ARTICLE - NEW SCHOOL IN CITE SOLEIL

INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COLLEGE ANDREW GRENE IN CITE SOLEIL
(Haiti Libre) -

President Michel Martelly inaugurated yesterday, the new premises of the College Andrew Grene, located in the "Village of Haitians repatriated", in Cité Soleil.

The Head of State sent his compliments to the Digicel Foundation and to the Andrew Grene Foundation, who have built this school in partnership, in favor of the underprivileged children of Haiti. "All efforts that are aimed to the performance and general education will benefit from my entire support", asserted the President. He has argued in favor of compulsory education for all children .... "their place is in the schools." He did not fail to deplore the lack of school infrastructure as is the case in Duvivier, a neighborhood populated by some 20,000 inhabitants, and of the entire commune of Cité Soleil.

An insufficiency, which is found in the words of Professor Guerrier Jean Robert, Director of the Presbyteral School of Duvivier. He says that the poverty of the inhabitants of the city slows down the functioning of schools. For him, the College Andrew Grene represents the "first school of value" that can accommodate young people until the terminal class since the teaching in other educational institutions of the commune stop at the ninth year of basic education (Secondary 4) with a "poor" education or beacause the parents could not afford to pay for "qualified" teachers.

Despite the obstacles, the President of the Republic wants to increase efforts to make schools accessible to all Haitian children. He announced that the program of free education will be applied to the College Andrew Grene. A gesture applauded by the students, whose parents will not have any school fees to pay to the direction of the institution for the upcoming school year. Indeed, school fees will be paid up to 50% by the Foundation Andrew Grene and 50% by the Haitian Government.

In addition, President Martelly committed to sponsor, along with Digicel, student Aїs Strudley Rose Lundjie (15 years), who presented a paper she wrote about the importance of quality education in the country. The Head of State has decided to sponsor her to stimulate other young people to covet excellence.