In association with the principal and teachers of each school, Ayiti Now Corp compiles a list of the School Books needed and directly purchases the materials in Port Au Prince, Haiti. The materials are then delivered directly to the children ensuring proper distribution and ensuring Ayiti Now Corp’s ability to properly monitor the materials.

A detailed database inventory of each School Book and each recipient is kept and monitored by Ayiti Now Corp on an ongoing basis. All School Books will be retrieved and redistributed to new students each school year.

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Xinergy representative Charles Kite explains why the company donated more than $400,000 to build a new secondary school in Haiti.

The project to open the school has been the focus of 18 months of industry fund-raising. Some 153 pupils, aged between three and five, took their places on day one. They were greeted on arrival by School Director Pierre Marie Guinet, who escorted them to their classrooms along with the newly appointed teachers.

While there is still work to be completed at the site, the facility opened in time for the first day of the Haitian school year. As previously reported, uniforms and transport (including two buses and an SUV) were donated by contributors to the Hand in Hand for Haiti cause.

The hurricane-proof, anti-seismic, sustainable school in Saint Marc, north of the capital Port-au-Prince, will eventually offer education to over 700 students from pre-school to secondary level. Bilingual education (English-French) with best-in-class academic standards in alignment with the Haitian academic curriculum will be provided.

The project, which has raised several million dollars since the January 2010 earthquake, is the biggest charity fund-raiser in travel retail industry history. Uniquely, the school is not only being funded by the industry, but operated by it on an ongoing basis through a Foundation.

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The cause is dear to Clinton’s heart. He launched the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund and created the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund with former President George W. Bush in 2010. Stiller created his foundation after the 2010 earthquake.

The gala will be held a day after “Artists for Haiti,” a benefit auction at Christie’s. The auction will feature works donated by artists including Jasper Johns and Jeff Koons. All proceeds will go to support nonprofit groups already working in Haiti.

“My foundation is going to make a grant of $1.25 million to the Haitian Ministry of Education to insure that 10,000 more children will be able to attend primary school, and get a big meal every day while they are there,” Clinton said at a ceremony in which he was decorated by Haitian President Michel Martelly.

“This assures that the money will increase the capacity of the ministry of education and support the work of the president’s back-to-school campaign both in the private and public schools.”

Clinton, who attended the inauguration of new model homes in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, also announced a $500,000 gift to the government to help its reconstruction effort.

Clinton, the UN’s special envoy to Haiti, was given a formal award by Martelly for his services to the country.

“Mr. President… I have said many times in the US that I really don’t believe former American presidents need awards anymore, but I am very honored by this one,” said Clinton.

“I love Haiti, and I believe in its promise.”

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The National Fund for Education (FNE), announced two weeks ago by President Michel Martelly is the biggest fund of its kind ever envisaged for out-of-school children in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Haiti’s education system was devastated by the earthquake in January 2010, according to UNESCO, which adds that even before the disaster only one in five children had access to a public school. A large segment of the population was deprived of education because parents lacked the financial resources to pay the registration fee.

“Haiti needs sustainable investments in education to give Haitians the means to rebuild their country,” UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said, commending Mr. Martelly on his initiative.

The fund is a multi-sectoral consortium which groups the Haitian Government, the private sector, international financial institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It is chiefly composed of a five-cent deduction on incoming international phone calls and $1.50 on international money transfers.

The resources identified so far should allow around 350,000 children to go to school in the first year, according to UNESCO, and a total of 1.9 million children are expected to benefit overall.

“This fund is a clear example of innovative financing to reach the Education for All goals, involving the State, private companies, NGOs and the international community,” said Ms. Bokova.

The Education for All goals were agreed to by more than 160 countries at the World Education Forum in 2000 in Dakar, Senegal, with the aim of achieving 100 per cent child enrolment in primary schools by 2015.

The singer signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank, which will match her contribution to rebuild the Elie Dubois school, one of the island’s oldest, built in the early 20th century.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to help you make your dream come true,” Shakira told about a hundred students and nuns from the school, speaking in French.

“I would like to tell the girls of the Elie Dubois school that you should seize the opportunity for education,” she added, saying she was heartened by the warm reception she had received. The star then performed a brief dance.

The non-profit group Architecture for Humanity will rebuild two of the school’s buildings, with a target completion date in 12 to 14 months from now.

“In the name of the children and the government, I would like to thank the IDB and Shakira for their support to the cause of education,” said Education Minister Joel Desrosiers Jean-Pierre.

Following the ceremony, a few students performed a dance on a Shakira soundtrack, as the singer joined them on an improvised stage.