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Projects:
Help HaitiSTATUS: launched May 2005 / ongoing Students in Canada, are giving 25¢ each in order to provide tuition for Haitian students through Yéle’s annual Help Haiti annual campaign each May and June.
NEED: There are up to one million children out of school in Haiti. The government can not afford to sponsor public schools, so unfortunately 95 percent of parents in Haiti have to pay tuition for their children. Work is scarce and unemployment high, so many families just can not afford to pay the necessary fees. RESPONSE: The Help Haiti campaign was launched in 2005 when seven schools in Alberta, Canada, participated and enough funds were raised to put 20 children in school in Haiti. The campaign has continued to grow and a total of 123 schools throughout Alberta- plus one each from British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec - have contributed over the last four years. The 2008 collection was enough to pay tuition for 345 children to school in Haiti for the 2008/2009 academic year. This year's collection is for the school year beginning September 2009, and the campaign of "students helping students" is expanding beyond Alberta to involve the rest of Canada with participation remaining the same - 25 cents from each student. This program is part of Yéle’s Primary School Scholarships project. 2009 HELP HAITI CAMPAIGN: Throughout the month of May and June 2009, students across Canada are invited to take part by giving 25 cent each. Students in the US who want to take part are also welcome. Details for participation, including the form to use when depositing the quarters, can be downloaded here: LINKS: Here are some websites that have various kinds of information and resources about Haiti: Ayiti: The Cost of Life - – an online game about Haiti where you learn what it takes to survive as a kid there. This game was created by high school students in Global Kids. CARE – take a virtual tour with CARE and see what Haiti is like. Discoverhaiti.com – learn more about Haiti's history and culture. US Library of Congress - facts about Haiti National Geographic – information and history about Haiti. TrekEarth – a site that features photographs various people have taken of Haiti Partner: For more information contact helphaiti@yele.org Photo: Wyclef Jean with some of the students in Gonaives, Haiti, who are sponsored by Help Haiti campaign.
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