ECOLE DE PAILLANT
“THE PAILLANT SCHOOL”
Paillant, Haïti
DESCRIPTION
ECOLE DE PAILLANT – “THE PAILLANT SCHOOL” – COMPLETED
This project in Haiti at The Paillant School is twofold: construction of two additional school classrooms to better meet children’s needs (regularity of courses, accommodation of all children, etc.) and sanitation facilities. Many of the 300 children who attend the school suffer from malnutrition.
In supporting education in rural areas in Haiti, AOAH also encourages professional training designed to combat intense soil erosion and poor agricultural productivity in the country. Since 2013, AOAH has accompanied vulnerable rural populations in the Miragoane region in Haïti and supported projects to help them.
IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS
• Improved attendance
• Support to 340 students within the school
LOCAL
PARTNER
The Paillant School and Compassion (US NGO)
Selection
Duration
Project selected in September 2018
Duration: 6 years
Financed
by
The Comgest Foundation

COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Daniel Carvajal
Three months after an explosion in gang violence in Port-au-Prince, the signs of a return to calmer days are emerging in the Caribbean country which remains in the grip of a deep political and security crisis.
The Port-au-Prince metropolitan area is still 80% controlled by armed gangs that have been unleashing waves of attacks in the country for several years. The situation is currently unbearable for the Haitians. Famine and disease are spreading, and people are struggling to survive in chaotic daily life where the state can no longer maintain law and order and where most schools remain closed.
In this context it is increasingly difficult to move around the country. Armed gangs terrorize the population and obtaining food has become a daily challenge in a country where the economy is stretched to breaking point. Thanks to the courage of members and friends of the AOAH and more particularly to the generosity of the Comgest Foundation, we were able to hold an open house event at the school which many children who are part of the Compassion International program were able to attend. This enabled around 30 new students to register for the 2023/2024 school year.
Despite the troubled times and difficulties that Haiti is experiencing, which include inflation and the exorbitant cost of construction materials, we continue to fight for the survival and development of the Paillant school. We will not give up; this project remains a real success and a glimmer of hope for many families.