Education
EDUCATION….In the four sections of Thomazeau where FoH works, education can be roughly compared to that of the 1800's in the United States. Many teachers have less than an eighth grade education themselves, the children come to school hungry, there are few teaching supplies, and until recently the government has stipulated that French be used. People speak Kreyol so that is a barrier too. And many children just stop coming when families don't have money for tuition. There are at least a dozen schools in the area that FoH hopes to include in ongoing efforts to improve. The biggest plus is that families do want education for their children. The government decreed that all schools be closed after the earthquake until they could be inspected. Children lost school time, and the lunches, which are many times the only meal of the day for them. Support has been used for school lunches, teacher training, supplies, school repairs, benches and other improvements.
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