Flag Day in Matènwa Tells a Different Truth
So much of what the world hears about Haiti is only crisis. But on Flag Day Matènwa students celebrated how Haiti’s ancestry instills courage, dignity, pride, and joy.
Flag Day in Matènwa Tells a Different Truth
So much of what the world hears about Haiti is only crisis. But on Flag Day Matènwa students celebrated how Haiti’s ancestry instills courage, dignity, pride, and joy.
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Matènwa Celebrates May Day
This May Day, Matènwa students celebrated the dignity of work and the critical role that agriculture and the environment play in our lives.
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What Belonging Looks Like in Matènwa
During my time in Matènwa, what stayed with me most is the way no one is treated as an other.
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Thank you Greater Good A Video in Celebration of your 10 Year Anniversary.
Proudly teaching in one’s mother tongue in a non violent encouraging learning environment which values children’s opinions and creativity.
March 2017 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, I am pleased to share with you photos from my February trip to Matènwa. I was delighted to witness so many wonderful teaching and learning moments happening around campus. 1. Preschoolers plant with Balaguel. 2. Fifth graders study…
Evaporation
The 5th grade studies evaporation using common concrete experiences in their lives.
February 2017 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, One month into the new year and LKM is already bustling with activity! We are so happy to share all the updates that you have made possible. Power in Numbers! Over 400 advocates took to the streets of Nan Mango in Lagonav to spread awareness…
January 2017 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, Happy New Year! We wish you a healthy, prosperous, and successful 2017! New Year, New Homes! We have been working tirelessly to rebuild after Hurricane Matthew! We chose an environmentally- friendly and resourceful method that incorporates…
Leadership from Lynchburg College
We were honored to have a Haitian exchange student from Lynchburg college come speak with our high school students about leadership. The Diocese of Richmond’s Parish Twinning Program first introduced us to pastor Ann Gibbons almost 20 years ago! Students have come to…
7 Years later Matènwa Celebrates and Remembers
Our preschool through first graders hadn’t been born yet on Jan 12, 2010. At our all school meeting today, we realized that half the students had no recollection of how the earth shook in Matènwa that day nor how frightened the teachers and students were as…
Ringing in the New Year with New Homes!
Walter’s house is the first to be completed since we began rebuilding after Hurricane Matthew. We have been working hard to repair and build using a method that is not only sturdy, but environmentally friendly. The houses are made with the usual mixes of sand and…
Hurricane Matthew’s Damage Assessment
Hurricane Matthew is old news for some, but not for the people who were hit by it. For those of you interested in the damage assessment of the whole island of Lagonav here is a chart below. We thank all of you who have contributed to our Hurricane fund to help our…
Thank you Sue Fiallo!
Thank you Sue Fiallo for bringing Friends of Matènwa a donation of soccer uniforms and socks and goalie uniforms from Tasis School in Puerto Rico all the way to Boston. We also appreciate the mosquito nets, which are especially needed after Hurricane Matthew. I will…
Fundraising Events in the UK!
What a gift it was when Johanna wrote to me to express her desire to help Matènwa after Hurricane Matthew. She had already started a GoFUndMe page and was planning a series of other events. Thanks to you and all your hard-working friends for putting together a…
November 2016 Update
Dear friends of Matènwa, It has been nearly a month since Hurricane Matthew ripped through Matènwa, but the aftermath of destruction remains. From massive loss of crops to piles of rubble where homes once stood, the devastation is brutal for those who are lacking…