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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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Blog

Making a BEAT!

Making a BEAT!

Behind the scenes. See how Beat Making Lab brought a team of talent, including and Michel Brun, to Matènwa to make music with some of the Matènwa high schoolers and our in house rapper Strong G. They created the music video Danse Konsa.

May 2017 Update

May 2017 Update

Friends of Matènwa, We’d like to fill you in on what we’ve been up to! Fly High! Thanks to Beyond Borders, the girls at the Matènwa Community Learning Center are flying kites. Each spring season, the skies of Haiti are full of bright, twirling creations but they are…

March 2017 Update

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

Evaporation

The 5th grade studies evaporation using common concrete experiences in their lives.

February 2017 Update

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

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

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…

7 Years later Matènwa Celebrates and Remembers

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!

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…