Skipping class for different reasons was far more interesting than showing up and learning something.
Giving teachers attitude, linking up with friends, detention, all the bad things about High school were actually the "good stuff" for me. I've never been a “bad” student, but I was always to busy being sassy, gossiping and so on, to be first in class.
My mom used to always tell me that I didn't realize the chance I had, because some kids would do anything to get an education. The thing is, it's not that I was not aware of how lucky I was, at the time, I just had different interests.
I don't hate school, I hate the system. I have a hard time with learning things I'll never get to use in real life. However, knowing myself, let's say I was raised in a country where woman were not allowed to get an education, I'd be fighting so hard to be allowed in school. It is ironic, but it is life, we want what we don't have and neglect what we do. Or is that just human nature?
I've talked about taking school for granted and being deprived of an education but what happens when you get the chance to go to school and then you see that chance taken away from you?
“Bad News, School is Out”
Today, I will talk about a school in Haiti, it is going through financing issues and I just wish someone powerful enough will do something to help.
The institution is called John Branchizio, it is located in the area of Cazeau, in Tabarre, near the Toussaint Louverture Airport. The school has announced the potential closing of their doors due to lack of funds. Children, parents and employees are worried about this situation. Over 400 children, both in primary and secondary, don't know what their faith will be.
John Branchizio is very helpful in their community and is a property of the Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Mercy and Sharing, since 2004, which operates in Haiti since 1994.
This organization is facing problems concerning financing due to the donations decreasing considerably. As a result, the possibility of closing the school doors is very near.
At the beginning, the institution never asked for any type of fee since their funds came from the NGO. Recently, they were obligated to ask for $20 US, per student, for the books and $50 US school fees. Keep in mind that 70$ for a whole year might be nothing for some, however it equals to 3500 Haitian Gourdes (HTG) and unfortunately many of the parents cannot afford that. With the currency going up & down often some years, the total might have reached 4000 HTG easily.
On the bright side they still are able to offer one hot meal per day.
Many parents have expressed how extremely worried they are and even the employees who work there and have their kids in the school.
Unfortunately, no one has been able to contact any representative of the NGO for further details.
Source: Windzor Aristil, Le Nouvelliste.
This post doesn’t not hold much information because it is an article I’ve read in the newspaper and I decided to write about it. I did not try to get in touch with any of the representatives of the school because I felt like I’d get the same information as the original writer. Since no one was able to speak to someone from the NGO, unfortunately I don’t have any links nor way to contact them and provide some help.
However, if you, as a reader, still feel like you want to help, I can try and get in touch with the Director of the school and we can figure out what can be done.
Feel free to contact me via email :tiffanyf.lohier@icloud.com
This was “Té’m Ba’w On Nouvel”,
“Bad News, School is Out”, written by Tiff.
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