1. In 1987, the declaration that education was a right for every citizen was added to the Constitution.
  2. According to the 2002-03 education census cited by the World Bank, only 8% of Haitian schools were public, while approximately 92% were privately owned and financed.
  3. Despite the attempt of The Bernard Reform of 1978 to introduce Creole as the first language of instruction rather than French, French remains as the principal written and administrative language of Haiti after grade 6.
  4. Haiti’s literacy rate is 61-64% for males and 57% for females.
  5. With lack of fuel, political unrest, and recurring economic troubles, 2019 (starting from September to December) was a year predicted to be without learning for 90% of Haitian children who usually go to school.
  6. Despite the Education Ministry’s call to reopen schools in late November of 2019, only 60% of schools were able to reopen by January 2020 before having to shut down again due to the pandemic.
 By: Jennifer Shu Ping Chen
References
  1. 1987 Constitution of the Republic of Haiti. (n.d.). Retrieved 8 26, 2020, from Georgetown University: http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Haiti/haiti1987.html
  2. Luzincourt, K., & Gulbrandson, J. (2010). (Rep.). US Institute of Peace. Retrieved August 26,  2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep12237
  3. CIA. (2015). World FactBook: Haiti. Retrieved August 26, 2020, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/attachments/summaries/HA-summary.pdf
  4. Nesmy M. (2019). Let Haiti’s children return to school. Retrieved August 26, 2020, from https://www.globalpartnership.org/blog/let-haitis-children-return-school
  5. Sanon, E., Weissenstein M. (2019). Haitian schools reopen after months of unrest. Retrieved August 27, 2020, from https://apnews.com/2baa6a2d94de4510be332051e2db18a9
  6. Obert, J. (2020). Hunger in Haiti: Ten years after catastrophe struck, a new crisis looms. Retrieved August 27, 2020, from https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2020/1/13/Haiti-insecurity-famine-malnutrition-health-aid-displacement-protests
  7. Reuters. (2020). Haiti’s Schools Re-Open but Many Parents Now Can’t Afford Them. Retrieved August 27, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/20/world/americas/20reuters-health-coronavirus-haiti-education.html

Robert Baraczek

Fundraising Chair

Robert Baraczek is a Scientist and business owner in the Pharmaceutical and Medical industries specializing in skin and hair disorders. Robert enjoys spending time with his family, and is passionate about giving back and making a difference. He is especially interested in helping children in the most vulnerable parts of the world and undeserved communities. Robert travels to various countries and understands the difficulties students face in poverty stricken environments. For this reason, he is committed to helping and supporting the initiatives of Itiah Angels For Learning.

Pierre Joseph, MBA

Treasurer

Pierre Joseph grew up in Haiti and moved to the USA as a young man in the 90’s. Knowing that education is the path to opportunities, he earned a BS degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University and an MBA from Philadelphia (now Jefferson) University.

 

He is a continuous learner and has held positions as a Chemist at various leading companies such as Hartz Mountain, Kimberly-Clark, Summers Laboratories and Shiseido. He enjoys listening to music, playing his guitar, reading and cooking. He lives in NJ with his beautiful wife and their two children.

Myriam Almonor, PhD

General Secretary

Myriam Almonor is a scientist and a Public Health Leader. It has always been her passion to be a Chemist and an Epidemiologist with a drive to ensure safety and healthy communities globally. Her goal is to create an elevated level of protection of human and environmental health. She was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti; fluent in French, Spanish, Creole and English. Most of her education were completed in the U.S. As a humanitarian without borders, she wants to educate the less fortunate and bring social changes for a better and a healthier world.

 

She has traveled to many different countries with members of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists to educate the population of Montrouis, Haiti and Portobello, Panama. She has addressed and demonstrated how effective it is to practice hygiene in order to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. As a public health leader, she feels that it is her duty to reinforce certain health issues, specifically, in underdeveloped countries like Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Panama.

 

Through the years, she has traveled with many different healthcare organizations; whereas, she educated and contributed to the well-being of undeserved populations. ITIAH Angels For Learning is one of the organizations that she is contributing to assure that the youth of Haiti has a better chance through education and a better opportunity to live healthy. As a Haitian American woman, Educator, Scientist, Philanthropist; her goal is to teach, encourage, inspire and uplift disadvantaged children for a better future. As we all know, education is the key to success and power. Sharing her Godly blessings with the underprivileged is her ultimate goal.

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