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HAITI: Salesians respond after devastating earthquake

Aug 17, 2021

On Aug. 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti five miles from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 80 miles west of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake was stronger than the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the country in 2010. To date, there are more than 1,400 people who have died and thousands of people who are missing and injured. Salesian missionaries, who were involved in rescue, relief and restoration operations during the last earthquake, have already mobilized to help those in need.

HAITI: Children living on the streets get a second chance

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Apr 27, 2021

Lakay Don Bosco was established in 1988 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by an Italian Salesian priest. Father Attilio Stra launched the project to respond to the needs of marginalized children and older youth who live on the streets in serious risk. For more than 30 years, this has remained the mission of Lakay Don Bosco.

HAITI: Help as pandemic adds to struggles

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Jan 15, 2021

To help in Haiti during the COVID-19 pandemic, Salesians have carried out awareness programs on protective measures, distributed more than 8,000 masks, provided hygiene kits and food to more than 3,000 vulnerable families, and launched a seed distribution project which included providing agricultural tools to help 1,500 families. In addition, the Salesian Mission Office of Madrid, Spain, continues to invest in education with scholarships to help students without resources.

HAITI: The Rinaldi Foundation responds to coronavirus pandemic as country fears spread due to lack of clean water and no health system

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Apr 03, 2020

The Rinaldi Foundation, the Salesian Planning and Development Office in Haiti, has started prevention and awareness activities to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. As soon as there was news of the virus's arrival, the Foundation contacted all local communities to address the situation, including the placement of water distribution points in Salesian centers, and other good practices.

HAITI: Salesian Diocesan Center of Arts and Trades in Les Cayes restores back-up electrical system thanks to Salesian Missions donors

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Feb 19, 2020

The Salesian Diocesan Center of Arts and Trades (CDAM) in Les Cayes, Haiti, has a new back-up electricity system for the school thanks to Salesian Missions donors. The back-up electrical system is essential to the operation of the school due to Haiti’s unreliable electricity supply and frequent blackouts. With the electrical system restored, the school will have the power needed to use the computer lab and classrooms when the city's electricity is down. CDAM trains more than 100 youth who are taking courses in masonry, auto mechanics, cabinet making, electricity and the household arts.

HAITI: USAID-funded ‘Hunger for Education’ provided nutritious meals to thousands of school children

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Jan 16, 2020

To ensure youth in six Salesian centers have access to better nutrition, Salesian Missions launched its “Hunger for Education” project, funded by USAID. Before the feeding program began, some vocational training students fainted during their practical exercises due to a lack of food. Now students have energy to make it through the day and stay after school to participate in programs.

HAITI: “Little Schools” provide education to more than 17,000 children in Port-au-Prince

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Jan 15, 2020

The Little Schools were located on the Salesian-run National Academy of Arts (ENAM) campus, where nearly every building collapsed during the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Hundreds of students on the campus were killed—many of the older students were studying to become teachers. Today, all 192 schools are back in operation, educating more than 17,000 students. Many of the schools’ physical structures still need to be rebuilt. In addition, Salesian Missions received a grant for its Hunger for Education USAID International Food Relief Partnership project to implement school feeding programs. The OPEPB Little Schools was one of the recipients.

HAITI: Once reduced to rubble, rebuilt youth center in Fort Liberté offers community even more resources

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Jan 13, 2020

Five years after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake struck Haiti and reduced the Salesian Youth Center in Fort Liberté, Haiti, to rubble, Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, rebuilt it. The reconstruction project, made possible by many generous donors, was part of a promise made by Salesian Missions to aid in the reconstruction of the country as well as provide relief to Haitians following the earthquake.

HAITI: Salesian Missions reflects on 10 years of rebuilding Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake

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Jan 10, 2020

Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, the work of Salesian missionaries never wavered and didn’t stop when the rubble was cleared away. Missionaries have remained as they always were—an integral part of communities across the country. Rebuilding Haiti has not been easy. Yet progress can be seen in the rebuilding and reopening of schools, feeding programs and youth centers. All aim to provide poor youth with an education and training in skills and trades to help them escape poverty and establish a sustainable livelihood.

HAITI: The Rinaldi Foundation and Via Don Bosco collaborate to provide teacher training and make improvements at Salesian technical training centers

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Aug 30, 2019

(MissionNewswire) The Rinaldi Foundation, the Salesian planning and development office in Haiti, is collaborating with Via Don Bosco, a Belgian Salesian organization, to ensure that youth in Haiti are able to access the best vocational and technical training needed to gain skills for employment. Through […]