This summer I have been given the opportunity to travel to Hinche, Haiti and assist in the opening of a brand new orphanage. I will be volunteering with Center of Hope Haiti in the opening of this orphanage. My first assignment is to assist with fundraising for the orphanage, therefore all newly gained profits from the I ♥ Haiti T-Shirt Project will be donated to the orphans in Hinche, Haiti in the form of education. All profits will be spent on school supplies and education materials for the orphanage. Properly educating young Haitians, in my opinion, will enable Haiti's youth to solve the many problems their country faces.
After being in Haiti and visiting with Haitians and aid workers one of the biggest wishes they had for Haiti was education. The Haitian Public School system is weak in every essence of the word. Most kids in Haiti have to pay money to receive an education. Children living in abject poverty are required to pay MONEY to receive a basic education. When I say pay for education what I really mean to say is, tuition, books, school uniform and school supplies.
So with this being said, the I ♥ Haiti Edikasyon Pou L'enfants (education for the children) fundraising has started! I will be in Phoenix, Arizona from May 14th to May 24th selling shirts, so Phoenix buy some shirts!
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