Haiti is poor.  Haiti’s poverty reaches deeper than empty pockets.

Rural Haitians live in academic poverty, often with less than three years of schooling in their lifetime.  Math skills are poor.  Reading and writing skills are poor.  Historical, geographical, and scientific awareness are minimal.  Lack of education affects policemen, doctors, teachers, and every single family.

For many Haitian students, academic experiences are negative, full of falsehoods, archaic teaching methods, physical and emotional abuse. 

A qualified, loving, motivational teacher is something many Haitians never have the chance to experience.