Welcome to the Haitian Institute, where we are tackling the challenges to human flourishing, while shaping the whole person: Body, Soul, and Spirit!
“Hope… does not consist in crossing one’s arms and waiting.“
Paulo Freire
“Lespwa pa vle di kwaze bra w tann.”
N ap atake pwoblèm ki fè moun pa ka fleri yo, pandan n ap modle chak moun nan tout entegralite li : kò, nanm ak lespri
Our message: Let us attack the problems, not one another, for only together can we end the continued erosion of our humanity while restoring what is lost.
Mesaj nou an se : Atake pwoblèm yo, pa youn lòt, paske se sèlman ansanm nou ka frennen ewozyon k ap detwi mounite nou an, pandan n ap restore mounite ki pèdi a.
How does one restore the lost humanity?
Se kijan w restore mounite ki pèdi a ?
Attacking the problems and finding lasting solutions require an inflexible commitment to research, reflection, and collaboration, coupled with a great deal of patience, courage, compassion, and imagination. It also means acquiring new skills for the road. And that is only the beginning!
Atake pwoblèm yo epi jwenn solisyon dirab mande yon angajman solid nan rechèch, refleksyon ak kolaborasyon, san konte anpil pasyans, kouraj, konpasyon ak imajinasyon. Sa mande tou pou nou devlope kèk nouvo konpetans. E sa se sèlman kòmansman an !
We connect people within and across generations, and partner with local institutions and leaders that share our vision of a more just, peaceful, and prosperous Haiti.
Nou konekte moun youn ak lòt e nou konekte jenerasyon youn ak lòt, pandan n ap kolabore ak enstitisyon ak lidè ki gen menm vizyon avèk nou : yon Ayiti ki pi jis, pèzib ak pwospè.
We inspire individuals and communities to think and work together to solve their communities’ problems.
Nou enspire kominote yo reflechi e travay ansanm pou rezoud pwòp pwoblèm yo.
We promote a vision for stable, equitable, and productive communities, and institutions that are strong enough to outlive their founders.
Nou avanse yon vizyon ki favorize devlòpman kominote ki stab, ekitab ak pwodiktif, ansanm ak enstitisyon k ap kenbe djanm menm aprè nou pa la ankò.
We promote concrete, hope-filled opportunities that are as inclusive as they are wide-ranging, as constructive as they are innovative, as empowering as they are liberating.
Nou ofri opòtinite ki vast e ki bay lespwa, ki otan enklizif ke yo konstriktif, ki libere otan ke yo bay fòs.
The Amílcar Cabral Society (SAC) continues to challenge young adults to take their place in their communities with greater intellectual engagement and a clear sense of purpose.
The Marie Erline Lamy Academy (AMEL) continues to honor the spirit and vision of the Academy’s first director as it brings together and accompanies more adolescents.
SantRova houses all of the Haitian Institute’s initiatives. It is now present in the town of Ansafolè and in the mountain region of Goden where it serves as a house of healing and hope.
Through SARAPED, we partner with teachers and schools while challenging them to become healers and sanctuaries for the Haitian spirit.
Strong communities require healthy individuals and just social structures. Our first public health initiative prioritizes the health and wellbeing of young women and children.
PAJ is a pilot program that will launch this summer and continue for two years. Its goal is to accompany a dozen of rising high school juniors and seniors and offer them tutoring and other resources to help them graduate and enroll in college, while staying connected with their communuties. Through PAJ, we seek to increase the number of college-bound students and college graduates living in the Northwest.
We are building a foundation that is strong enough to sustain the collective weight of our dreams.
N ap bati yon fondasyon ki fò ase pou sipòte pwa kolektif tout rèv nou yo !
Aware of colonization’s lingering effects on every aspect of Haitian life, we are unapologetically decolonial in all that we do. Following the example of the Haitian polymath Jean Price-Mars, we practice rigorous research that is based on an unshakable commitment to truth as a matter of justice: “scientific truth,” “human truth,” and “truth tout court.” And to those, we add communal truth.
Nou rekonèt kijan kolonizasyon kontinye fè enpak sou nou, donk nou favorize dekolonyalite nan tout sa n ap fè. Selon egzanp gran lespri ki rele Jean Price -Mars la, nou pran angajman enfleksib pou rechèch ki nan enterè verite e ki nan sèvis jistis : verite syantifik, verite moun, verite toukou. Nan sa yo, nou ajoute verite kominotè.
