https://www.hhao.org/projects daily 0.75 2020-12-20 https://www.hhao.org/home daily 1.0 2021-02-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5eb5f40c257cac7659fc1057/1589835177363/IMG_0794_Fotor.jpg Home - Keys to our Educational Approach To develop outstanding educational, and support services. To collaborate with other organizations to increase the resources available to each child and his or her family To attract and retain staff whose competence, compassion, and commitment are evident in their interaction with each student To employ a range of teaching methods centered on students' distinctive learning styles https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5eb63bd4ef4eb24f7a00e4ac/1612136917696/IMG_3873.jpg Home - Education in Haiti Currently, the education sector in Haiti lacks the quality and access necessary for sustained social and economic development. Despite improvements in enrollment and the commitment of the Haitian government to strengthening public education, challenges in funding, teacher training and access remain prevalent. These issues put a generation of Haitian youth at risk of not receiving the knowledge and basic skills necessary to succeed in the labor force. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5eb4b1a2625ddc66e9f376a3/1589834921419/IMG_3253-2.jpg Home - Few Facts about Haiti Haiti once referred to as The Pearl of the Antilles, forms part of the island of Hispaniola, is the first independent black nation in the world and second only to the United States of America to gain its independence in the Americas. Yet part of Haiti’s rich and proud history is the fact that it has been plagued by political violence and poor development for most of its history. https://www.hhao.org/few-facts-about-haiti daily 0.75 2020-05-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5ec5c724666cc8278b782f12/1590019912224/IMG_1398_Fotor.jpg Few Facts about Haiti - Additional Facts Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Maternal and infant mortality rates are among the highest in the world, and malnutrition rates are very high. According to UNICEF, 80% of the population lives in poverty and 48% in absolute poverty. Out of that 80%, 60% are children under the age of 10, and an illiteracy rate that stands at 48%. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5eb6e2e83e021120eb2379fa/1589044010039/IMG_0324_Fotor.jpg Few Facts about Haiti - Although public education is free, private and parochial schools provide around 88% of educational programs offered, and less than 65% of those eligible for primary education are actually enrolled. At the secondary level, the figure drops to 15%. Only 63% of those enrolled will complete primary school. Though Haitians place a high value on education, few can afford to send their children to secondary school. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5eb5d60c491b9f779bb4579c/1588975258370/IMG_0228_Fotor.jpg Few Facts about Haiti - These statistics are amongst the many realities that drives the Helping Hands Across the Ocean’s mission which is to contribute towards education in hope of a changed narrative of Haiti. Your contribution counts towards this changed of narrative! https://www.hhao.org/keys-to-our-educational-approach daily 0.75 2020-05-18 https://www.hhao.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2021-02-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5eb9dfafeda9714d1c5b53c8/1613194308837/IMG_0797_Fotor.jpg Our Vision - “WHERE HELPING CHILDREN IS A WAY OF LIFE.” HHAO, is a registered 501(c)3 with a mission to contribute to the human dignity of the Haitian people through the development of Haiti’s children, has provided financial support, food, books, and medical supplies to help the children of Haiti. HHAO believes the future of any society starts with its children and that future must be built on a strong foundation of educational opportunity. HHAO helps to lay that foundation for achievement by providing access to the essential tools needed to succeed for elementary school-age students in different areas of the country mainly Jacmel, Haiti. — Veronique Michelot HHAO President, Mentor https://www.hhao.org/education-in-haiti daily 0.75 2020-05-21 https://www.hhao.org/donate daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5ec580782f7cfc3aa7df6256/1590001813914/Haiti+pic+19_Fotor.jpg Donate https://www.hhao.org/our-team daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e4deaf46b41193e169d8993/t/5fd7be0770947e017dbc5b6d/1607974616161/IMG_8602.jpg Our Team - Veronique Michelot President, Founder Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park.