Organization: FRIENDS OF MATENWA INC
Mission: FRIENDS OF MATENWA, INC. SUPPORTS INITIATIVES GENERATED FROM HAITI'S RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND HEALTH AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING.
Activities: MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: IN OUR MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CHILDREN GAIN LITERACY WHEN TAUGHT IN THEIR NATIVE CREOLE TONGUE, IN A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT. OUR PROGRAMS EXTENDS FROM PRE-SCHOOL EARLY LEARNERS INTO HIGH SCHOOL, TEACHING TEACHERS TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN LEARNING, IN MATENWA AND IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN RESPONSE TO A PARTICULAR URGENT NEED OR EMERGENCY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MINI-GRANTS IN THE MATENWA COMMUNITY, TO MEET A FOOD, SHELTER, OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY NEED.
LIVELIHOODS: IN HAITI FOOD SECURITY IS AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM. CROP FAILURE DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN HAITI'S MOUNTAINOUS VILLAGES IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND POVERTY PREVENTS FAMILIES FROM BUYING FOOD WHEN CROPS FAIL. INITIATIVES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY INCLUDE INTRODUCING HENS, ENCOURAGING SMALL SCALE VEGETABLE GARDENING AND WATER CONSERVATION, SUPPORTING ARTISAN GROUPS, AND DEVELOPING MUSICAL TALENTS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Education