What we do

Collaboration among early education teachers

Through fundraising and hard work, Sister Cities Essex Haiti has accomplished much in Deschapelles, including:

Built a library and community center
Supply and staff that library
Offer teacher training workshops
Deliver school supplies to the children
Provide musical instruments and lessons
Oversee athletic programs

But the most important success is the response of the people of Deschapelles to not only take advantage of these opportunities but to take ownership of the projects and grow them according to the needs of their community. There is still much to do and we hope you will support our efforts.

Sister Cities Essex Haiti has organized over thirty educational and cultural events in southeastern Connecticut since 2010 to raise funds and to increase awareness of the culture and needs of the people in Deschapelles, Haiti.

If you missed Laurent Dubois’ lecture, “Haiti & Democracy,” please click here. (Lecture starts at minute 11:50) As part of our 2021-2022 speaker series, Understanding Haiti, with author Laurent Dubois, to discuss the long-term history of the country, focusing on the complex political and cultural dynamics that have shaped the present.

This free presentation is a hybrid event sponsored by Sister Cities Essex Haiti and Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council.

Haiti & Democracy: A Conversation with Best Selling Author, Laurent Dubois