Children and teachers engage in hands-on education, critical thinking, and mutual respect.
Teacher training for schools seeking to find a more effective way to teach.
Empowering children to become literate by reading and writing in their native language.
Seven Matènwa graduates are now continuing their university education—fully supported for the year—thanks to this community.
Students cultivate organic produce, practice environmental stewardship.
Inspiring meaningful exchanges that strengthen community ties and inspire collaborative learning.
Nurturing creative expression by supporting women artisans.
Help students and families care for elders and build lasting food security.
Matènwa grads who've earned full-tuition scholarships need your help to cover costs like housing, meals, books, and more.
I'm so happy to share this video. It was a joyful first day of school at the Matènwa Community Learning Center. They successfully opened their doors on-time despite the growing violence, insecurity, hunger, and uncertainty in Haiti.
No matter what the political crisis on the mainland brings, our dedicated teachers, school leadership, and parents are determined to see that MCLC students don't miss even one day of classes.
See how Matènwa students are learning coding in Haitian Creole—and how Bityòs Sauveur and Jim Verhulst are building Kreyòl-language programming tools together....
A new three-year partnership is helping teachers bring Matènwa’s child-centered, nonviolent approach to three schools in Port-au-Prince....
Check out the joyful sights and sounds on the first day back at school in Matènwa!...