A New Chance at Education

Education is very important here in Haiti, just as it is the United States. If you want to have any type of a good job, you need a good education. Unfortunately, many here in Haiti either never attend school or stop early for various reasons, mainly not having enough money. Due to the lack of education Haiti's literacy rate is only at 53%. Here at Lifeline we always support people going back to school to get their education, even if it means being 19 years old and in the third grade. We have two young men from our village who help us out here at Lifeline. They're here early every morning to help us out with whatever we need from taking out the trash to unloading containers. They don't get paid, they just enjoy being here and we love them very much. They're great kids but for a few different reasons haven't been in school in quite some time, until today. They are now back in school once again. Markson age 16 and Daniel age 19
came to Lifeline this morning looking as proud as they could be for their first day of school. They will both be in the third grade, something hard to imagine in the United States. We know they're grateful for a new chance at education and they're going to make the best of it. We're so blessed with a great school and wonderful staff to help educate Haiti's children and adults alike.