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Haven Build It Week 2017
May 11, 2017

Collen would like to congratulate Michael Sweeney
who recently travelled to Haiti on his 5th volunteer trip with Haven
Partnership for ‘Build it Week’.
During the trip Michael and the volunteers were
based at the Christianville Mission site near Gressier where 180 local people
are employed in various agricultural projects along including a fish farming
project. A catering and hospitality programme is underway to provide training
for local people so they can get jobs in the industry elsewhere in the country.
The local people generously provided all the food during Michael’s stay. An
orphanage with 40 children ranging from age 9 months to 16 years is also ran by
the Christianville Mission, Michael brought over a box full of dolls, soft
toys, footwear, drawing pads with crayons and pencils to present to the
orphanage.
Haven’s project this year was the complete
refurbishment of a local school near Leogane, which is one of four schools run
by Christianville. Three school buildings plus the school sanitation block had
new roofs installed, external walls rendered where needed and were fully
decorated inside and out. A new kitchen area and a covered open area with new
benches were reconstructed to cater for 220 children being provided with a hot
meal each school day and to provide the children with a place to sit down while
eating.
Michael was assigned to the team who were tasked
with completing the new roof coverings and the concrete works. Other teams
carried out extensive painting work, made the benches and new shelving,
repaired the classroom desks, made new entrance gates to both areas and laid
pebbles outside the classroom buildings. A huge effort was put in by everyone
to get all the work completed within the week. All the children were brought in
to the school for a re-opening ceremony to see the finished work and to
celebrate afterwards.
Following the trip Michael thanked everyone for
their support and generosity in providing him with the opportunity to once
again help improve the conditions for the people of Haiti.
For more information on the Haven Partnership click
the following link
https://www.havenpartnership.com/
Michael Sweeney with fellow Haven Volunteers at Christianville.

The Haven Team.

Classroom before.

Classroom after.

Storeroom.

Students enjoying the celebrations at the re-opening ceremony.