What we do! 

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Haiti Reads believes that each child in Haiti should have access to books. Unfortunately, only children whose families can afford the approximate $150.00 annual tuition have access to books, and even those children use outdated textbooks, if any at all.Haiti Reads believes that it can change the literacy rate in the communities it serves by teaching free basic literacy classes to children and their parents. It is our belief that those who have the chance to take advantage of these classes will be able to teach what they have learned to others in their community. 
Please help Haiti Reads by donating to purchase materials, books for the library, and to pay our teachers. Thank you! 

What we believe! 

Education is a ladder out of poverty. It is probably one of the best anti poverty, anti-deprivation, anti-crime, anti-vandalism policies you can think of.
U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on the launch of the National Year of Reading 

Our Mission 

Our mission is to provide educational training and resources to people in Haiti, with a special focus on individuals who are unable to afford the cost of formal education. Haiti Reads strives to make books available to all children and adults regardless of current enrollment in an educational institution. 

Our Vision 

Our vision is to establish centers throughout Haiti to house educational resources for teachers and to provide teacher training. In addition to training teachers, we want to provide training to people in the community, thus providing a path from illiteracy and poverty. 

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Our Impact

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"When I was a child, my family was too poor to send me to school. We had one book which I looked at every day. I was determined to learn what those words on the pages meant. With much resolve, I learned how to read by asking the few people in my family who knew how to read to teach me. It was a struggle, but I was determined. Today, I speak and can read in four different languages.  Books made this possible for me." 
                                     Donald   Dorcilus
                                     Haitian Musician
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