Where We Work : Haiti : Education

In Haiti, just two thirds of the population between the ages of 6 and 12 attend school.  One of the main reasons is that many families can’t afford school fees.  On average, parents pay approximately USD 85 a year per child, after kindergarten. 

BRAC has been a pioneer in education – our informal primary education programme in Bangladesh was widely promoted by UNICEF and others as a high impact, low cost model for children who had never enrolled or who had dropped out of primary school.

Plans are underway to develop second-chance schools in rural Haiti to reach students who have dropped out or never had the opportunity to attend school, providing them with a primary education as well as business skills and livelihood training.

Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents

BRAC plans to replicate its successful Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) programme, which empowers girls age 10-21 through innovative livelihood and life skills training combined with microfinance.