Haiti Lumiere De Demain, Inc. (Haiti's Light For Tomorrow, Inc.)
| Last updated on June 16, 2007 |
Headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, Haiti Lumiere de Demain/Haiti's Light for Tomorrow (HLD), Inc. works in partnership with Haitian public schools, the public and private sectors, and other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to support primary and secondary education for underprivileged children living in rural and impoverished communities in Haiti. A not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with the goal of promoting literacy in Haiti, HLD engages in informational programs in Haiti and abroad to raise awareness of educational needs of children in Haiti. HLD also works to encourage the participation of the public and the private sectors in the program implementation, and it supports initiatives that encourage civic responsibility and communal participation through its programs.
Goal: Haiti Lumiere de Demain is committed to help provide and sustain an education system that challenges the youth to become positive thinkers and contributing members of their communities in Haiti and in the rest of the world.
Description:
The main educational objectives of Haiti Lumiere de Demain are to:
- Focus the organization's efforts on the public primary school system by:
- Giving children greater access to books on a lending basis
- Encouraging further education through merit and need based scholarships for secondary school.
- Sponsoring after School programs that provide students with an environment that facilitate and enhance their ability for learning beyond the classroom.
- Build the capacity of teachers to become better prepared to teach by.
- Making grants and seminars available to qualified teachers for further professional training during Christmas and summer vacations.
- Providing teachers and students with greater access to reference and educational Materials through a system of Lending Libraries.
Brief Statement of organization's history: A 501(c) 3, non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan educational organization, committed to promote literacy and educational opportunities among the children of Haiti; the organization focuses its effort on the public primary school system in the provinces.
History:
Haiti Lumiere de Demain was established in 1998 by Louisner (Louis) Elneus, a native of Haiti who currently resides in Stratford, Connecticut, USA. After graduating from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, Mr. Elneus worked for a time at the United Nations Association in New York as assistant policy researcher/analyst and at the Lester B. Pearson Peacekeeping Training Center in Nova Scotia, Canada. He joined the International Peace Academy as assistant to Dr. Chetan Kuma to help implement a peace project in Haiti. Mr. Elneus later join the International Executive Service Corps/Global Access Corporation in Stamford, working on market related projects in the newly independent states in Eastern Europe.
Reflecting on the many opportunities opened to him by his own education, Mr. Elneus has committed himself to helping reduce the high rate of illiteracy in his homeland. Through Haiti Lumiere de Demain/Haiti's Light of Tomorrow, he hopes to assist new generations of Haitians to think for themselves and become positive contributing members to their communities.
Contact people:
Office fax number: (203) 612-7860
Address:
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2616 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
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Web Site: http://www.HaitiLumiere.org
Directions:
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From I-95 South: get off exit 27A on your Right, continue to take exit4 on your Right, make left at the light on Lindley St, then make another left at the light next to the gas station turn onto Capitol ave, then make right at light on Main Street. We are at 2616 Main st right across shell gas sation on your right.
From I-95 North: Off Exit 27A on your Right, Continue to take exit4 on your right. make left at the light on Lindley St, then make another left at the light next to the gas station turn onto Capitol ave, then make right at light on Main Street. We are at 2616 Main st right across shell gas sation on your Right
Nearest Bus Stop: bus #8, right by bus stop minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Is this opportunity appropriate for youth ages 12-17? |
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Yes
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| Does this program receive United Way funding? |
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No
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