or two. He recently used gift money to buy a goat, but on New Year's Day the goat was attacked by dogs and killed.
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Mario's home continued...
This is the "kitchen". The cooking is done over a charcoal fire using a cast iron kettle.
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MEBSH - Maniche
School is in session at Maniche. The desks are built by work teams with the MEBSH Department of Construction. This is one example of how Child Sponsorship efforts are complemented by other AC World Relief work.
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MEBSH - Maniche
Uniforms are required for all students. For sponsored students, the uniforms are provided as part of the program.
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MEBSH - Maniche
A smile...the universal language.
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MEBSH
Many children have to walk miles on foot to school. Typical transportation can be seen behind these students.
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HCH - Boucan Mouran
This school is in a very remote area, with access roads impassable to anything less than a four wheel drive.
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HCH - Boucan Mouran
For most students, materials include a notebook and simple reference books. Class sizes and available benches make for cozy class time.
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HCH - Boucan Mouran
Concentrating in science class!
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HCH - Boucan Mouran
As part of the ACWR Child Sponsorship Program, we perform periodic evaluation trips. During an evaluation trip, the roster of sponsored children was taken to this school. The administrator was not aware that visitors were coming, and attendance was taken. High attendance was noted at all of our sponsored schools in Haiti.
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HCH
Offering a helping hand...
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HCH - Puits Sales
The sponsored students in Puits Sales are pictured here along with the Administrator and Eris Labady, who started up the school.
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HCH - Puits Sales
Work time! The candy bags were a gift from the evaluation team.
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HCH - Puits Sales
The children line up in the morning for announcements and the singing of the national anthem. Classes dismiss quitely and orderly in turn starting with the youngest children.
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HCH - Puits Sales
Puits Sales also has a lunch program. Students line up after lunch to fill up water bottles and get a drink.