College Scholarship
Your support makes it possible for young people from Lagonav to pursue university studies, travel safely, find housing, and gain the tools they need to thrive.
Why Scholarships Matter
In Haiti, access to higher education is extremely limited — especially for students from rural communities like Lagonav. Friends of Matènwa’s College Scholarship Program opens doors that would otherwise remain closed. Scholarships cover tuition, transportation, housing support, and the essential tools students need to succeed.
But even more powerful than financial support is what these scholarships represent: a belief that every child from Matènwa has the right to dream, to study, and to give back.
Thirteen MCLC graduates are now pursuing higher education— studying veterinary medicine, agronomy, and business administration at the University of Fondwa, and nursing at Wesleyan University on Lagonav. Each of them began as children learning in their mother tongue, discovering science in the school garden, and developing their voice through Haitian Creole literature. Now they are bringing that same spirit of care and creativity to the next stage of their lives.
MCLC Graduates at the University of Fondwa & Wesleyan University
Returning Home to Make a Difference
What makes this program unique is that it grows directly out of MCLC’s approach to education: learning that is rooted in community and designed to be shared.
MCLC graduates are not pursuing degrees for themselves alone. They return to Matènwa and surrounding villages to share what they are learning:
- Agronomy graduates help families improve soil, plant healthier crops, and strengthen food security.
- Veterinary graduates support local farmers with better livestock care and training.
- Business graduates strengthen small enterprises and community-led development.
- Nursing graduates provide direct care where it is urgently needed, especially in remote communities.
And some university graduates choose to return to teach at MCLC itself—guiding younger learners through hands-on science, garden-based learning, and community-rooted problem-solving. They become role models in the truest sense, showing the next generation what is possible when education begins in one’s own language and community.