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Matènwa Community School

Children and teachers engage in hands-on education, critical thinking, and mutual respect.

Institute for Learning

Teacher training for schools seeking to find a more effective way to teach.

Mother Tongue Books

Empowering children to become literate by reading and writing in their native language.

College Scholarship

Your support opens doors for young people from Lagonav to pursue university studies.

Creole Gardens

Students cultivate organic produce, practice environmental stewardship.

Summer Camp

Inspiring meaningful exchanges that strengthen community ties and inspire collaborative learning.

Art Matènwa

Nurturing creative expression by supporting women artisans.

Community Outreach

Help students and families care for elders and build lasting food security.

 

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Bayo! Showing you the Real Haiti!

Jun 11, 2018

Our Own Strong G sings in BAYO

I feel so proud of Strong G. He was just a teenager when volunteer Owen Thomas showed him how to use Garage Band on one of our new Apple computers that was part of our new Rotary International funded library. He started producing his own social conscious music videos about life in the Haitian countryside. Then he was discovered by Zach Lee, who brought Beat Making Lab to Matènwa Community Learning Center. Apple financed the project and the original partners of BML: Pierce Freelon and Stephen Levitin produced the music video “Danse Konsa”. Michael Brun came to Matènwa to work on this project and became a mentor to Strong G and a friend of Matènwa.

More Stories

Working Toward Clean Water for Four Communities

In the mountains above the Matènwa community on Lagonav Island, a place called Little Spring is a lifeline. Every day, families depend on this spring……

From Matènwa to the Frontlines of Care

By Williamson Jacques | Matènwa Community Learning Center At the Matènwa Community Learning Center, we often say that education is not only about the classroom.……

October 2016 Update

Dear friends of Matènwa, It is always a joy to send you new updates of all the different activities that are happening at the school.……