”Ayiti Cherie”, I am proud to leave you with important progress achieved, but sad to leave you still needing so much more. I arrived in Haiti early 2015 in order to lead the education team. It has been an extraordinary experience; with celebration of important results achieved and establishment of strategic partnerships but also with difficult negotiations and complex … [Lee más...] about My lessons learnt from working in Education in Haiti
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Haiti: Transitioning from private to public education
Written by Anne Sofie Olsen In Haiti, education is expensive. The majority of families in Haiti cannot afford the costs of education. Given that most schools are privately owned and tuition-based, access to education is low. The government allocates only a small proportion of its budget to the sector (3.5% of GDP in 2014 according to the World Bank 'Haiti Poverty … [Lee más...] about Haiti: Transitioning from private to public education
Matt Damon’s Dilemma
Why become an advocate for public education when you send your own children to a private school? That was the question that left well-known actor Matt Damon nearly speechless in an interview with CNN. To make an analogy, it would be like claiming to be a supporter of Michelle Obama’s campaign against obesity with a hamburger, bursting with saturated fats, in hand. … [Lee más...] about Matt Damon’s Dilemma
