PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The European Union (EU) is providing Euros18 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents) to finance the first phase of a program to improve the education sector in Haiti.
The EU’s Ambassador to Haiti, vdStefano Gatto, and Economy Minister, Michel Patrick Boisvert, signed the agreement to fund the “Education for living together.”
Mic and social development program which will affect more than 300,000 students,” said Education Minister Nesmy Manigat, who was present at the signing ceremony.
He said the program will reinforce initiatives to support the reconstruction of the education sector in the Southern Peninsula, which is too frequently and heavily affected by earthquakes and tropical storms.
Beyond constructing school buildings in prioritized areas, the program considers technical and professional training with support, which will be directed towards local partners operating in this area—the education sub-sector.
Manigat said this would be an opportunity to move forward with the project to create technical high schools, including the Ouanaminthe Agricultural Technical High School.
Ambassador Gatto reiterated the EU’s commitment to helping guarantee the right of children and young people in Haiti to quality education, which he said is essential for developing the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
The diplomat said the program, emphasizing technical and professional training, is also aimed at better preparing young people to enter the job market, especially in the North-East, a department displaying good potential for economic growth.
“The strengthening of education at all levels, including technical and professional training, remains one of the priorities of the government, which is aware of the preponderant role of education as a determining factor in prosperity, the development of the population, and the consolidation of national unity,” said the Economy Minister.
The second phase of the project is estimated to cost 24 million Euros.
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