The Haitian Project INC
Founded1987
FounderParishioners of St. Joseph's Parish
FocusEducation
Location
  • Providence, Rhode Island
Area served
Haiti
Websitehaitianproject.org

The Haitian Project, Inc. is a Providence, Rhode Island based Roman Catholic non-profit organization dedicated to education in Haiti. Since 1987, it has operated Louverture Cleary School, a Catholic secondary school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. [1][2]

History

In 1987, The Haitian Project established Louverture Cleary School, a Catholic boarding school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti.[3] Brian Moynihan was a benefactor of the school; his brother Patrick became director of it.[4] Patrick, formerly a commodities trader for Louis Dreyfus Commodities, was president from 1996 until he stepped down on December 31, 2019.[5]

Current activities

Over 350 secondary students attend the flagship tuition-free boarding school, Louverture Cleary School Santo 5, in Port-au-Prince, with a majority attending universities in Haiti upon graduation.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Esterl, Mike (2010-01-26). "After Quake, a Lesson in Persistence". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Haitian Project: A Program to Save a Nation's Future". Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Schwartzapfel, Beth (May–June 2010). "The Brothers Moynihan". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. ↑ MacQuarrie, Brian (2010-02-09). "A Learning Oasis Buoyed by a Convert's Vision: Amid Haiti's devastation, Patrick Moynihan Presses on". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Brinkbäumer, Klaus (2010-01-26). "The Moses of Haiti, Bringing Aid to a Shattered Island". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Collins, Walt (Autumn 2005). "A Gift of Hope". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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