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The commune of Marmont, in Haiti, in the Central department, comprises 24 small localities, including Hatte Cantave where the members of the Utopia Ayiti peasant group live.
The rural area of Marmont is not affected by the very serious security problems that Haiti is currently experiencing, which are mainly taking place in the larger cities.
The farmers of Hatte Cantave have come together in a cooperative, where each family cultivates its own garden and shares agricultural land. Begun in 2018 with the help of the Hercule Haiti association, the pooling of agricultural and poultry production resources has enabled the cooperative to achieve food self-sufficiency, increase production, and sell surpluses in surrounding markets.
The payment of school fees for the children in the group became possible thanks to the significant improvement in the income level of the families belonging to the farmers' group. Since Hatte Cantave has no school within 3km, and aware of the importance of education in local and national decision-making, the members of the group wanted to develop a school in their village for their children, so that they would have access to education.
Promoting access to quality education for all children in Marmont, Haiti
To provide access to adequate sanitation and hygiene services for teachers and students
Strengthening the capacity of students, teachers and parents regarding hygiene and infrastructure management
Construction of a school with 6 classrooms
Construction of a sanitary block
Equipping the school with desks and benches
Recruitment, monitoring and maintenance of teacher skills by the national education inspector for the central department, who is also the coordinator of the Utopia farmers' group in Marmont
133 children, over 6 years old, from the locality of Hatte Cantave, gaining access to primary education
6 teachers, including a principal
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